The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 7, 2019

Owned and operated an art gallery. FSMA applies to: Food transported in bulk, where the food touches the walls of the vehicle (Example: juices). Packaged foods not fully enclosed by a container (Example: fresh produce). Food that require temperature control for safety (Example: beef). Signed into law Jan.

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Trinity Logistics

JUNE 19, 2019

Along with widespread devastation to their physical surroundings, each of these natural disasters impacted business operations in many cases on a global scale. When the 2011 tsunami struck, several major car manufacturers were forced to shut down production at factories throughout Europe and the U.S. Be transparent and flexible.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 11, 2018

Viewing importing of good as a indicator of whether or not manufacturers are bringing back operations to the US, A.T. Imports of manufactured goods from the 14 largest low-cost country trading partners in Asia rose by $55 billion, or 8%—the largest one-year increase since the economic recovery of 2011. Study Findings.

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FW Logsitcs

MARCH 14, 2023

6 Good Warehouse Practices for the Food Industry In January 2011, the FDA enacted the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Any warehouse that fails to meet stringent requirements will be compelled to shut down operations. For example, it can come from a product absorbing the odors of its packing, or even from another product.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

It’s a random approach in which, for example, a consignment of electric blenders might find a home in a storage location between bottles of shampoo on one side, and dog collars on the other. In effect, the “chaos approach means picking operatives are always within easy reach of items required for customer orders.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2022

An example of such initiatives is the work Planet Mark undertake with Prologis UK to engage the full construction supply chain, including all contractors, to ensure end-to-end visibility of carbon emissions, thereby identifying opportunities for reductions. This has prevented the loss of 4.1 million tCO2e.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 25, 2022

Sitma already took part in the Japanese trade fair in the past, though for the first time it will now display a machine in an operational configuration: the E-Wrap in the paper packaging version. It already operates in it through its Tokyo branch, which has been the focal point of its business strategies for over 30 years.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 15, 2017

The “old way” of warehousing, the warehouse-based stockpiling, is slowly being left behind and every medium-big, big industry is implementing their work with high-velocity operations, thanks to this new way of warehousing. Here it is a video of a brilliant commercial, back in 2011, in London. And here comes the fun part.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 10, 2021

Globalization has added a layer of complexity to business operations. Now businesses have to keep an eye on what’s happening around the world and be able to identify possible threats to their business in all the countries that they operate in or source raw materials from.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2019

per annum from December 2011 to July 2018, demonstrates that the leadership on environmental issues shown by the A List goes hand in hand with being a successful and profitable business.”. Galvin points out that strong climate policies translate into strong business results.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 17, 2020

Globalization has added a layer of complexity to business operations. Now businesses have to keep an eye on what’s happening around the world and be able to identify possible threats to their business in all the countries that they operate in or source raw materials from.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Along with widespread devastation to their physical surroundings, each of these natural disasters has impacted business operations in many cases on a global scale. The Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan and the Thailand Floods in 2011 are both examples of natural disasters that had a much wider indirect economic effect.

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Locus

MAY 3, 2023

C above 1850–1900 in 2011–2020. They may require upfront investments but offer significant benefits in the long run, including reduced operating costs, improved environmental performance and social responsibility. By using multiple metrics, businesses can get a more comprehensive view of the ROI of their sustainability initiatives.

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Airfreight Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2020

Mr. Khan takes the helm of the DHL Express Japan business with a track record of over 17 years in Operations and General Management. In that role, Mr. Khan oversaw the hub’s management and overall operations which included its expansion of capabilities, connectivity within the global network, cost control, as well as transit time performance.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 22, 2017

For example, since 2002, Procter and Gamble has more than halved the impact it has on the environment across energy usage, CO2 emissions, waste disposal and water usage. All these operational results have led to nearly 1 billion dollars in cost saving. This company managed to create a win-win situation with all their partners.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Norwegian clothing manufacturer Helly Hansen operates most of its company fleet at its European distribution centre in the Dutch town of Born. We had also centralised our warehouses at the time,” states Hans Heijdeman, EDC Operations Manager at Helly Hansen. Smooth fleet operation. The centre holds a total of 2.5

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 15, 2020

The term ‘ATEX’, derived from the French ‘ATmosphères EXplosives’, applies to atmospheres made potentially explosive by the possible presence of dust or gases likely to ignite or explode, for example in oil and gas, mining and chemicals industries during handling and logistics operations.

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Logistics in War

JULY 3, 2023

In 2003, as the US Army sped through Iraq, it was the tightening noose of an extended supply chain – one that many believed should be lean before the conflict – which forced an operational pause on the way to Baghdad. Preparedness choices depend upon money and time, as much as they depend upon planners determining the operational need.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 30, 2017

AR aims to produce efficient operations by cutting down production downtime, quickly identifying the problems and keeping all the services and processes going. With augmented reality in manufacturing on your side, your manufacturing operations employees can directly show all of the problems to your maintenance teams and engineers.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 15, 2014

For example, preventive maintenance are either time based or meter based and it appears that it has got nothing to do with equipment dynamics in itself. Meant for strategists, the glass cabin folks, who are assumed to be Asset doctors with the knowledge of some magic formula to ensure a low cost maintenance with high operational reliability.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

The safety function typically operated in silos and performed the blessing act by providing the necessary clearances strictly going by the defined procedures. Lets consider an example of a work requiring safety and work management team to work in tandem and discuss on bringing in the coordination part in the important areas of safety.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Some of the key challenges that an Organization might end up facing are - • High operating and administrative cost. that supports business operations and incorporate the required intelligence and automation within them. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011.

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Forto

APRIL 25, 2020

The operations of individual manufacturers have also had to be suspended due to plant closure. That said, it becomes even more complicated in the case of COVID- 19 or natural disasters (such as the 2011 earthquake in Japan and the subsequent tsunami). Even in normal times, logistics planning is a challenge.

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Forto

APRIL 9, 2020

The operations of individual manufacturers have also had to be suspended due to plant closure. That said, it becomes even more complicated in the case of COVID- 19 or natural disasters (such as the 2011 earthquake in Japan and the subsequent tsunami). Even in normal times, logistics planning is a challenge.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). By 1973, US, European and Asian container ship operators are carrying 4 million TEUs. Loading and unloading was particularly troublesome. Significance.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 21, 2016

Today’s logistics empire is not your grandfather’s or even your father’s logistics operation. In 2011, eCommerce represented a fraction of overall retail operations. For example, the location of distribution centers impacts the distance between warehouse and consumer. Warehousing Expansion Is a Must.

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Trinity Logistics

DECEMBER 29, 2021

One example is UPS Healthcare developing a system and opening facilities to move medicines safely. This would allow employees to work in more important ways by running machines and adding efficiency to operations. For example, the congestion at U.S. El Dorado Dairy showcases an example of this in Ontario, California.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 20, 2012

These people could be the operators who operate those assets or users using the assets or even citizens walking on the streets and finding out a water leak or reporting a pothole. Gopi Krishnan - As regards operator driven maintenance, I see examples of the self-service concept here. And why not?

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 28, 2014

In addition to friction reduction, it also reduces the amount of wear that occurs during operations, reduces operating temperatures, reduces noise, minimizes corrosion of metal surfaces and assists in keeping contaminants out of the system. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 8, 2013

Maintenance operations like track inspections, gauging, track replacement etc. In the next part on this blog, through relevant examples, we will see how IBM Maximo deals with linear assets and in particular cater to concept of dynamic segmentation. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2016

percent from 2010 to 2011, and predictions estimate that business-to-business (B2B) sales resulting from e-commerce will make up the majority of sales by 2020, reports Four51. For example, a customer that can “chat” with a company representative online will benefit from that representative’s instant access to freight costs.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 7, 2013

An example for such case could be defining a schedule for regular calibration of laboratory equipments and tools. Some companies are also considering managing these fleet operations using GPRS and Telemetics technologies. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

« Order Fulfillment From The Dark Stores | Main | Use of Rapid Application Development methodologies for Supply Chain Execution package implementations » The Role of Information Sharing in Global Supply Chain Operations. Information sharing can be applied to almost all the core domains of corporate operational activities.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Though a risk assessment is predominantly a Safety function, it cannot and should not operate in isolation. The soft isolations are called Tag-out procedures which in this example would be a "do not cross tape"; works really well for the obedient ones but for the curious folks, there is a need for hard Isolation, also known as Lockout.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

The result is usually a supply chain roadmap that is more functional than operational , and aligned to getting quick wins and plucking low hanging fruit. Let us take an initiative such as Inventory Optimization as an example. It would have changed warehouse operations to create an agile value-added services organization.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2017

For example, will there be continued widespread adoption of online purchases of groceries, or will people still be willing to go to a brick-and-mortar store in order to see and feel their food before buying it? Frank McGuigan brings more than 25 years of experience in executive, operations and sales leadership to Transplace.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 19, 2013

For example, to replace cathodic plates on a specific section of pipeline, the maintenance planner can specify the work area to be at a specific distance from "Shutoff Valve-4" with respective Y and Z offset defined. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011.

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