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Takeaways from UL’s Knowledge Summit

UL EHS- Sustainability

Passion for safety Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel kicked off the conference by sharing some statistics about his organization’s work: The Philadelphia fire department handled more than 300,000 medical emergency care incidents per year. In EHS, we are part of an energetic, committed, intelligent and innovative community!

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Intermodal Europe is back – and it’s live!

Logistics Business Magazine

There are delays and bottlenecks, but the focus on driving efficiency to resolve these bottlenecks is a great example of the industry’s adaptability,” continues Press. While disruptions to the global supply chain have continued to place significant pressure, the industry has continued to keep the flow of goods moving.

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13 Warehouse Types: Definitions, Functions & Examples

Conger

Plenty of examples of warehousing. Companies often choose private warehouses because of the high degree of control that they confer over the handling and storage of goods. Many offer value-added services such as billing, scheduling, managing orders, packing, assembling, and shipping stored goods. Their pros and cons.

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4 Ways Advanced Tech is Creating Connected Supply Chains

Now, That's Logistics

As attendees at this year’s SEMICON West conference saw this week, advanced technology is playing a major role in these new “connected” logistics, warehousing, and transportation networks. IoT and blockchain, for example, can facilitate the recording of every transaction across multiple copies of the distributed ledger.

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The Trinity Foundation: Trinity’s Non-Profit Organization

Trinity Logistics

This can include efforts such as building relationships with local schools and assisting in their needs, sponsoring camps, offering scholarships, or hosting leadership conferences. Community Necessities. Community necessities is a focus area in which we invest and donate to those in need. On average, we help 300 families a year.

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Go Boldly Together: Takeaways from Nulogy xChange 2018

Talking Logistics

This unprecedented change, and the challenges and opportunities it creates for CPG companies and suppliers, was a hot topic of conversation at the Nulogy xChange 2018 conference a few weeks ago where I delivered a keynote presentation and moderated a panel discussion with industry executives (more on that later). . David Warrick (Microsoft).

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Industry View: See the Technology Reshaping Warehousing at IMHX 2019

Logistics Business Magazine

Visitors to IMHX 2019 – the UK’s largest intralogistics and supply chain event – will be able to see the developments in automation and robotics technology that are reshaping the way orders are picked, packed and dispatched, says event director, Rob Fisher. To register for your free IMHX 2019 visitor pass, go to [link].