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Understand the Pitfalls of IBP Before Embarking on a Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

When companies want to digitally transform their supply chain capabilities, moving to an integrated business planning process (IBP) is often at the heart of the transformation. Mr. Sorenson has studied integrated business planning for many years. To begin the journey, GEON needed a better supply chain planning tool.

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Continental commitment by African Governments to school feeding

World Food Programme Logistics

Spurring innovation, food safety and quality capacity strengthening and economic resilience This year’s Africa Day of School Feeding comes at the heels of the first ever Future of Food Safety Conference held at the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Nutritious food enjoyed at school feeds the bodies and minds of children.

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IoT Speeds Over-the-Road Shipment Tracking

Talking Logistics

If you’re a global supply chain executive, you’ve got a challenging job. Amazon’s disruptive effect has put two key strains on supply chain professionals: to ensure inventory availability across a broader network of distribution points, and get product to the consumer in days, if not less.

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AR Initiatives Show Promise Amid COVID-19 Fallout

IoT World Today

Will head-up displays, headsets and the like soon become part of supply chain, logistics and maintenance? After many pilots and proofs of concept, more AR initiatives could move into production, according to a Boston Consulting Group and PTC study. . Notably, not all AR activity requires futuristic head-up displays.

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Case Study: Doubling Productivity with SSI Schaefer Automation

Logistics Business Magazine

The Fressnapf group headquartered in Krefeld, Germany, is Europe’s number one for pet supplies. In total, the group of companies’ employees more than 12,000 people. 800 of them are responsible for the professional processing of logistics throughout Europe and the supply chain.

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Companies Improve their Supply Chains with Artificial Intelligence

Logistics Viewpoints

Many large enterprises use one form or another of a supply chain application to help manage their supply chains. Supply chain vendors have been touting their investments in artificial intelligence (AI) for the last several years. AI can refer to several different types of math.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

store operations by 9 percent over the past year, slashing hundreds of millions of dollars of goods from their balance sheets and suggesting space is opening up in their jammed supply chains. Rainfall was less than 50 percent of normal from February to April near the canal and the lakes that feed it.