Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 7, 2020

Manufacturers and shipping companies worldwide are shifting gears, re-evaluating their strategies and risk profiles, and scrambling to keep up production.

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The Lean Thinker

APRIL 18, 2022

” This is a great opportunity to shift gears from diagnostic to coaching with “Let’s go see so we can both understand what is going on.” Even if I am asking diagnostic questions, I am likely to get to a point where I start hearing speculative answers or even a hard “I don’t know.”

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Logistics Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

A collaboration business consultancy Deloitte and the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) announced today is comprised of a new model geared towards providing logistics stakeholders with the tools needed to face various supply chain-related obstacles, such as market volatility, digital disruption, and shifting consumer expectations, among (..)

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 11, 2024

The choice of lithium-ion forklift options is set to step up a gear with the launch of several new competitively priced models from Hyster. The batteries can also be opportunity charged in available breaks to fully meet the application requirements, even over multiple shifts.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

As such, retailers and logistics providers are gearing up for the annual holiday logistics crunch. Last year, Target pushed for increasing the pay of holiday employees working the busiest shifts by adding an extra $2 per hour to their paychecks. Halloween is in the rearview mirror and Black Friday is on the horizon. billion and $960.4

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

The new office and administration building in Bargteheide was built, the production location in Yizheng, China, was completed and in the first quarter of 2023, the company’s fourth global assembly plant for industrial gear units will be opened in India to map the local growth. We all yearn for normality and stability instead of crises.”

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

the company that makes computer servers, digital-data storage machines and other essential gear used by corporations and governments. That figure likely undercounts all the hands involved in making computer gear. Bloomberg data count 50 different suppliers just for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

As such, retailers and logistics providers are gearing up for the annual holiday logistics crunch. Amazon has been on a hiring spree as it gears up for the holiday season. The company said it will pay $2 an hour more to employees who pick up shifts during peak days of the holiday season. percent and 10.5

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Supplied by Volvo Truck and Bus Centre East Anglia, the 6×2 pusher-axle tractors feature 155 kg LNG tanks and benefit from Volvo’s 12-speed I-Shift automated transmission, which helps to maximise fuel efficiency. The post Volvo to Supply Dedicated Gas Lorries appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 15, 2023

A shift in skills According to the Wall Street Journal, cloud computing jobs grew 94% from 2017 to 2020, compared to 20% growth for tech job postings in general. Partnership structures need to be geared more around achievement of client success, satisfaction, and engagement.

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Penske Move Ahead

MAY 14, 2020

Channels may change as companies try to adjust business operations, such as restaurant suppliers shifting to the grocery channel, or because they are seeking out new suppliers to diversify their supplier base or because some suppliers may have left the market. The average length of haul may also be changing. We're here and ready to help.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

According to the United Nations, climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Such shifts can be natural, due to changes in the sun’s activity or large volcanic eruptions. New legislation and policies geared towards reducing carbon emissions and greenhouse gases are steps in the right direction.

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Penske Move Ahead

APRIL 16, 2024

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requires pre-trip inspections every time you start a shift. Confirm your landing gear is fully raised. How do you know your vehicle is still in tip-top shape? You won’t unless you conduct a thorough pre-trip inspection. Remove any tree limbs or other objects from your path.

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MTS Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Shifting gears to fuel sources like Ammonia is incredibly toxic in either gaseous or liquid forms. Compressed hydrogen has a very low energy density by volume, making it hard to justify costs. Liquid hydrogen must be stored at the frigid temperature of -253 degrees Celsius.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2022

Given the challenges we’ve had since, I’m gearing up for my holiday shopping to start in July. With lead times being as unpredictable as they are right now, retailers have to order these fashion items even further ahead (by a month or two), making forecasting rapidly shifting fashions even more challenging.

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Morai Logistics

MARCH 5, 2020

These concepts mark a paradigm shift; a novel way in which companies can design their supply chains for sustainability going forward. A circular supply chain is a supply chain that is geared around reusing its ostensible waste materials as well as its returns. Thus, it marks a shift for supply chains. What is it?

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CLX Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

As the freight industry gears up for another year, the whirlwind of uncertainty continues to influence the logistics landscape. The focus shifted towards salary and personnel-based internal strategies, allowing them to stabilize in comparison. On the flip side, the truck bulk and LTL markets adopted a more specialized approach.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 8, 2022

The transportation industry’s major concern has shifted from a driver shortage and lack of container space to fuel costs, which are passed through from shipper to customer to consumer, Trompeter said. The reason is skyrocketing fuel prices.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

APRIL 6, 2020

By default, the center of gravity of the aircraft is near the main landing gear. But in fact it turns out that the center of gravity of a particular aircraft on a particular flight can shift – because of the passengers, luggage, fuel. As the fuel burns, it shifts towards its tail.

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United World Transporation

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

To handle steep grades, the key is to shift the transmission to a low gear before starting down the grade. Going into a lower gear helps control your speed and you won’t have to brake as sharply. Going into a lower gear helps control your speed and you won’t have to brake as sharply.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2021

So, Asian paints shifted to a different model, where they were trying to supply direct from a factory. This was a major shift, as the stores were used to receiving small order from a warehouse. Specifically, the company decided to launch a new series of products that were geared towards touch-up jobs.

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WorkWave

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Getting Geared Up. A truck is also perfect for transporting smaller gear like shovels, walk-behind salt spreaders, and snow blowers, which are ideal for sidewalks, walkways, and other tight spaces. A bed-mounted salt spreader is an ideal addition to the setup, as well, adding a new breadth of functionality to your winter gear.

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Freightos

JULY 22, 2021

And even if you weren’t building a house, you likely felt the same problem echoed across patio furniture, gym gear, and more. But as consumer spending shifted from services to goods nearly a year ago, demand for ocean freight has consistently outpaced container ship capacity, pushing freight rates to record highs. .

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 23, 2019

As the Memorial Day holiday is set to shift into high gear, drivers – including do-it-yourself movers – are encouraged to pack a little patience… The post AAA Expects Record Number on the Roads This Memorial Day Weekend appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.

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Automotive Logistics

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The post Shifting gear appeared first on Automotive Logistics. The outlook for Brazil’s automotive sector and that of its neighbours in South America will come under the spotlight at this year’s Automotive Logistics South America summit, taking place on November 28 in Mexico City.

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Penske Move Ahead

MAY 21, 2020

If you know you have seasonal spikes coming, preparing in advance can help you ebb and flow seamlessly with shifts in demand. Network Disruptions Natural disasters, factory shutdowns, port closures or even a supplier failure can cause companies to seek out alternative suppliers, which can create dramatic shifts in their transportation needs.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 17, 2023

The high demands we place on the trucks, including extended shifts, raised concerns, as did the time and additional space required for charging operations. That’s really important because of the long shifts some of our operators work, especially when overtime is involved.”

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The pandemic pushed manufacturers and distributors to rapidly shift gears, from addressing work-from-home policies to managing extreme swings in demand and uncertain supply chains. A 2020 SYSPRO survey showed that 60% of manufacturing and distribution businesses were impacted by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic.

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Parade

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

With the positive feedback from employees and the results it was garnering, the founders decided to sell their freight brokerage, shift gears to focus on the TMS, and take their system to the market. As they added to their team, new brokerage reps loved the system, and their proprietary product became something of a recruiting tool.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 15, 2023

“The latest DHL Global Connectedness Index data clearly debunks the perception of globalisation going into reverse gear,” John Pearson, CEO of DHL Express, concludes. The only category that displays a clear recent shift toward regionalisation is people flows.

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Airfreight Logistics

MARCH 10, 2020

On a more positive note, the step-by-step growth in chargeable weight does indicate that Chinese demand for cargo capacity is showing the early signs of shifting gear. Air cargo volumes out of Hong Kong are still 30% below their level post Chinese New Year and 23% less than in the same week of last year.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 4, 2020

The production of housings, gear components, drive electronics and motor windings as well as the development, assembly and quality assurance take place in our own production facilities. This is possible due to an international network of local production and assembly facilities with highest quality standards and a great depth of production.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Some e-commerce warehouses have workers walking more than 9 miles in a shift. As warehouses gear up for the seasonal surge in work, they can run 24 hours a day. Walmart is promising extra pay for supply chain employees who show up to all scheduled shifts. The United States has 5 million fewer jobs than it did pre-pandemic.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Innovation becomes sustainability,” said Fausto Carboni, CEO of Italian gear motor and drive manufacturer Bonfiglioli at a September press conference. He went on to outline how Bonfiglioli has adapted to virus restrictions with new shift patterns, improved distancing, common space procedures and regular temperature checks of staff.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 3, 2020

Fern Wake, Chief Operating Officer at Farmdrop, explains: “First and foremost, SnapFulfil brings us excellent stock management and inventory control, because our current in-house system is not really geared up for facilitating more than one product per location.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The Portsmouth City Council-owned fruit and vegetable import specialist is gearing up for a significant change in its business model that will see customers moving away from palletised cargo towards more containerised goods. Currently 70% of the produce we handle is palletised, and 30% is containerised.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 21, 2021

With the “Hubtrac”, Linde’s first forklift truck, the intralogistics specialist offered an industry-defining, technological alternative to the commercial vehicles that had up to then been difficult to operate, usually having a jerky clutch and gear shift.

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