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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

The American and Canadian militaries believe that the balloon was for surveillance, while the Chinese government said it was a civilian meteorological research airship that had blown off course. In its January survey of grocery executives and consumers, Grocery Doppio, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based West Coast was $2,618 as of Feb.

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What is the Hyperconnected Era & “The Internet Of Things” and What does it Have to Do with Manufacturing & Logistics?

GlobalTranz

IoT makes use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips that “talk” to each other. Chips attached to individual items will transmit data such as identification, location, temperature, pressure, and humidity. The implication of this capability will be immense. Mobile applications extend the evolution even further.

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Supply Chain Management: It’s IoT Time

The Logistics Academy

Every day, more data than we can imagine zings across that global conduit we call the Internet. Much of that data comes directly from devices, without human intervention. Drivers carry cell phones in their cars to feed GPS locations to a traffic information and navigation service, which uses the data to detect congestion.

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Mexico conference: Uncertainty well-balanced with optimism

Automotive Logistics

The company employs RFID tags in its packaging so all of the packages can be identified at checkpoints throughout the factory. Outbound visibility is something Audi is also already implementing, with the use of RFID for yard management at its loading facilities. Peter Koltai, director of production control and logistics at Audi Mexico.

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8 Things Companies Common Mistakes in Supply Chain Management

Logistics Bureau

With so many analytics applications available and all the hype about big data, a lot of companies are drowning themselves in supply chain data to the point where it’s hard to see the wood for the trees. Of course, manual systems allow small business owners to manage inventory with limited investment in systems.

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8 Things Companies Get Wrong in Supply Chain Management

Logistics Bureau

With so many analytics applications available and all the hype about big data, a lot of companies are drowning themselves in supply chain data to the point where it’s hard to see the wood for the trees. Of course, manual systems allow small business owners to manage inventory with limited investment in systems.

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U.S. Port Update Part 1: Infrastructure Shortfalls Driving Innovation

247 Customs Broker

These solutions include dock automation, business intelligence, planning and management systems, Big Data analytics, SaaS applications and Cloud services—tools to modernize now weary legacy processes. More automation, contends Gardner, also serves to mitigate risk at the ports by introducing big data into the picture. GDP in 2019.