Latest Supply Chain News
Amazon rolls out Transparency fake goods detector system to Europe, Canada and India
Posted: 16 July 2019
Amazon has rolled out its anti-counterfeiting system, Transparency, across several European countries, as well as Canada and India. The system provides product serialisation that applies unique codes to products allowing supply chain partners to authenticate them to insure legitimacy.
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Aux Etats-Unis, Amazon parie sur la data
Posted: 15 July 2019
Le géant de l’e-commerce vient d’annoncer un plan de 700 millions de dollars pour former 100,000 de ses collaborateurs américains à la data et aux systèmes automatisés d’ici 2025, rapportent Les Echos.
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GEFCO acquiert Chronotruck
Posted: 15 July 2019
Le Groupe GEFCO a annoncé le 9 juillet l’acquisition de Chronotruck, une plateforme digitale qui met en relation les expéditeurs et les transporteurs routiers. Le commissionnaire de transport « historique » rachète donc un commissionnaire numérique.
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Gefco Snaps up Chronotruck to Boost Digital Offering
Posted: 15 July 2019
Automotive logistics specialist Gefco has announced the acquisition of Chronotruck, a company that connects shippers and carriers through an innovative digital platform.
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Record year for investment in UK logistics real estate
Posted: 12 July 2019
E-commerce drove high demand in the UK logistics real estate sector last year, with more than £8bn worth of property changing hands.
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Whitehall unveils 'impossible' goal of zero-emission ships
Posted: 12 July 2019
While governments globally continue to fail to address the UN-designated climate emergency, the UK has announced plans to have zero-emission capable ships on its waters by 2025.
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UK Freight Body Slams Government Brexit Preparations
Posted: 12 July 2019
News that very few UK companies have registered for a new government online system designed to protect value added tax revenues on foreign parcels in the event of a no-deal Brexit has led the country’s representative body for freight forwarding and logistics companies to question whether Government is listening to advice from industry experts.
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Carrefour investit dans Symphony Retail AI
Posted: 10 July 2019
Afin d'optimiser sa supply chain face aux besoins de l'omnicanalité et des multiformats, Carrefour France vient d'annoncer avoir signé un contrat avec l'éditeur Symphony RetailAI afin de déployer ses solutions retail basées sur l'intelligence artificielle dans toute la France.
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Supply Chain Management Strategies Summit - Book Now
Posted: 08 July 2019
Join professionals from Airbus, Unilever and Merck at this year's most exciting Supply Chain event. The Supply Chain Management Strategies summit (SCMS) is returning once again, hosted at the swanky Maritim Hotel in Berlin from 4th - 6th November 2019.
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Lidl to Open Its Largest DC in November
Posted: 08 July 2019
Lidl’s new Distribution centre located on the Eurocentral industrial estate in North Lanarkshire is set to open and be operational in November this year. This site will be 58,000 sqm in size and serve all 97 of Scotland’s current Lidl stores. This site will be replacing their current warehouse which is in Livingstone.
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Vera, le véhicule autonome de Volvo trucks testé en conditions réelles en Suède
Posted: 06 July 2019
Le véhicule électrique, connecté et autonome de Volvo Trucks, VERA, est testé en condition réelle entre un site logistique et un terminal portuaire de Göteborg en collaboration avec la société de transport maritime et de logistique DFDS.
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Haulage sector wants Whitehall to ensure goods keep moving after 'no-deal' Brexit
Posted: 05 July 2019
Amid the conflict of the Conservative Party leadership campaign, some UK business sectors are again showing anxiety at the prospect of a no-deal Brexit.
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