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Breakbulk Americas with Jeff Tucker

The Logistics of Logistics

Jeff is the CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide , the oldest privately-held freight brokerage in North America, specializing in notoriously complicated freight, like temperature-controlled, oversized, and high-value, high-security shipments. Breakbulk Americas , is the region’s largest trade event for the project cargo and breakbulk industry.

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FDA Registration for Fulfillment Centers

Ship Monk

Definitely not. However, the ecommerce brand is responsible for their own lot traceability of products in the event of a recall. ShipMonk ecommerce fulfillment centers are committed to adhering to our clients’ temperature needs. However, temperatures are being monitored and logged in those areas. Exaggeration?

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Making Sense of Supply Chain 4.0

Material Handling and Logistics

The trouble with this definition is that it doesn’t explain what exactly changes in supply chain management—that is, what gets “transformed”—when digital technologies are adopted. Since there didn’t seem to be a clear definition of digital supply chain transformation available, I developed one from first principles.

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Taking cover from the heat

Automotive Logistics

billion) of damage made it the most expensive hailstorm in Germany’s history and the world’s single most expensive event for the insurance industry in 2013, according to insurance underwriters Stefan Woppowa and Michael Odenhausen at General Re. Globally, extreme weather events are not uncommon, of course. billion ($3.25

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Companies Improve their Supply Chains with Artificial Intelligence

Logistics Viewpoints

Let’s start with a definition: any device that can perceive its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of success at some goal is engaged in some form of artificial intelligence (AI). It is also worth pointing out, that based on this definition, not all forms of machine learning are particularly complicated.

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Supply Chain Risk Management

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Historic and recent events have proven the need to identify and mitigate such risks. temperature, humidity). temperature, humidity). The coordinated goal definition, risk identification, risk analysis, risk management, and monitoring and control of the efficiency of systems and measures make up the key elements.

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Worldwide Flight Services Unveil Plans for Pharma Facility at Copenhagen Airport

Airfreight Logistics

Construction on the new 1,500m2 facility will begin in April 2019 and will offer end-to-end handling in a temperature-controlled environment for 2-8°C pharma products incorporating acceptance, offload, pre-storage, build-up and storage. The new facility will aid the CPH Cargo Community’s growth strategy.