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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

A notable example of greenwashing is when McDonald’s introduced paper straws to reduce plastic pollution. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Not surprisingly, the company’s largest competitors announced that they too will be kicking off the holiday season with a fall sales event.

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GEODIS to open Dresden logistics centre

Logistics Business Magazine

GEODIS plans to open a new multi-user logistics facility in Coswig. The new facility meets the latest environmental and safety standards and is scheduled to be ready for occupancy in October of this year. The new logistics centre offers customers a wide range of services.

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Tata Steel Europe’s Connected Planning Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

The company sells directly and through channels; they have an extensive distribution network to provide postproduction processing, service, distribution, and sales support. The goal is to produce an integrated plan that meets the strategic goals of the overall organization. This is a rolling one-month process.

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Omnichannel Retailers Leverage Optimization for Order-Promising

Logistics Viewpoints

An omnichannel order management system helps companies meet growing customer expectations. For an online order that needs to be delivered within 24 hours, for example, the rule might state that the goods should be shipped to the consumer from the closest location. Or they can order online and pick up the product at the store.

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Global Logistics Market Analysis: 2022 Summer Edition

MTS Logistics

For example, recently Target was forced to write down the value of excess inventory that’s stuck in warehouses. Maxx and Marshall’s owner TJX reported sales that were below estimates in May. One further major indicator we need to take into consideration was the final session of the 2022 FIATA HQ meeting in Geneva last week.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, a robust supply chain may have backup power generators, firewalls, security systems, and emergency plans to prevent or mitigate the effects of disruptions. For example, an agile supply chain may have real-time data, advanced analytics, decision support tools, and cross-functional teams to monitor, diagnose, and solve problems.

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Sales and Operations Planning: The Interpersonal Element

Logistics Bureau

Has your company ever suffered problems with, implemented, or even considered implementing a sales and operations (S&OP) planning process? More to the point, though, for S&OP to be effective, it matters not whether a company uses Excel spreadsheets or the latest best-of-breed sales and operations planning software.