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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. However, the flight path and structural characteristics made it dissimilar from those which have typically been used for meteorological research.

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How to Get a Job in the Supply Chain Sector

Logistics Bureau

If university study is a little beyond you right now, one of the certification courses might work better for you. These include the following: Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM): The course is designed to recognise those who have acquired an acceptable level of training, skills, work experience, and effectiveness as a Professional Manager.

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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. Now that autonomous systems can be trained to replicate human movements, they can carry them out, essentially without the downside.

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

GlobalTranz

Just imagine the day when packages will never become lost or misplaced (because they are fitted with RFID chips that enable them to communicate with each other), when driverless vehicles and drones will deliver shipments at the customers’ doorsteps, and when customers will be able to monitor the progress of their shipment in real time.

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Tips to Choose the right WMS

Logistics Business Magazine

The integration possibility with automated and robotics systems, picking technologies (voice systems, RFID, pick to light, put to light, etc.) Of course, special attention should be paid to the available resources for the project implementation. It is a good idea to develop an employee training program from the beginning.

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Audi México: Risk and reward

Automotive Logistics

At the same time, Mexico was a totally new place to work for Audi personnel, which meant negotiating, recruiting and training in a different culture and in a different language. If it is required, we can put more on the train, such as if we have problems like we did in Houston.”. RFID in the yard. The Tuxpan solution.

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8 Ways to Make Your Fulfillment Center Run More Efficiently

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Are your employees fully trained on all relevant job functions involving the WMS? For larger warehouses, it can often involve big decisions about whether to implement barcode scanners or RFID devices. Using a system like RFID scanning or barcode scanning to check in inventory faster. Where has your system performed well?