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3D Printing and the Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, has been around in one shape or form for a while. In fact, recently, while on a weekend ski trip with friends, my buddy John was riding the chairlift with two women from France […]. The use cases for 3D printing cover most anything you can imagine.

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Trane Technologies’ Digital Simulation Journey

DELMIA Quintiq

This is the largest customer climate commitment made by any B2B company, and our calculations show that this reduction could equate to 2% of the world’s annual emissions— or, the annual emissions of Italy, France and the U.K. The continuous improvement cycle supports AME’s Digital Manufacturing strategy. Focus on KPIs.

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A Year Without Oktoberfest, Yet New Opportunities Exist in the Beer Industry

DELMIA Quintiq

France was forced to destroy 10 million liters of beer — the equivalent of four Olympic-sized swimming pools — due to the pandemic, as beer needs to be consumed fresh. Some manufacturers saw a complete devastation of their keg businesses. As such, manufacturers need to produce smaller batches with shorter production runs.

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Fresh food logistics: A better approach with optimization

DELMIA Quintiq

Holidaymakers to France may be familiar with the following situation from my last summer holiday: A relaxing stay in a small picturesque port town on the Atlantic coast, a welcoming restaurant with good wine and a regional specialty waiting for us as the main course – oysters au gratin. The cooling chains must not be broken at any time.

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Logistics and Supply Chain News (August 5th- 9th 2024)

Logistics Viewpoints

The influx of people and goods into France for the Olympics has placed significant pressure on ports, airports, and roads, leading to delays and disruptions in the movement of goods. Sunpower was once one of the larger domestic solar manufacturers and remained resilient during the cleantech bust of the early 2010s has finally met its match.

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Supply Chain Investments Represent a Significant Portion of Total VC Investing

Logistics Viewpoints

The Netherlands-based online grocery store Picnic Technology raised €355 million in investor capital as part of plans to expand into France and Germany. They also invested in manufacturing software firms like Plex, Oslo, and AVATA. The biggest capital infusions into existing companies occurred in delivery.

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There is No Planet B: Can Supply Chains Save the World?

Logistics Viewpoints

It might seem overwhelming, but supply chain is one of the first places you can make improvements, because every aspect—from manufacturing to transporting goods has a sustainability component. On the transportation side, a cloud-based TMS integrated with IoT capabilities can help you make lower-carbon transportation choices.