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Great Working from Home Concept: the Container Office!

Logistics Matter

If the COVID pandemic has done one thing, it has changed how we look at working from home. In most countries, COVID is under control and offices are open for business again. What I’m hearing around me is that many people don’t want to go back to the office full time. They like the flexibility […].

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Consumers Prefer Delivery Reliability Over Speed, Retail Report Finds

Supply Chain Brain

Major grocery retailers serving dense urban areas such as New York, London and Paris are under increasing pressure to get product to consumers in the shortest possible time, as little as 15 minutes, and often for free. But there are downsides to the trend.

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[Video] The Labor Shortage Problem: Why It’s Bigger Than You Think And How To Address It

Talking Logistics

In a survey we conducted with our Indago supply chain research community in October 2021, we asked our members, “Which parts of the physical supply chain are the most broken or need the most fixing?” Not surprising, ocean ports ranked first, but labor was a close second. Simply put, the demand for labor across all. Read more [Video] The Labor Shortage Problem: Why It’s Bigger Than You Think And How To Address It.

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Trucker Convoy Returns to Washington in Covid Protest

Supply Chain Brain

A fleet of truckers protesting the government’s response to COVID-19 and other grievances returned to the Capital Beltway on Monday, ringing Washington to draw attention to their cause.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Walking Ramp in Air

20Cube Logistics

Fashion industry is associated with a lot of glitz and glamor. What one wears, how one wears becomes an extension of an individual’s personality. Many times it has been seen that clothes become a tool through which a person expresses himself/herself. However, what goes unnoticed is the fact that beneath the razzmatazz that the fashion brands and labels exude, there is an extremely complex supply-demand paradigm and even more complex supply chain that needs to be addressed.

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Amazon chooses Flexi fleet for Dubai DC

Logistics Business Magazine

Amazon has ordered a fleet of six Flexi Truck articulated forklift trucks for its DXB3 fulfilment centre in Dubai Logistics City, UAE. The e-commerce site launched in the UAE in May 2019 and, spread over 32,700 sq m and stocked with more than four million products, the DXB3 site is Amazon’s largest fulfilment centre facility in the country with in excess of 650 staff employed there.

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Why $100 a Barrel Oil Could Be Bad for the Energy Transition

Supply Chain Brain

With oil costing more than $100 a barrel, and Russia’s war in Ukraine underscoring the risk of relying on fossil fuel, it would seem like a great time to speed up the transition away from the polluting fuel. The reality isn’t so simple.

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Learn How to Thrive Not Just Survive Chemical Supply Challenges With Microsoft

Supply Chain Brain

In today’s highly competitive and complex chemical industry, companies that don’t modernize are likely to experience declining productivity.

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