Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Even before the arrival of the pandemic, the global e-learning market was expanding at an astonishing rate, with a 2019 study estimating that it would reach $336.98 percent from 2018 to 2026. The study showed that upwards of 30 percent of American students enrolled in at least one online course in 2018.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2018

DC Velocity and Descartes have conducted a transportation benchmark study for the last two years to help transportation professionals understand what is driving the market, and how the strategy and tactics of top performers differ from the rest of the pack. Figure 1: Transportation IT Spend Change Next 2 Years (Source: Descartes).

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Our 2018- 2019 Network Design Survey showed that the majority of organizations are still relying on spreadsheets (nearly 60%) and gut feel (15%) to make network design decisions. The company modeled scenarios and performed simulations in AIMMS Network Design Navigator with all their products grouped together.

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Freightos

MARCH 4, 2020

For example: CH Robinson launched Freightquote – This platform takes aim at SMBs enabling simple online search and e-booking across multiple US trucking carriers. This year’s Freightos mystery shopper study looked to answer these questions. . For previous years’ reports: 2015 , 2017 , 2018. Download the full report here.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

The result is that companies must balance the expectations of these groups with the need to make a product that consumers want and are willing to pay for. While studies show that consumers want sustainable products, only 5%-10% will actually pay a price differential for that,” Sheffi says. Last-Mile Delivery. In the U.S., Lauderdale.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. In 2017, the top three risks for supply chain management were categorized into three groups: War, terrorism and other geopolitical issues Natural disasters affecting supplier facilities Data security/IT incidents. GET YOUR COPY HERE.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Our 2018- 2019 Network Design Survey showed that the majority of organizations are still relying on spreadsheets (nearly 60%) and gut feel (15%) to make network design decisions. The company modeled scenarios and performed simulations in AIMMS Network Design Navigator with all their products grouped together.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 9, 2018

After nearly a decade of so-so profits, the $36 billion less-than-truckload (LTL) sector of the trucking industry is poised for impressive – if not spectacular – growth in 2018. We may also see a surge in companies ramping up production as they seek to grow their market share in 2018,” he says. .

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2020

A recent study by the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society in partnership with Kearney revealed that 35% of firms across a range of industries surveyed in Europe and North America have a supplier diversity programme, and a further 18% intend to develop one within the next three years. Why is this the case? 1] World Bank.

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World Food Programme Logistics

JUNE 17, 2019

Bullen and Spike were reunited after ten years during the 2018 WFP Storytellers training in Bidibidi. Spike and Bullen met at their local drama group?—?happy Spike went back to Juba in 2008 to continue his studies at home. “It in his mind and across the wall of his mud hut. “I But life in Kakuma wasn’t always easy.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2020

A recent study by the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society in partnership with Kearney revealed that 35% of firms across a range of industries surveyed in Europe and North America have a supplier diversity programme, and a further 18% intend to develop one within the next three years. Why is this the case? 1] World Bank.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Local Caption Defence’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) together with BAE Systems Australia have delivered an essential ammunition capability to the Australian Defence Force three months ahead of schedule. For example, the US national security community uses the term ‘defense technology and industrial base’. [6]

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 17, 2016

Predictive data analytics is the use of statistics for data mining and predictive modeling, and it is the most important advanced manufacturing technology today, according to a study by Deloitte and the Council on Competitiveness. By 2018, CCS Insight predicts that the global 3-D printing market will more than triple from $1.15

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Logistics in War

APRIL 6, 2019

c. Empower Estate and Infrastructure Group to pursue efficiencies in airbase energy infrastructure with a view to create completely self-reliant airbases through, for example, the use of solar and wind systems. [3].

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World Food Programme Logistics

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Leticia Bonivento belongs to the Wayúu people, an indigenous group that has lived for centuries in La Guajira, a desert peninsula on the Caribbean coast, along the border between Colombia and Venezuela. In the end, we handed over most of what we had brought to pay the Mecateros , a paramilitary group. Photo: WFP/Nicolás Cabrera.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Our look at the Top 25 (plus 4) Supply Chains of 2018 examines how the best companies in the world excel at managing their global supply chains. One of the most popular articles we’ve ever done is our look at analyst group Gartner’s annual ranking of the Top 25 Supply Chains. Content Summary: Soft drink giant Coca-Cola Co. Media Type.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MARCH 1, 2019

Photo: WFP Photo Library Cost-benefit analysis studies carried out by WFP and partners have shown that every dollar invested in school feeding programmes can yield up to 10 dollars in improved health, education and productivity. Training on food safety and quality (here, in Kenya) is a crucial element of school feeding programmes.

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Envase Technologies

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

rSpace launch in August 2018, eventually expanding to Chicago, Oakland, and beyond.The Sec?rSpace rSpace partnership with ITS Conglobal is a great example of what is possible when combining latent industrial real estate with an innovative platform capable of facilitating and tracking an unlimited number of parking customers and transactions.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 19, 2018

James Gagne , President & CEO, says “a combination of SEKO’s network, service capability, customer experience, technology and great timing means its sponsorship of Home Delivery World 2018 promises to open up significant new business opportunities with the more than 1,500 retailers attending ‘the event’ for retail logistics.”. “We

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Automotive Logistics

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Glasgow to Liverpool, for example, would also connect Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne, Leeds and Manchester. In the 1970s, meanwhile, the RAND Corporation think-tank produced a number of detailed engineering studies based on the concept. Likewise, Bangalore to Chennai would connect Kolar, Palamaner, Chittoor and Kanchipuram.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 7, 2019

December 10, 2018 | By Tamara Chapman. Introduced to the logistics community in September 2018, the ASCM focuses on driving innovation by sharing “the newest insights on all aspects of supply chain.” Soft Skills for a Networked Supply Chain.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

May 21, 2018 ·. 2018 Hurricane Season. NPR and researchers from Colorado State University report that the 2018 hurricane season will have slightly above-average activity, with 14 tropical storms predicted. Related White Paper & Case Studies. By Zipline Logistics. 2017 Tropical Storm Harvey.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 3, 2018

Meanwhile, Geely’s stake in Malaysian carmaker Proton may lead to further production and distribution of Volvo models in South-East Asia, for example. In Belgium, for example, we have had cases where truck drivers couldn’t take their rest period in truck cabs, only in rest areas – of which few are available.

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WorkWave

AUGUST 10, 2022

Looking strictly at the BLS data map of annual mean wages, a group of southeastern states, such as North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, have the lowest wages. As of 2018, Statista lists California and New York as having some of the highest numbers of HVAC establishments. What is the highest paid HVAC job?

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 13, 2019

The facility manager at the Kimberly-Clark Group operation in Niederbipp has seen many different materials handling providers come and go. In April 2018 Kimberly-Clark and Avesco celebrated a milestone in their partnership. Andreas Nussbaum is not easily impressed.

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Automotive Logistics

JULY 2, 2018

Take the basic question of the distance to be maintained between platooned vehicles, for example. . Connected vehicles in a platoon require a closer separation distance – for example, 15 metres, but in Germany, the legal minimum distance is 50 metres,” says Zeilinger. “In

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 26, 2018

Technology April 26, 2018. Despite those challenges, there are some industry statistics that highlight the severity of the problem: A 2012 study by research company Vanson Bourne estimates that DCs lose nearly $400,000 a year due to mispicks, and Crimson & Co. technology | Picking Technologies. By Victoria Kickham.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 12, 2018

For example, Maryland said developers will spend $76 million on a steel plant to support wind turbine component manufacturing and $39.6 Virginia’s 2018 Grid Transformation and Security Act calls for the state to produce 5 gigawatts of power from renewable energy sources by 2028. Compliance to U.S.

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The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 21, 2017

On the one hand, the practice has become more sophisticated as people explore and learn application in contexts other than the original industrial examples. That book provides working examples of vertical linkage between organizational strategy and shop floor improvement efforts. Study the Process’s Operating Patterns.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Thus, if you find out that an expensive transport solution (courier for example) is routinely being used to deliver a low margin product to a customer, you’ll understand that much better if the end result for you turns out to be a loss. Customer-specific services. Returns management. The Value of Knowing Your CTS.

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Conger

JULY 16, 2021

A warehouse management system (WMS) is an example of digital automation software. An example of physical automation is the use of automated guided vehicles (AGVs). According to a 2018 report from the U.S In fact, a study by Darex, a drill and knife sharpener manufacturer found that cobots increase efficiency by 30% !

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

Check out the highlights and photos from our 2016 , 2017 , and 2018 rides. Robinson, Descartes Systems Group, and MercuryGate. Source: “Competing on Customer Experience: The Driving Force Behind Supply Chain Innovation,” Adelante SCM & BluJay Solutions, 2018. bringing our three year total to over $150,000!

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 22, 2018

In 2018, many products are now classified as density based, meaning they could has as many as 11 different freight classifications depending on the weight and dimensions- which determine its density. FAK is an acronym for Freight All Kind, which is simply a pricing mechanism that groups multiple classes of freight into a single class.

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Sabinext

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

In my last article of 2018, “ Which Trends Will Change the Rules of Logistics in 2019? ”, I talked briefly about urban logistics and megacities. London, for example, accounts for 32 % of the UK’s national GDP produced by only 23 % of the population. The Future of Urban Mobility study by Arthur D. Data-driven approach.

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Airfreight Logistics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Another study published by the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggested that buyers spent about £1 billion a week with online UK retailers in February of 2017. Later on, in late 2018, DHL’s North American wing announced its plan to invest $300 million in robotics and automation across 350 facilities. Which represents a +20.7%

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AIMMS

JULY 9, 2015

A recent report by the ACE European Group identifies supply chains as of the biggest sources of concern for European businesses today. Let’s take the example of inventory optimization. Recent studies suggest that estimated demand for supply chain professionals exceeds supply by a ratio of 6 to 1. But the tide is turning.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

November 20, 2018 ·. For example, although the technology has been employed in various areas of the supply chain including transportation management, sourcing and demand forecasting, the results to date in the latter case are inconsistent. By Javad Feizabadi and Apurv Shrivastava. Further research is needed in some key areas.

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