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Sustainability and due diligence laws force action

Logistics Business Magazine

In road transportation, there is a strong trend towards e-vehicles and hydrogen-powered trucks. More and more, transportation and product packaging come under scrutiny. Analyses of automotive manufacturers, for example, may show that re- or nearshoring of certain products or components makes sense.

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How To Survive The Decline in Warehousing Capacity

Blue Grace Logistics

With the current warehousing capacity crunch, technology-driven strategies along with flexibility and end-to-end visibility are the preferred solutions for transporters and warehouse operators. Batch Size and JIT. Manufacturers have also shifted to running smaller batches with adjusted schedules to meet the ever-changing demand.

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[INFOGRAPHIC & VIDEO] A 2D Explainer of Rapid Prototyping & Additive Manufacturing in 3D Printing

GlobalTranz

A rapid prototype tool called Mininet, for example, allows the user to quickly create, interact with, customize and share a software-defined network (SDN) prototype on a single computer which simulates a network topology that uses Openflow switches. This process uses laser beams to melt and fuse metal powders into solid parts.