Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2019

The big questions now are whether the current downward trend will last and if new approaches in the outbound logistics segment can help support the domestic finished vehicle industry. . In 2017, Poland produced 689,700 finished vehicles, 1.2% up on the previous year, according to the Polish Automotive Industry Association.

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MAY 24, 2018

s annual Supply Chain Executive Conference held last week in Phoenix, AZ provided the platform for the release of its Supply Chain Top 25, which identifies industry “best practices.”. Guy Courtin, vice president of industry & solution strategy for Infor Retail, was among those executives attending the Gartner event. Gartner, Inc.’

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JUNE 12, 2018

Finding enough qualified drivers remains a tremendous challenge for the trucking industry and one that if not solved will threaten the entire supply chain.”. It went on to note that the driver shortage was projected to hit 50,000 by the end of 2017, with the possibility, if things remain the same, that the number could exceed 174,000 by 2026.

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Automotive Logistics

JULY 3, 2018

According to Fitch Group company BMI Research, 2018 will see a 4% growth in new vehicle sales in the UAE. “Rail transport is becoming more important by the day within the vehicle supply chain and should definitely be considered in the future. The system is definitely a key asset for Autoterminal,” Pierre Algeo says. “It

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

on the first 100,000 proof gallons of distilled spirits imported by a company group. Industry members have been working to convey to CBP their desire for the agency to be proactive as it awaits TTB guidance, as complexities could beset the programming of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), according to the source. the broker said. “I

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The four industries reporting contraction in October are: Wood Products; Primary Metals; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; and Fabricated Metal Products. October also marks the first month new orders have dropped below 60 since April 2017’s 57.1 This is definitely not a good sign, even though new orders were at 57.4.

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Automotive Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Russia’s Industry and Trade Ministry wants OEMs to make huge investments in new production capacity in Russia over the coming decade, in order to continue qualifying for state aid. In 2017, Russia imported a total of 267,700 finished vehicles worth $6.7 What is clear, however, is that change is most definitely in the wind. .

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APRIL 6, 2018

However, they tell our analysts at Peerless Research Group (PRG) that they’re still being charged with doing more with fewer resources—indicating that managing the complexity of e-commerce is adding a new layer of crisis management to the current job descriptions. However, managers are earning good money in their twilight years.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

in 2017 to a total of 14.9m At the port of Bremerhaven in Germany, Europe’s second-busiest vehicle handling port, volumes were much higher than expected in 2017, according to Wolfgang Stöver, director of marketing and sales at BLG Logistics, the exclusive port operator there. Imports vs exports . last year to 67,822 units. .

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APRIL 24, 2018

Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently caught up with Matt Castle , VP of Global Forwarding Products & Services at C.H. Matt Castle: Certainly when I look at 2018 compared to 2017 it is a situation that has been building since the fourth quarter of 2016, which is really the story around demand.

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MAY 10, 2018

Earlier this month, LM Group News Editor Jeff Berman caught up with Greg Gantt president and CEO of national less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) at the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council (NASSTRAC) conference in Orlando, Fla. Gantt provided Berman with insight into various industry-related topics.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

The definition above is not from any textbook, but is simply one that I’m sure you’ll agree, describes a state of affairs that any corporate leader or business owner would be happy to arrive at. Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in November 2017. Now for those statistics I mentioned.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

The definition above is not from any textbook, but is one that I am sure you will agree, describes a state of affairs that any corporate leader or business owner would be happy to attain. . Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in November 2017 under the title “7 Reasons Why the Supply Chain Matters to Business Success.”

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

In his opening speech, trade and industry minister Chan Chun Sing encouraged African businesses to see Singapore as a “launchpad” in South-east Asia and beyond, pointing to the country’s strong connections with regional governments and businesses. This makes Australia the largest international miner in Africa. Finally, Beijing.

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Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The single biggest challenge facing the industry is lack of qualified workers in all aspects of logistics.” Since last year, in fact, the situation has worsened, as the percent of white/Caucasian managers increased from 76% in 2017 to 84% in 2018. For instance, are there specific industries that tend to pay better than others?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures, and distributes materials and solutions for the construction, mobility, healthcare and other industrial application markets. CDP is a global non-profit organization whose benchmarks on environmental performance by industry are widely recognized. The company has a continuous innovation process.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 21, 2018

You have seen the automotive industry continue to push further south into areas where there is a good workforce available. You are definitely seeing suppliers who have their main manufacturing operation in a central location here in the south-east but are also working with logistics service providers who are next to the plant.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2018

A decade ago, the automotive industry had a tough lesson in the risks of supply-demand mismatch. After a few good sales years, has the industry forgotten those lessons? In November 2017, ICDP’s data suggests that inventories of landed stock for volume brands in Europe stood at over 80 days, up from 55 days in the early 2000s.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 3, 2019

Current studies forecast a huge growth in industry drone application,” says Philipp Wrycza, research fellow at Fraunhofer IML, who explains that there are three main uses for drones in the automotive industry: transportation, stocktaking and inspection. “We billion ($1.6 billion over the same period.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2018

The Volkswagen Group has become a prime example. Thomas Zernechel, head of group logistics for the carmaker, recently told Automotive Logistics that the use of micro-services and apps as add-ons to its ‘backbone’ system was becoming more strategic for the group. Not so monolithic any more.

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

-made weapons-capable technologies from getting into the hands of overseas terrorist and criminal groups, as well as sanctioned individuals and entities. Leading this charge on behalf of the agency is its Counter-Proliferation Investigations (CPI) Program, which has been involved with export enforcement activities for the past three decades.

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APRIL 18, 2018

With a gross domestic product (GDP) of about US$136bn in 2017, the city is already acclaimed to have the seventh-largest GDP in Africa. So did Google’s chief executive Sundar Pichal in July 2017. In May 2017, they started the installation of free wifi infrastructure across the city.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 15, 2015

o, also referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In today’s post we will talk about what is Industry 4.0, Industry 4.0: The Fourth Industrial Revolution. So what is “industry 4.0?” According to Accenture, they define Industry 4.0 The core of Digital Industry 4.0 Revolution.

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Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

Michael D’Angelo, manager of port operations for Volkswagen Group of America. We saw longer lead times that definitely impacted our customers.”. The shortage of rail cars that hit the industry through 2017 and to an extent is still a problem in North America has had knock-on effects that have compounded the capacity problem.

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

-made weapons-capable technologies from getting into the hands of overseas terrorist and criminal groups, as well as sanctioned individuals and entities. Leading this charge on behalf of the agency is its Counter-Proliferation Investigations (CPI) Program, which has been involved with export enforcement activities for the past three decades.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

retaliation. At the end of 2017 and beginning of 2018, a few senators slowed the confirmation process for several trade nominees. Sen. to take an ambitious negotiating approach, Stumo suggested. Also noteworthy is that Peter Navarro still stands as White House director of trade and industrial policy. Tim Scott, R-S.C.,

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Jim Shephard, president, Shephard’s Industrial Training Systems. ? In recent years, firms both large and small have launched new “Data Science” or similarly named groups. data scientists), hardware and software across industry. Tan Miller, director of the Global Supply Chain Management Program, Rider University. ?

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MARCH 7, 2018

The latter speaks to the somewhat fluid definition of infrastructure, seeing how in the pages of LM and on our Website, our eyes are on transportation infrastructure, but let’s move on. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. Until that happens, nothing else really does either. Until that happens, nothing else will. About the Author.

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