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October 28th – 31st Supply Chain & Logistics News

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Supply Chain & Logistics News (October 28th – 31st) A day late but, Happy Halloween! The biggest 5 exporters of candy sweets are Germany, mainland China, Mexico, Belgium, and Spain. Song of the Week: The post October 28th – 31st Supply Chain & Logistics News appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Supply Chain & Logistics News September 2nd – 6th

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Now Let’s Get to The Supply Chain & Logistics News for the Week! The biggest European automaker announced that it is considering shutting down sites for the first time in Germany and ending job security agreements after continued ignorance towards overcapacity and lack of competitiveness.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

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Germany Freezes the Nord Stream 2 Project. Germany responded by halting certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. That’s more than 50% of Germany’s annual consumption and could be worth as much as $15 billion to Gazprom, the Russian state-owned company that controls the pipeline. Russia Attacks Ukraine.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Restaurants, bars find suppliers’ inventories are running dry. Amazon said the development center in Helsinki will work alongside Amazon staff at the Amazon Scout R&D lab in Seattle, as well as teams in Tubingen, Germany, and Cambridge. Descartes acquires GreenMile.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 22 – 28)

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Amazon has continued to grow its logistics network over the last few years, adding more branded trucks, airplanes, and drones. But the company is not happy with just owning logistics; it continues to expand its Prime benefits. And now on to this week’s logistics news. On Wednesday, Amazon announced it would acquire MGM for $8.45

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

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Europe’s largest beer-producing nation, Germany, saw most of its 9,700 annual beer-related festivals canceled. For example, bottlenecks on the production lines can be optimized by sequencing campaigns based on: Expected batch formulations Equipment cleaning and setup on changeovers Outbound logistics capabilities.

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The Counter to Constant Supply Chain Volatility Is Pervasive Visibility and Industry Collaboration

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The surging Delta virus, devastating floods in China and Germany and cyber attacks on South African ports are amongst the latest in a series of events that continue to send shock waves throughout the system. Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility.