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Kappahl Selects ToolsGroup to Support Its Thriving and Growing Fashion Brand

ToolsGroup

With approximately 340 brick-and-mortar stores and a bustling ecommerce site, the retailer offers responsibly-produced, everyday fashion to customers in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland, and the UK. Kappahl is a leading retail chain across Northern Europe. See the growing list of analyst accolades and customer recognition awards HERE.

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ToolsGroup and Optilon Celebrate 15 Years (and Counting) of Partnership and Supply Chain Delivery Excellence

ToolsGroup

With offices in Sweden, Denmark, and Finland, Optilon helps their customers leverage resources where they generate the most value. Optilon was founded in 2005 and is today active throughout the Nordic region with offices in Sweden, Denmark, and Finland.

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The Absolut Company: Balancing Service and Inventory Creates a Delicious Mix

ToolsGroup

A key factor was Optilon’s ability to integrate best-of-breed solutions for production planning, demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and replenishment into a seamless process. That’s also allowing Absolut to keep its production, from sourcing materials to distilling and bottling, anchored in a small corner of southern Sweden.”

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How Manufacturers Can Beat the Summer Slowdown

QAD

June, July and August are usually slower months for manufacturing activity, and it’s easy to see why. The summer slowdown in manufacturing may be natural, but it doesn’t mean factory operations have to come to a standstill for a quarter of the year. How would a loss of output affect your business? The Summer Slowdown State of Mind.

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7 Things To Consider For Efficient Spare Parts Management

SCMDOJO

In the world of manufacturing and maintenance, effective spare parts management is essential for maximizing equipment uptime and reducing costs. Ensuring Timely Repairs: Having a well-managed inventory of spare parts ensures quick and timely repairs. Yet, handling spare parts can be tricky and needs careful planning and execution.

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Shortages of coolant set to impact the semiconductor industry

Resilinc

Coolant is a key input in chip manufacturing. 3M’s Zwijndrecht, Belgium, plant produces coolant that is essential to the etching process used in semiconductor manufacturing. Supreme Court) to shut down a Belgium-based 3M plant is anticipated to bring fresh turmoil to the semiconductor industry: likely shortages of specialized coolants.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. Some smaller European countries including the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden grew their marketplaces faster than Britain, but from a lower base, Amazon said.