Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 3, 2019

Optimism in the logistics industry has fallen to its lowest level on record, says a Barclays/BDO survey, with operators concerned by tougher trading conditions, no-deal Brexit fears and skills shortages. More than 80% of those surveyed expect less than 10% of warehouse roles to be replaced by automation or robotics in the next five years.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

In the 2016 MHI Annual Industry Report, survey participants ranked robotics and automation as the top emerging technology expected to transform supply chains over the next 10 years. Improving efficiencies and cutting costs, automation technology is one of today’s fastest-growing supply chain innovations.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 6, 2018

More than 500 qualified respondents to our “34th Annual Salary Survey” report that their salaries moved up only incrementally last year. This year’s survey again draws the most feedback from successful logistics managers who have been climbing the executive ladder for some time. Uneven compensation.

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Ottawa Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

A 2016 study by 3PLstudy.com showed that 83% of 3PL respondents felt that using a logistics partner directly contributed to better relationships with their clients and 70% reported declining logistics costs. 3PL users are outsourcing everything from shipping and distribution to fleet management and order fulfillment.

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Morai Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2018

In fact, a staggering 88% of consumers who participated in the 2018 Global Consumer Insights Survey , confirmed they would pay more for ‘same-day or faster delivery’. However, the movement of transporting product from the manufacturer, to the distribution center, to the end user, is far more complex.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 16, 2018

trillion in 2016, according to the U.S. percent in 2016. In 2016, Amazon lost $7 billion on shipping costs which represents 12 percent of revenue. The company also plans to utilize its Whole Foods locations’ parking lot space as distribution centers, placing fast delivery ahead of the in-store shopping experience.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

A growing number of European warehouse and distribution centre operators see driverless forklift truck technology as the optimum solution to the staff recruitment and employment cost challenges they are facing, writes Jason Zhang, VisionNav Robotics ’ Head of Sales – Europe.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. SEE ALSO: 10 Reasons to Review Your Distribution Network Design. .

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. SEE ALSO: 10 Reasons to Review Your Distribution Network Design.

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Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Our annual salary survey reveals that the typical material handling and logistics professional earns $93,697. As the results of the MH&L 2018 Salary Survey indicate, the size of the paycheck has become almost as important. “If The single biggest challenge facing the industry is lack of qualified workers in all aspects of logistics.”

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Technology advancements were among the most exciting topics to watch through 2016. So, let’s take a look at how our predictions for the first four manufacturing technology trends (Predictive analytics, 3D Printing, and VR) to watch for in 2016 stacked up. Predictive Analytics Became Commonplace to Manufacturing.

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World Food Programme Logistics

AUGUST 19, 2019

Helping pregnant women and nursing mothers in Burundi A WFP staff member works with health workers to distribute a nutritious food supplement to pregnant women and nursing mothers to prevent malnutrition. Mothers wait at the food distribution centre. Photo: WFP/Djaounsede Madjiangar The first 1,000 days?—?the

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Mazars Ledger

JULY 19, 2017

Water made headlines in main street newspapers in 2016, with the major contamination discovery in Flint, Michigan, the drought in… The post U.S. Water Industry Outlook 2017 Recap appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 7, 2016

A little more than a year ago, Audi created a parody of transport drones in the sUVA commercial, but the ideas behind these “Terminator-like” actions actually represent very real possibilities for how extensive the network of drones will grow in 2016. How Does the Year of the Transport Drone Impact Shippers?

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World Food Programme Logistics

MAY 8, 2020

Photo: WFP/ Faheba Monir The Government is working around the clock to distribute information on COVID-19 symptoms and prevention methods. The Labour Force Survey conducted in 2016–17, found that out of the total 61 million employed labour in the country, 85.1 Faces of Korail. An teenage mother with her child.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MARCH 7, 2019

A first-hand account of balancing a humanitarian career and a young family in Ethiopia Maria’s job as a field monitor includes checking that WFP food assistance is distributed properly. I also monitor the food after it’s delivered, going to the field and checking it has arrived and that it’s distributed properly.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2016

At the onset of 2016, we identified key trends to watch for in manufacturing, and as the year draws to a close, it’s time for an evaluation of our predictions to discover the state of manufacturing. Since e-commerce can be best analyzed by reviewing Cyber Monday 2016, consider the record-breaking sales achieved.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 14, 2018

Those are some of the takeaways from the recently-released “ Home-Delivery Shopping Survey ” issued this week by global consulting firm AlixPartners. days based on the survey’s findings, continuing a downward trend over the past few years, with 2016 at 4.8 In 2018, the maximum allowable delivery time for free shipping was 4.1

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Philip Bird, Partner at Moore Stephens said: “The overall sentiment of this year’s survey is that of uncertainty. Whether enforced or the result of voluntary cost cutting, around one in five (18.8%) of logistics operators in the survey say they expect to decrease headcount in the next 12 months.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 31, 2018

Global sales for such products, which are used in factories, warehouses and logistics applications, reached $6.131 billion in sales in 2016 and are on track to hit the $6.358 billion mark in 2017, according to VDC Research Group. Total 2016 Revenues (in millions). and Fujian Newland rounded out the top 10 by revenues in 2016.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 19, 2016

To be able to deal with tariffs and customs, many supply chain companies have partnered with third-party logistics providers who help them manage in-country transportation, distribution, and warehousing. Unfortunately, 2016 does not seem promising where an increase of volumes is concerned. Management Professionals in Supply Chains.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Its current forecasting system produces very little error; in 2016, the organization achieved a mean absolute percent error of less than 20%. The project included academic research, interviews with area managers, and an on-site survey at the firm. The enterprise is already a leader in accurate forecasting.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Between 2015 and 2016, the company claims that digitalisation helped it achieve $1bn in productivity gains, with a further $700m in savings forecast for 2017. Consultancy McKinsey has surveyed companies in the US, Germany and Japan on their adoption of Industry 4.0 Are they buying it? Technology demonstrators are one thing. approaches.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2018

vehicles last year, an increase of almost 9% compared to 2016, and the forecast for 2020 is for 5m units. vehicles were exported last year, up 12% on 2016. Audi built completely new systems into its plant at San José Chiapa when it set up operations in September 2016 to make the Q5. Mexico made 3.8m Competitive warehouses.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 27, 2018

A warehouse or distribution centre might also be one of the easier environments in which to integrate gamification technology with existing solutions. Source: Findings of a 2016 survey conducted by TalentLMS. Statistic: 87% of employees believe that gamification makes them more productive. Gamification for Transport Staff.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

in 2016 with over three dozen Boeing freighter aircrafts. This move comes as Walmart looks to both expand its fleet as it builds out a network of distribution centers and bring on more truck drivers during a labor shortage for the profession. Amazon launched Air in the U.S. It also briefly tested the program in the U.K.

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The Logistics Academy

JUNE 29, 2017

billion in 2016, according to a BI Global Intelligence survey. headquarters for its warehouse distribution systems in Newport News, Va. It implemented AutoStore in 2016 to gain high-density storage and fast picking, says Brian Janusz, global program manager at Radwell. By 2021, 22.5 The world will invest $4.8

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Prior to retiring from Walmart in 2017, Sultemeier oversaw the retailers’ distribution and fulfillment centers. And in 2016, the retailer reportedly began testing aerial inventory technology at its warehouses. It surveys large areas of densely packed assets for inventory reconciliation or to pinpoint the location of specific inventory.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In that panel, I spoke with Johnny Ivanyi, Global Director of Distribution Excellence at Bayer Crop Science and Julie Tokars, Logistics Planner at Nestle USA. In 2016, as part of the wholesale corporate restructuring, Bayer Crop Science became one of the three major divisions of Bayer AG.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

Some of the main concerns expressed by ports surveyed by Automotive Logistics include finding more storage and handling capacity, especially given the growth that some of the bigger car handling ports are seeing, and at times when there are sudden spikes in volumes. . Where to put it all . last year to 67,822 units. .

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 23, 2016

You use a Voice of the Customer (VoC) survey to obtain negatives and positives from your customers. Industry Week, March, 2016). The focus is to bring value to the customer, beyond the customers’ expectations. How do we monitor what our customers feel about us? What are our pros/cons? Flex is eight (8) years into its Lean journey.

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Mazars Ledger

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Various macroeconomic factors in today’s global economy have led to a significant increase in the demand for new aircraft. Mazars USA… The post Supplier of the Fittest: How to Manage Significant Increases in Production Effectively appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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Automotive Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

And, as reported in our recent North American ports survey , the US state of Pennsylvania has invested $93m in the port of Philadelphia’s finished vehicle terminal, to more than double annual import capacity there to 350,000 vehicles. GM sold more than 4m vehicles in China last year, up 4.4%

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The market has grown from $36.08bn in 2016 to $128.33bn in 2021 – a gain approaching $100bn in about half a decade. Their layout and processes are often unsuited to the emerging distribution model, populated as it often is, by racks of pallets and a wide range of automated materials handling equipment. A route map forward.

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Penske Move Ahead

MAY 28, 2020

Retailers are decentralizing their distribution and fulfillment networks to bring inventory closer to consumers, which is changing the average length of haul in the trucking industry and the equipment used to make deliveries. between 2007 and 2016 compared to 4.4% ATRI said this has changed equipment requirements.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 19, 2018

• The growing army of robots used in distribution. It’s not even really that clean just in robots for manufacturing and distribution. Distribution is a different matter. We are approaching, I believe, an inflection point in distribution robotics. Posted on: May, 22 2016.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

For example: Japan earthquake 2016. The pandemic has shown that companies struggle to have the correct distribution of parts in the inventory holding. A recent survey shows how supply chain investments are changing – from a focused cost management model to increased flexibility and resilience, even if it costs a bit more.

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