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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the wheelchair division, Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the men’s race at 1:17:06 and Susannah Scaroni of the US won the women’s race with a time of 1:41:45. And now for this week’s logistics news: Walmart Adds Truck Powered by Compressed Natural Gas to its Transportation Fleet CMA CGM offers $5.5 minutes per mile.

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Innovation in the Supply Chain’s Last Mile

Enterra Insights

The staff at GlobalTranz notes, “Last mile logistics is among the most misunderstood parts of transportation networks. ”[1] For all practical purposes, the last mile begins when products arrive at the warehouse, which has sparked great interest warehouse space. .”[1] As Robert J. Footnotes. [1]

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Innovation in the Supply Chain’s Last Mile

Enterra Insights

The staff at GlobalTranz notes, “Last mile logistics is among the most misunderstood parts of transportation networks. ”[1] For all practical purposes, the last mile begins when products arrive at the warehouse, which has sparked great interest warehouse space. .”[1] As Robert J. Footnotes. [1]

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Cross Docking 101: What, Why and How? [with case studies]

Unleashed

Cross docking is when you receive goods from a supplier’s vehicle (train or truck) and move them directly onto an outbound vehicle to be transported to your customer – so there’s minimal to no storage time. The goods are sorted and transported to their final destination. Why is cross docking used?

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs . In 2018, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) road transport accounted for three-quarters of transport emissions. Most of this, 45.1

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The Current WMS Market Gets More Focus by Supply Chain Execs: Here’s Why

GlobalTranz

The current warehouse management system ( WMS ) market is expanding at an amazing rate, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.2 According to Warehouse Logistics , there are more than 170 vendors located in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Today, the market statistics are almost impossible to identify.

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DiManEx Contributes to Find the Business Case for Digital Spare Parts in VTT Study

DiManEx

But traditionally, spare parts have been manufactured in very inefficient ways, using large batches with long lead times and tying up working capital in warehouses. DiManEx’s end-to-end platform re-invents your supply chain, eliminating unnecessary transport, costs and waste. About DiManEx.

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