Logistics
May 05, 2021 Logistics

Market trends Covid-19 and cold chain logistics

Coronavirus vaccines are posing new challenges to cold chain logistics. How will they affect the pharma supply chain? Which solutions are best suited to transporting them around the globe? A look at how the pandemic could change pharma logistics.
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Dec 09, 2020 Logistics

Global infrastructure Nearshoring: time to rethink global supply chains?

The disruption caused by coronavirus has re-opened debate about the merits of just-in-time global supply chains. As governments and companies look to mitigate risk, could 2020 start a move towards ‘nearshoring’ production from low-cost regions closer to home?
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Jul 02, 2020 E-Commerce | Logistics

Logistics The impact of coronavirus on warehousing

Lockdowns may be easing across the globe, but coronavirus will have lasting effects on supply chains and logistics. Warehousing is no exception. Travel restrictions and huge shifts in shopping demands could reshape the sector, accelerating existing trends and driving new ones.
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Apr 03, 2020 Logistics

Video Parcel delivery during the coronavirus crisis

Home office? Not an option for Timo Holm. The Hermes courier from Hamburg is one of many continuing to bring parcels to customers during the coronavirus crisis. But there are rules to follow: hygiene and distancing is top priority. Customers receive their parcels as usual, but without any direct contact.
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Jan 14, 2020 Logistics

Logistics Logistics technology trends for 2020

Things are getting crowded for logistics providers on the last mile. As the volume of transported goods continues to rise, so too does delivery traffic. Yet, increasingly, customers expect their parcels as quickly and sustainably as possible. Hoping to overcome these challenges are a variety of innovative technological solutions. But which of these are imminent and which remain a…
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Opinion
Oct 24, 2019 Logistics | Responsibility

Interview “More collaboration is needed in urban logistics”

More people, more efficiency, more sustainability: our rapidly changing cities are placing growing demands on urban logistics networks. Collaboration has never been more important, says Michael Browne, University of Gothenburg professor and co-editor of Urban Logistics: Management, Policy and Innovation in a Rapidly Changing Environment.
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Sep 10, 2019 Logistics

Big data How data facilitates planning and work in the warehouse

Flexible yet accurate workforce planning in the logistics warehouse is of particular importance in seasonal peak times. Big data can assist with making reliable forecasts – but workflows and processes can also be made more efficient by targeted evaluation of data.
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