Fri.Nov 29, 2019

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The Cloud: Transforming Supply Chains Part 1

Morai Logistics

Supply chains are changing in a variety of ways due to technological advancements—here’s why the cloud is proving to be the most significant innovation of all. Rapid advancements are taking place in the way supply chains operate, and companies need platforms to support them. These advancements are coming in the form of a variety of technological innovations.

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‘HIV is no longer a death sentence for us’

World Food Programme Logistics

How WFP nutrition support and village saving and loans schemes are changing lives of people living with HIV in Cameroon By Marianne Tabi Participants benefit from revolving funds to create and run their own income-generating activities. Photo: WFP/Emily Pinna “Our harvests from growing local produce?—?like cassava, groundnut and maize?—?enable us to feed well, send our children to school and live healthily,” says Mahamadou Soulayi.

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Time for Quebec politicians to rethink pipeline?

Truck News

There’s an elephant in the room of the politicians involved in the Paris Accord.

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Five days in Birao: a mission to save and change lives

World Food Programme Logistics

How WFP responds to an emergency in the middle of a conflict zone Women and children sleep at their makeshift homes in the IDP camp. Photo: WFP/Bruno Djoyo “What a contrast. Rather than crowing roosters waking us up, here it’s the sound of gunshots,” says WFP Field Monitoring Officer Marlène Francine Bilaud. Marlène’s been up since dawn, reviewing daily distribution figures.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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Listen: Talent Search winner Taylor Barker’s new musical bonds; Brumbach Stephens hauls one giant tree

Overdrive Online

Listen: Owner-operator and Trucker Talent Search winner on trucking, music and life in general in-studio from Nashville, likewise former small fleet owner now with Wilbanks Trucking, Brumbach Stephens, on the haul of a lifetime with this year's Capitol Christmas tree. Listen: Owner-operator and Trucker Talent Search winner on trucking, music and life in general in-studio from Nashville, likewise former small fleet owner now with Wilbanks Trucking, Brumbach Stephens, on the haul of a lifetime wit

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Drive Specialist ABM Greiffenberger to Display at LogiMAT

Logistics Business Magazine

ABM Greiffenberger will present itself at LogiMAT 2020 in Stuttgart (March 10-12) as a one stop provider for all areas of intralogistics. The drive specialist develops and manufactures drive systems for stationary and mobile applications. It produces, in close partnership with customers, tailored modular system solutions that can be optimally integrated into the respective application.

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It takes a village to defeat HIV

World Food Programme Logistics

Community support, economic empowerment and good nutrition are essential for affected people to thrive Every morning, Baba Conteh leaves his home in the village of Waterloo, Sierra Leone, and walks straight to the local community centre where he runs an HIV support group. As one of the 37.9 million people living globally with HIV and AIDS , Baba Conteh is very clear: psychological support is one of the three things that have turned his life around.

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Work Starts on New Facilities at Vanderlande HQ

Logistics Business Magazine

Vanderlande has started construction of its state-of-the-art new office facilities at its campus in Veghel, The Netherlands. In a groundbreaking ceremony, the Mayor of the city of Meierijstad, Kees van Rooij was joined by the company’s Chief Financial Officer, Herman Molenaar, and construction partner Van de Ven to mark the occasion. Vanderlande is expanding its campus with a new office in anticipation of continued growth and to offer the increasing number of employees a comfortable working envi

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How WFP is saving lives and livestock in Ethiopia by turning to satellites

World Food Programme Logistics

Ibrahim’s donkeys are his lifeline as they help him earn extra cash transporting firewood into town. Photo: WFP/Edward Johnson The braying donkeys staring into the distance, criss-cross networks of cart tracks and shuffling shoats (hybrid sheep-goats) are the clues that the inhabitants of the sandy Shambal village really depend on their livestock. Shambal is 15 kilometres?

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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Exide Showcases GNB Sprinter Battery at Paris Expo

Logistics Business Magazine

Battery manufacturer Exide Technologies has revealed ts new GNB Sprinter XP12V4400 battery at Data Centre World, which took place this week in Paris. The battery is specially designed to provide low total cost of ownership, with space savings, easy installation and maintenance, and efficient charging, the company says. The latest Sprinter XP12V440 battery is designed to perform in the modern data centre, including large-scale colocation and hyperscale facilities.

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Nurturing life where nothing grows

World Food Programme Logistics

How a woman’s efforts to support school gardens are empowering women and improving children’s nutrition and prospects in a semi-desertic area of Bolivia The small, quiet town of Entre Ríos in the south of Bolivia lies in a semi-desertic area where only native plants survive because, as the locals say, “it is hard to nurture life here”. “I have always been happy around plants” Photo: Velasco family archive One of them, however, has a different vision: she sees this a place where vegetables can gr

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Interroll Names New Chief Financial Officer

Logistics Business Magazine

Heinz Hössli, currently Chief Financial Officer/Vice President Advanced Materials at Bühler Group in Uzwil, Switzerland, will take over the position of Chief Financial Officer and member of Interroll Group Management at a date yet to be determined in the first semester of 2020. His previous roles included Chief Financial Officer/Vice President Advanced Materials (since 2012) at Bühler Group (CH-Uzwil) as well as Vice President Finance & Controlling Advanced Materials and Chief Financial Offi

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Logistics on “brink of major disruptive wave” as DHL Supply Chain targets innovation growth

247 Customs Broker

[og_img] The logistics industry is on the ‘brink of a major disruptive wave’ driven by digitalisation and innovation, that will transform the way services are… The post Logistics on “brink of major disruptive wave” as DHL Supply Chain targets innovation growth appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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Risk Reduction Specialist in Flood Security Doors Deal

Logistics Business Magazine

Adler and Allan, which describes itself as the UK’s largest environmental and risk reduction specialists, has announced an exclusive partnership with a provider of steel doors and physical security solutions, Bradbury Group, to supply and install its market leading range of flood security doors to businesses in the UK. Specifically designed to meet the needs of the utility sector, the M2MFL range provides an ideal solution for unmanned and critical locations where both security and flood protect

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DHL Worksop development marks start of five year property refresh in UK

247 Customs Broker

[og_img] DHL Supply Chain has broken ground on a 538,195ft 2 (50,000 m2) warehouse development in Manton Wood, near Worksop in Derbyshire. The multi-user facility… The post DHL Worksop development marks start of five year property refresh in UK appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.

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Dachser Expands Partnership with Children’s Charity

Logistics Business Magazine

Dachser and international children’s aid organisation terre des hommes are expanding their long-standing partnership and commitment to social responsibility in the regions of South Asia, Southern Africa, and Latin America. Based on the idea of “helping people to help themselves,” the grassroots projects focus on the fight against human rights violations—in particular all forms of violence against children and women—as well as on commitment to providing a healthy, clean environment, and on the ed

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In the country of orphans

World Food Programme Logistics

Eswatini in southern Africa has the world’s highest HIV rate, leaving 58 percent of children there vulnerable Nsulutane: one of the 1,700 Neighbourhood Care Points for children around Eswatini, where 27.2 percent of the population is HIV-positive. Photo: WFP/Claudia Altorio By Claudia Altorio “HIV is part of my life, but it does not control my life,” says Lucky Jele, a Community Adolescent Treatment Supporter (CAT) at Mafutseni Nazarene Clinic in rural Eswatini, a small kingdom landlocked betwee

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How to Conduct Workplace Incident Investigations to Create Safer Workplaces

This white paper provides a comprehensive overview of global workplace incident trends, focusing on the top three biases leading to such incidents. It also highlights the significance of CSA Z1005 as a risk management standard and outlines the ROI of thorough incident investigations, covering emergency response to post-incident interviews. Additionally, it introduces an Investigation Evidence Gathering Matrix.

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Brussels Airport Deploys Nallian Acceptance & Delivery App

Logistics Business Magazine

Logistics data sharing platform Nallian has added to its air cargo range of solutions with the Acceptance & Delivery app, a mobile application which it says gives forwarders and their drivers immediate access to all information regarding booked slots for freight pick up and delivery. !Having all information at their fingertips and being able to register relevant information regarding the freight handover in real-time throughout the process allows them to save time, reduce admin, eliminate fr

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Superdry Turns to ZigZag Global to Manage ‘Peak’ Returns

Logistics Business Magazine

The iconic British fashion brand, Superdry, has launched on ZigZag Global’s award-winning returns solution to handle all its eCommerce returns ahead of the expected surge in sales around Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas. Operating through 515 branded locations in 46 countries, Superdry is a growing worldwide presence with a foothold on the UK high street.