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7 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends to Watch in 2018

Logistics Bureau

It’s that time when idle chatter at the office Christmas lunch turns to debating what next year will bring, especially among logistics and supply chain professionals, for whom it seems every New Year brings new challenges, trends, and disruptive innovations. The 7 Trends for Supply Chain Pros to Watch in 2018.

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IoT in Logistics: Hackathon Team Aims to Slash Food Waste

IoT World Today

In the early 2000s, Walmart asked its suppliers to deploy RFID technology in pallets and cases. Of course, the Internet of Things and the broader field of artificial intelligence have a host of potential supply chain applications. . It uses proprietary freshness trend modeling for moisture and temperature tracking.

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The Secret Journey of a Fashion Piece

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

I understand that the path of a product from factory to store can be a highly complex process but nowadays technology and data are playing an increasingly important role in helping companies synchronise their supply chains. The system instantly registers this and advises the brand to order more of the sweater from its suppliers.

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What does the Logistics World of the Future look like?

Logistics Business Magazine

Top of the bill was Richard van Hooijdonk, a trend watcher and futurist (“trend watchers explain, futurists predict” he reveals) from the Netherlands, with a 100kph patter and an undeniably hypnotic watchability. Data is the oil of technology, it joins up the dots.

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The State of Third Party Logistics: The Future is Already Here

GlobalTranz

The new technologies that are most likely to change the face of 3PL include mobile apps, cloud computing, Big Data, internet of things (IoT), 3D printing, driverless vehicle, drone delivery and augmented reality. Cloud-based technology is making fast inroads into business, heralding the new age of Big Data.

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Supply Chain & Logistics Education: Ask the Professors

The Logistics Academy

Q: What are the latest trends in logistics education, and how does your program address them? Gerard Burke, Georgia Southern University: A continuing trend is the challenge to attract students to pursue a career often perceived as humdrum. Experiential learning is another trend seen as valuable to both hiring companies and students.

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Cold chain pharma logistics is heating up

The Logistics Academy

“The storage and distribution of controlled room temperature [CRT] life science products are a costly and complex process, and requires attention at every level from packaging to logistics and monitoring to data,” Lisa Forian, senior director of product quality management at Johnson & Johnson recently wrote. “As