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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

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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

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State of Global Logistics: Delivering above and beyond

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A recent series of surveys conducted by a prominent industry think tank indicates that the current state of global logistics is characterized by extreme urgency and the pressure to deliver above and beyond—regardless of mode. In each case, innovation and disruption was regarded as a “double-edged” sword.

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

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IoT makes use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips that “talk” to each other. What is an Example of Internet of Things? IBM’s Smarter Planet team created a 5-minute video that wholly explains Internet of Things and provides a brilliant example. The implication of this capability will be immense.

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Supply Chain Management: It’s IoT Time

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billion in 2016, according to a BI Global Intelligence survey. Collecting data from sensors to monitor activities in real time is valuable, of course. For example, if a truck hits an object with substantial force, it might send a text or e-mail to a supervisor. By 2021, 22.5 The world will invest $4.8 LIFT TRUCK NETWORK.

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

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Of course, West Coast ports may see short-term volume adjustments from trade policies due to concentrated trade with the Asia-Pacific region, a trend observed in the second quarter and third quarter of 2018. New applications of RFID and optical character recognition (OCR) are also serving to keep the docks safer and more efficient.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

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Gilmore Says… In a great example of the balance in this book, Sheffi notes the actual evidence of consumer preference for Green products is tenuous at best. In fact, after reading Sheffi’s examples, I’m surprised more companies haven’t been forced to be zealous advocates.

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Will Robots Take All the Supply Chain Jobs?

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An off-cited analysis from McKinsey in late 2017, for example, found automation could destroy as many as 73 million US jobs by 2030, about one third of all jobs in the country. For example, in a story I remembered that we ran in 2014, a company called Parkdale Mills had recently re-opened a factory near Gaffney, SC that now produces 2.5