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Industry View: DCs Rise to Meet Unprecedented Challenges

Logistics Business Magazine

There is no doubt that distribution centres are going above and beyond to fulfill massive amounts of orders. A distribution center has a finite amount of space, so true social distancing is not always possible. With a normal peak, large groups of employees are coordinated and trained all at one time. A Coronavirus peak.

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Inbound vs. Outbound Logistics: Understanding the Key Differences and Optimizing the Last Mile

Locus

Inbound logistics refers to the activities involved in receiving, storing, and distributing raw materials, components, and other inputs needed for production or further processing within a company. Outbound logistics activities include order processing, packaging, storage, transportation, distribution channel management, and customer support.

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Pharmaceuticals in Reverse Supply Chain Now Hazardous Waste

Material Handling and Logistics

In the 1980s and 1990s, EPA’s position in policy memoranda was that pharmaceuticals in the reverse distribution chain were “not considered wastes until a determination has been made to discard them.” Chemicals on the P list are considered acute hazardous wastes and those on the U list are identified as toxic wastes.

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Cardinal Health Invests in Visibility to Improve Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

The pharma segment distributes branded and generic pharmaceutical, specialty pharmaceutical and over-the-counter healthcare and consumer products to retailers. But they distribute products to customers of all sizes including independent drug stores, hospitals, doctor’s offices, nursing homes, and other healthcare providers.

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Shattered Past, Defiant Spirit: Meet the Women of South Sudan

World Food Programme Logistics

Known as the Juba Urban Poor Programme, the initiative aims to meet both immediate food needs whilst addressing the underlying causes of food insecurity. Households attend one week training per month for six months in courses such as hygiene, basic food handling and entrepreneurial skills.

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Intermodal Drayage: Around for Hundreds of Years and More Important Than Ever

Envase Technologies

It’s not the definition that matters as much as what it does. Intermodal drayage remains essential, and even more so today, because it makes sure goods get from ports to distribution points as quickly as possible. You need drayage to haul the container from the port to a rail depot to load onto trains. Why is it so important?

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Importation of Covid-19 response medical products

Globalior

If you intend to import any product even vaguely related to medical use or use in a hospital, clinic or laboratory – it is best to check with the local health authority if the product you intend to import falls under the definition of a medical device or not in that country. Import and distribution licenses may vary!