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3d printing goes mainstream

10xLogistics

Many at the recent Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Global Conference in Denver were talking about it. Batch Sizes decrease to just about 1: The bane of supply chains is when you can get to 1x1 or batch sizes of one. There was even a display!

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Sustainability and due diligence laws force action

Logistics Business Magazine

Following the Glasgow World Climate Conference, consumers, politicians and business partners are calling on companies to act quickly. Managers must have a handle on “batch size 1” production and delivery, master the returns business, and have a last-mile solution in place. New legislation is driving the pace.