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The World Today Part 1: The Best Manufacturing Ecosystems Win

Enterra Insights

Batteries are sourced from South Korea and China. For example, the F-35 fighter jet contains parts sourced from various countries including the US, UK, Italy, Netherlands, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Australia, and Turkey. Displays are provided by suppliers in South Korea and China. Memory chips and DRAM come from Japan.

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Aker BP Goes Live with Ivalua to Digitalize Source-to-Contract (S2C) and Supplier Management

ivalua

Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , and KPMG Norway today announced that Aker BP has gone live with Ivalua’s S2C and Supplier Relationship and Risk Management (SRM) solutions to streamline its direct and indirect procurement operations. Headquartered in Fornebu, Norway, Aker BP employs approximately 2,500 people.

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The Future of Autonomous Supply Chains Part 1: Autonomous Shipping

Logistics Viewpoints

Autonomous supply chains can also help businesses by enabling new business models, such as direct-to-consumer, subscription-based, and circular, and creating new sources of revenue and competitive advantage. Cybersecurity and encryption: These technologies protect the vessel from cyberattacks, hacking, and unauthorized access.

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Medline is the Largest User of the AutoStore Robotics Solution in the World

Logistics Viewpoints

This public company (OSE:AUTO) headquartered in Norway achieved revenues of nearly $650 million in less than 20 years. SwissLog was selected as the implementation partner and the source of the warehouse control software that links AutoStore to Medline’s warehouse management system. Medline needed automation to keep up with the growth.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

15 countries, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales declared that they will collaborate towards realizing 100 percent zero emission new trucks and bus sales by 2040.

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Freight Market Snapshot: Houthi Attacks in Red Sea and Suez Canal News Updates

Freightos

18th, 2023, Source: Marinetraffic Since mid-November multiple ships have been attacked in the Red Sea by Houthi forces in Yemen. Live map of Suez Canal and Red Sea, Dec.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. Other sources reported that DB Schenker was not the only forwarder making this shift. The free report is available in PDF with supporting spreadsheets and high-resolution infographics here.