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IoT in Logistics: Hackathon Team Aims to Slash Food Waste

IoT World Today

Of course, the Internet of Things and the broader field of artificial intelligence have a host of potential supply chain applications. . Kicking off on August 19, the event lasted five days. As of August 26, the event’s jury had not decided which team will win the contest. . In all, it estimates some 1.6

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Another Tale from the Past

The Lean Thinker

It was Tuesday afternoon of a traditional five-day kaizen event. Beginning mid-afternoon on Monday and continuing into Tuesday morning was “walk the process” – mainly looking at material flow, where things bunched up, and things that wasted people’s time (there was no shortage of that).

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Circular Supply Chains with Deborah Dull

The Logistics of Logistics

She is a sought after author and speaker having been published in various books, articles, and white papers and spoken at dozens of industry events. Join the Circular Supply Chain Network to be among the first to know when we have live discussions, webinars, new courses, and more! Circular supply chains find and monetize waste.

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“Largest show for 40 years” showcases future transport

Logistics Business Magazine

The inaugural Innovation and Technology in Transport ( ITT Hub ) event made its debut on 30th June-1st July. We were thrilled to welcome thousands of visitors, exhibitors and speakers to the event to explore the future of transport and tackle the challenges we face together as an industry.

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Ecommerce Inventory Management: Challenges & Solutions

Logistics Bureau

Any shortfalls in the system will typically result in overselling, leading to stock-outs , and overstocking , which ties up working capital unnecessarily and can result in wasteful obsolescence issues. Standardise and Digitise The key to managing complexity, of course, is to be organised.

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3 Supply Chain Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2020

AIMMS

This promises to be a very eventful year. Moving past waste, water, and C02 reduction, they have begun searching for renewable energy sources, different forms of packaging, and increased efficiency overall. 2020 seemed a world away just a few years ago and yet, here we are. What’s on the horizon for supply chain professionals?

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The current trucking market experience: it is both supply and demand

CH Robinson Logistics

Historically, seasonal events bring demand. In a market where base market tension is higher than average, the market can expect to experience tension at higher than average levels during each event period. Seasonal events that cause the market to tighten each spring. Seasonal events that cause the market to tighten each spring.