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• The CMA CGM Foundation signed a strategic partnership with the World Food Programme to support efforts to
• As part of its participation in Canada’s National Shipbuilding Program, Halifax-based Irving Shipbuilding awarded a contract to GEODIS to provide inbound logistics services for ship construction and repair projects.
provide food and assistance to people affected by con icts, disasters, and climate issues. Under the “Containers of Hope” program, the CMA CGM Foundation will transport 1,000 TEU-equivalent containers per year free of charge. • DHL Group expanded its GoHelp program to Europe due to the growing number of recent catastrophes. With the launch of GoHelp Europe , the program now covers all global disaster hotspots.
• TBInternational, a global fashion and textile producer, has successfully gone live with o9’s Digital Brain platform for next-generation demand forecasting and operations planning capabilities. • NESTLE International placed an order with OMNIQ Corp. for the supply of mobile data collection, computing, and communication equipment. The rugged forklift-mounted mobile computers and barcode readers help increase workforce productivity by providing the ability to scan inventory and track data using integrated features through mobile devices. • International Trading Fashion & Apparel Supply Limited , the purchase entity of the KIABI Group, has chosen Pivot88’s quality, compliance, and traceability platform to facilitate exible and comprehensive facility audits. • Cornerstone Building Brands , a North American manufacturer of exterior building materials, will implement comprehensive technologies from ToolsGroup and its partner River Logic for end- to-end value chain optimization. • Nintendo will implement EPG’s LFS warehouse management system to control the material ow for its video games and video game consoles. The
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Rob Standish joins MD Logistics as vice president of corporate strategy and technology, a new position created within the organization. He most recently served as vice president of global operations for an electronics manufacturer.
Instant Pot Brands appointed four new senior executives to its leadership team: Chris Robins as CEO, Craig Carrigan as CFO, Lisa Kronish as chief human resources of cer and Rudy Sumarli as executive vice president, supply chain and R&D. Starbucks appointed Heather Ostis as its new senior vice president and chief procurement of cer of global supply chain. In the new role, Ostis will focus on strengthening supplier relationships, improving supplier performance and building network resiliency. Before joining Starbucks, Ostis served as Delta Air Line’s vice president of supply chain management.
company will also use the TIMESQUARE supply chain control tower, which provides a dashboard for operations.
12 Inbound Logistics • May 2024
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