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RFID Case Study: Can a Supply Chain be Digitised?

Logistics Business Magazine

Experts from German RFID specialist Kathrein Solutions say yes: The global market is setting new standards for a more intelligent supply chain. A Stuttgart-based automotive manufacturer wanted to lead the way regarding digitisation and introduced RFID [1] as the basic infrastructure technology in its manufacturing plant.

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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. And now on to this week’s logistics news. By acquiring GroundCloud, which was officially known as Windigo Logistics Inc.,

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Industry View: When to RFID and When to Barcode

Logistics Business Magazine

When it comes to RFID and barcoding, both technologies may have their flaws, but the benefits prevail and are thus reason enough to take a closer look at the future. Barcodes are prone to physical damage, which is a disadvantage in areas such as retail and logistics, for example”, says Bradshaw.

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Omnichannel Retailers Leverage Optimization for Order-Promising

Logistics Viewpoints

A customer can of course buy goods in a store. For an online order that needs to be delivered within 24 hours, for example, the rule might state that the goods should be shipped to the consumer from the closest location. The use of RFID for cycle counting can greatly improve inventory accuracy.” This is not always the case.

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Amazon and Anticipatory Shipping: Revisiting This Highly Publicized 2013 Patent Ten Years Later

Logistics Viewpoints

Also, I felt a natural curiosity to learn more since I have a professional interest in the use of technology to improve logistics. So I decided to learn more about Amazon’s anticipatory shipping patent and share my learnings and perspective with Logistics Viewpoints readers. Amazon refers to this process as late-select addressing.

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What does the Logistics World of the Future look like?

Logistics Business Magazine

Richard grabbed attendees from the off by revealing he has had an RFID chip inserted into his wrist and hopes to have another in his brain in due course. The future of logistics transport is underground, he promises, showing delegates a vision of city-to-city hyperloop tunnels. appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Cold chain pharma logistics is heating up

The Logistics Academy

This consumer-focused “cold chain”—temperature controlled supply chain—is only a recent example of a decades-long push to perfect a global system of item level tracking in supply chain management. Under “learn,” I recommend becoming familiar with international efforts in safe pharma logistics. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).