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TWI: Is it Time to Rethink Job Relations?

The Lean Thinker

Background TWI stands for Training Within Industry, a program developed during WWII by the U.S. During the war there was huge growth and turnover within the industrial base as production shifted from civilian products (locomotives, for example) to wartime production (tanks). The challenge, of course, is that nobody owns this material.

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Industry View: DCs Rise to Meet Unprecedented Challenges

Logistics Business Magazine

Pressing needs and panic buying have created the equivalent to peak season demand in many industries. Of course, businesses normally know when their peak season will occur and they plan for it. The post Industry View: DCs Rise to Meet Unprecedented Challenges appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Ways to Handle Excess Inventory in Retail

ShipLilly

Moreover, the industry was dealing with rising prices and a global economic situation that was far from stable. Of course, this is only possible with goods with a long expiry date. However, most industry analysts posit that retailers have over-compensated supply chain disruptions.

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7 ways technology augments effective procurement in the shipping industry

FreightWaves SONAR

Load capacity limits play a crucial part in a supply chain network organization, logistics metrics management, and procurement in the shipping industry. Freight management parties need to understand why procurement falters without technology and how technology can boost sourcing across all industries. Download the White Paper.

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Beverage industry raises a glass to warehouse automation

Logistics Business Magazine

The beverage industry is undergoing a prolonged period of significant change that is making warehouse automation a highly attractive option for companies of all sizes across the sector, says Paul Freeman, Head of Logistics Solutions, Toyota Material Handling. Space constraints. Improved safety.

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Clark Europe Introduces New Management

Logistics Business Magazine

With this step, the industrial truck manufacturer wants to set the course for the upcoming generational change in good time. Budweit has been with Clark Europe since 2012 and can look back on more than 30 years of national and international experience in the field of material handling.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

It will be interesting to see how these smugglers will change course when fossil fuels are completely replaced by renewables. This means the company won’t need to purchase additional aircraft, but will bring additional pilots on board to handle the volume boost, according to Tomé. Maybe we will see cocaine turbines or solar panels.