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This Week in Logistics News (February 25 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

According to a recent report, the company canceled, closed, or delayed 99 fulfillment facilities, impacting nearly 32.3 Together with GKN Sinter Metals, John Deere is using the Metal Jet technology to produce thermal diverter valves in the fuel system for its small and midsize tractors assembled in Mannheim, Germany.

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Don’t Wait for Standards Before Moving Closer to Smarter Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

The Trends that Will Forever Shape Manufacturing in 2018 & Beyond. companies reportedly did not use Smart Manufacturing despite reports in increased efficiency, lower product defects, and customer satisfaction gains by those using Smart Manufacturing. download ebook. However, as of 2014 , 87% of U.S. But why wait?

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Supply Chain Sustainability and Business Success

Enterra Insights

Bloomberg reports a new analysis by University College London researchers concludes, “If the U.S. ” Christopher Martin ( @cleantechchris ) and Millicent Dent report all types of companies are profiting from pursuing sustainability. Kadir van Lohuizen ( @mediakadir ) reports, “The world generates at least 3.5

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LTL Rates, Capacity, and Fuel: The General Outlook for 2017

GlobalTranz

Rebounding freight volumes and the proximity of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate are set to change the industry in 2017, reports Sean Kilcarr of FleetOwner. Meanwhile, carrier investments into the ELD mandate will provide a safety net for increasing profit margins throughout 2017 and 2018.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

According to their 2017 annual report, over a quarter of Amazon’s third-party sales (which represent half of Amazon’s sales) are cross-border. Their early 2018 competition assessment noted that “companies that provide fulfillment and logistics services for themselves” are competition. Let’s Talk About Boats, Ships, and Trucks.

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Global Manufacturers' Supply Chains Strain to Keep Up With Faster Economy

Material Handling & Logistics

A slew of global purchasing managers indexes all point to deep supply constraints as this year's economy looks to be the strongest since 2011. A slew of purchasing managers indexes published on Jan. 2 from China, Germany, France, Italy and the U.K. A slew of purchasing managers indexes published on Jan.

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Global Manufacturers Are Straining to Keep Up With Faster Economy

Supply Chain Brain

A slew of Purchasing Managers Indexes published this week from countries including China, Germany, France, Canada and the U.K. is among the banks predicting global growth will be around 4 percent this year and on Tuesday said its composite of PMI reports from around the world had reached the highest since February 2011. “A