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Where competition, modernisation and capability meet

Logistics in War

We are, without a doubt, in a period where technology can meet our ambitions. Consider how artificial intelligence, automation and robotics will revolutionise logistics whether it be through automated warehousing, unmanned casualty evacuation or instantaneous data-sharing to support tactical logistics activity.

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RFID in the Supply Chain: Fizzling Technology or the Future of Effective SCM?

GlobalTranz

In 2003, Walmart announced that all of its suppliers would need to have Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all pallets and cases by 2006. For many reasons, that transformation did not happen and RFID was put on the industry’s back-burner. Both passive and active tags have been a subject of debate in SCM.

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55 Supply Chain & Logistics Experts You Should Follow on Social

The Logistics of Logistics

Keeping up with a complex, multi-layered, global industry is harder than most people think, so we decided to share a list of industry experts who share perspectives, news, trends and timely data on a regular basis on Twitter and Linkedin. economic forecaster of the year in both 2003 and 2014. . Kelly Barner. Alan Beattie.

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OSCA brings visibility to jeans supply chain

Logistics Business Magazine

jeans, ending in 2003 with the sale of the JOOP! Whether short notice volume changes or unplanned delays: Until August 2021, such data had to be entered manually into the ERP system for the total of 2,500 shipments per year. Suppliers and agencies enter transport notifications and tracking data into the system.

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Guide to retrofitting warehouse software

Logistics Business Magazine

This requires a software solution is that is integrated seamlessly and is future-oriented to meet the challenges of the warehouse. Ultimately, the new system must be able to handle the entire volume of orders and data right from the start. In 2003, SSI Schaefer installed its WAMAS version 3 warehouse management system at LANDI.

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Why Is It So Hard to Find Good Help These Days?

Material Handling and Logistics

In recent years, firms both large and small have launched new “Data Science” or similarly named groups. As the phenomenon of Big Data has taken hold in the private sector, many firms which as recently as 10 years ago devoted minimal resources to large scale database mining and analytics have reversed course.

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Introducing the European Transport Logistics Alliance

Automotive Logistics

Communicating the location of the vehicles throughout transportation rather than only after loading or unloading; data can be delivered after the activity. Operating to local and global governance requirements, such as data storage and GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). Fast and appropriate data exchange.