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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Drones for material handling in plants and warehouses
A video posted in (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG3Frwaa47E) shows the use of drones for indoor material handling being planned by Qimarox. The video shows the benefits of using the third dimension and thus relieving the constraints of aisles for warehousing equipment. The direct … Continue reading
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Tagged drones, Ecommerce, flexibility, layout, material handling, mgmt5612020, productivity, smart manufacturing, warehousing
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The role of logistics competitiveness in Airbus’s Mobile, Alabama assembly plant decision
A New York Times article (September 18, 2015) titled “First US Airbus Factory Gives Wings to Revival in Mobile, Alabama” describes parts being flown in from Europe for assembly of the A321 jet in the Mobile plant. But the article … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, competitiveness, Cost, logistics, manufacturer, Operations Management, ordering, productivity, Railroad, Train, Uncategorized
Tagged Airbus, Alabama, competition, emb, flexibility, global supply chain, imm, location, logistics, mode
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Consumer expectations regarding Ethical Behavior by Companies and associated trust issues
An article in the Sustainable Brand newsletter (http://tinyurl.com/companytrust) describes a study by Princeton Survey Research Associates that claims that 96% expect companies to behave ethically, 90% expect a focus on protecting the environment and 76% expect companies to limit their … Continue reading
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Tagged consumer, Cost, Environment, ethics, global supply chain, profit, Suppliers, trust
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Implications of the “Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act 2015” passed by Congress
A discussion of the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act in (http://www.fooddemocracynow.org/blog/2015/jul/23-0) describes the law’s impact on blocking states from passing voluntary GMO labeling laws. A Cornell study by William Lesser had estimated the impact of such labels at $500 … Continue reading
Posted in Supply Chain Issues
Tagged agriculture, consumer, Cost, feature, Food, GMO, Labeling, safety, Supply Chain
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“Uber for Trash”
An article in the Sustainable Brands newsletter (http://tinyurl.com/uberfortrash) describes Rubicon Global as an “Uber for Trash” company, a company that offers on demand trash removal within a few hours to a day. The company removes trash, sorts and recycles to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Cost, Demand Surge, recycled content, routing, Sustainable, trash, Uber
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Global Supply Chain Musings 