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Case Study: CKF Systems Robots Pick Fragile Snack Product at High Speed

Logistics Business Magazine

Originally installed in 2008 the old line had begun to experience reliability issues caused by various hardware and software problems. The PickMaster vision system is also programmed to reject any product that does not meet the correct size and shape specification, or which are overlapping and may not be cooked properly.

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Reducing Pollutant Emissions in Shipping

Logistics Business Magazine

LEWA’s high-pressure diaphragm pumps meet these requirements. Compared to 2008, this represents an increase of around 90 percent. Compared to 2008, this represents an increase of around 90 percent. If the industry does not change, levels are expected to rise to up to 130 percent of those from 2008 over the next 25 years.

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School meals: an invaluable investment for next generation

World Food Programme Logistics

From left to right: Minister of Education, WFP Country Director and Representative, Japanese Ambassador to the Republic of Burundi and Nadine GACUTI, Governor of Bujumbura Rural meet with school children at the end of the signing ceremony.

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The man with a strategic plan for Iraq

World Food Programme Logistics

So, at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California, he first started to grow his policy skills. She is Filipina, and had just returned from studying in Japan. From East Timor the family eventually went to Eritrea, Angola, then Myanmar, where Cyclone Nargis struck in 2008. It was 1994.

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Supply Chain Management:Infosys team at Pulse 2012 - Day 0

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Case Studies. |. Though I have attended all Pulse events since its inception in 2008 (last year I gave it a miss), it still looks new every year. The first Pulse event in year 2008, after MRO acquisition, was more of an extension of earlier MRO world or Maximo world event, hence was mainly Maximo focused. December 2008.

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. Overall, from 2001 to 2008 average Asian wages increased 7.1-7.8%, 7.8%, and currently meet or exceed U.S. Motivations and Stats on the State of Reshoring in 2015. a move known as reshoring.

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5 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. In fact, during 2007 and 2008, Starbucks leadership began to have serious doubts about the company’s ability to supply its 16,700 outlets.