News
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Who’s on the move: September 20, 2021
Appointments, promotions, moves and changes in the supply chain sector this week →
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CP’s KCS deal may close by late 2022
Shareholders will vote in December; merger needs to be approved by Mexican regulators →
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Swiss team makes finals of hyperloop boring competition
Team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) was one of only two teams to qualify to complete the “Not-A-Boring Competition” in Las Vegas →
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EPA strikes deal for cleanup of burned battery warehouse
Warehouse fire in June led to the evacuation of thousands of nearby residents due to fear of toxic fumes →
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EPA strikes deal for cleanup of burned battery warehouse
Warehouse fire in June led to the evacuation of thousands of nearby residents due to fear of toxic fumes →
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Done deals: September 17, 2021
Contracts, mergers, acquisitions and big deals in the supply chain sector this week →
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La Colombe and Thermo King win reusable packaging awards
Winning submissions this year switched from single-use packaging to reusable products in very different market applications →
Canada, U.S. not on the same page about border
Pandemic has demonstrated how different approaches unravel years of common practices at the border
Automation booms after Covid
Faced with worker shortages and higher labour costs, companies are starting to automate service sector jobs that economists once considered safe
Canadian tech companies suffering from pandemic supply chain woes
From raw materials shortages to soaring shipping costs, tech companies struggling
Products
Geodis offering biofuel option to air and marine customers
Classified as ‘insetting’ or ‘integrated carbon reduction’ because they occur within the means of transport's own value chain→
Low-energy Bluetooth tracking
Link Labs announced the release of its Xtreme Low Energy technology for IoT asset tracking→
Handheld dimensioning and barcode scanner
Advantech has released its LEO-WS10 handheld dimensioning and barcode scanner→
Contactless dock procedures
Rite-Hite recently introduced Dok-Chat Logistics Communication Software→
Opinions
Rapid delivery: A potential warehouse automation goldmine By Rueben Scriven, Interact Analysis
From PPE shortages to Covid-19 vaccine distribution, the supply chain has emerged as a determinant of health By Adel Guitouni, Jie Zhang, Nadine Schuurman & Valorie Crooks
How a vial of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine travels from a lab in Missouri to an arm in Bangladesh By Ravi Anupindi, Professor of Technology and Operations, University of Michigan
STEM and the fem
2018 Ep 3 | Cost Challenges
Reason for Optimism?
Events
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Impulsion Mtl Fleet Forum
September 21 - 23, 2021, Centre Mont Royal, Montreal
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Americas Procurement Congress 2021
September 21-23, 2021, Virtual & In-Person
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