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AGVs for Supply and Disposal of Printing Machines

Logistics Business Magazine

More and more companies are relying on automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in intralogistics to increase efficiency and meet challenges such as a shortage of skilled workers. To meet GGP Media’s requirements, ek robotics developed a concept with three driverless transport vehicles from the modular VARIO MOVE series.

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Reusable Pallet Shipper helps Pharma save on Disposal Costs

Logistics Business Magazine

The new and improved product will help pharmaceutical customers around the world save on disposal costs, meet their sustainability targets and improve logistical transparency during the shipping journey. The product is supplied flat-packed for the most cost-effective delivery, storage and assembly.

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Don’t Tell Me Your Values. Listen to Them.

The Lean Thinker

B usiness Insider: An Applebee’s franchise group fired an executive who said higher gas prices and inflation mean stores can pay less because people are desperate for any money to make ends meet. If someone made this case in your company’s leadership meeting, what would the response be from around the table?

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Utah Recycling and Refuse Fleet Orders Mack LR Electric Vehicle

NGT News

ACE Recycling & Disposal, based in West Valley City, Utah, has ordered a Mack LR Electric Class 8 refuse truck to add to its residential-route fleet.

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Internet of Things (IoT): Transforming Real-Time Data Collection and Tracking for Digital Product Passports

Logistics Viewpoints

Digital Product Passports (DPPs) rely heavily on this IoT to capture and record this data, providing a transparent view of a product’s life from creation to retirement and disposal. From production to disposal, IoT enables data acquisition across every stage of a product’s lifecycle.

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Pharmaceuticals in Reverse Supply Chain Now Hazardous Waste

Material Handling and Logistics

This applies to pharmaceuticals that are characteristically toxic, or that meet the definition of certain “listed” wastes, such as P and U listed acutely hazardous substances. Healthcare facilities that dispose of prescription drugs must register with EPA.

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How Blockchain Technology Powers the Foundation of Digital Product Passports

Logistics Viewpoints

From raw material sourcing to end-of-life disposal, each step is recorded securely on a distributed ledger. This offers industries a way to meet growing demands for transparency and accountability, especially from regulators and consumers.