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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

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5 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The company grew substantially over the course of two decades, with a considerable proportion of that growth achieved by way of acquisitions. The Path to Cost Reduction: Terex decided to replace the outdated manual yard management process with a new, digital solution using RFID tracking. Making Supply Chain Cost Reductions Stick.

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State of Global Logistics: Delivering above and beyond

247 Customs Broker

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?

GlobalTranz

IoT makes use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips that “talk” to each other. The application of the Internet of Things (IoT) along with cloud-based GPS will make it possible to keep track of individual items and their conditions. The implication of this capability will be immense. According to Gartner, Inc.,

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

247 Customs Broker

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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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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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

Supply Chain Cost Management Results: By the time Starbucks had completed its transformation program, it had saved more than $500 million over the course of 2009 and 2010, of which a large proportion came out of the supply chain, according to Peter Gibbons, then Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations. Procurement analysis.