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The Hackett Group cites another example of “digital transformation”

Logistics Management

A new research paper released by The Hackett Group maintains that “world-class” procurement organizations now operate at 21 percent lower labor costs than peers and have 29 percent fewer staff.

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Trade Groups Come Together Over Safety

Logistics Business Magazine

John Beckett, Chair of ICHCA, commented: “This unique grouping of industry leaders has the potential to coordinate data, research and best practices across the broad spectrum of the international movement of cargo. CHIRP Maritime is delighted to be part of the MOU,” added CHIRP’s David Watkins.

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SEC Group delivers IMHX sustainability zone

Logistics Business Magazine

Brand new for 2022, the IMHX Sustainability Zone will combine physical displays, augmented reality, and virtual reality demonstrations to give visitors a ‘deep dive’ into the many steps that companies operating in the supply chain space can take to make sure they perform as sustainably as possible. sustainability?refers

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The Rhenus Group Launch Operations in New Zealand

Logistics Manager

One of Europe’s leading logistics service companies, The Rhenus Group has recently opened their own New Zealand entity, Rhenus Logistics NZ. The Rhenus Group CEO for Far East Asia, Jan Harnisch had this to say, “We’ve been investing in the expansion of our network in the Asia-Pacific region for several years.

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Sales & Operations Planning Is Changing At An Accelerated Pace

AIMMS

We are flattered to be recognized by Gartner in the 2019 Magic Quadrant for Sales and Operations Planning Systems of Differentiation , especially considerin g that we only launched our configurable S&OP application two years ago. We very much appreciate the effort of the Gartner team.

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Net Hiring Intent for Transport and Logistics

Logistics Business Magazine

The latest data from Manpower Group reveals that the net hiring intent for businesses in the UK’s Transport and Logistics sector is +21% (for this current business quarter – Q2 2024). Examples of new Transport and Logistics roles that have emerged in recent years include transport software engineers, drone operators and AI analysts.

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Operations start at smart eCommerce warehouse

Logistics Business Magazine

Work has been completed to turn one of the five freight hubs operated by U-Freight Logistics in Hong Kong into a smart warehouse. When there are no operations staff at the EFC, the non-sleeping AGVs still execute instructions and pre-arrange the required goods to be ready for pick/pack when the operations staff return to work.