Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Technologies like Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and tracking systems can transform the way we manage food and drink across the manufacturing supply chain – from its origins on the farm, through to factory production sites and transporting the food on UK roads to our stores.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 11, 2022

Suppliers use predictive analysis based on the purchasing patterns of their customers to determine the amount of raw materials needed at any moment. Warehouse planning depends on a thorough analysis of the purchasing patterns and information from your stock, suppliers, warehouses and market trends. References: B. link] Bolumole, Y.,

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MTS Logistics

MARCH 27, 2023

Shipping giant Maersk is out with a new warning: despite the Chinese economy staying resilient in the wake of the Covid pandemic, other factors such as a Chinese real estate market crash and repeating factory shutdowns in 2021 and 2022 have slowed down the Chinese economic recovery.

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MTS Logistics

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Disease Disease, known in the form of the Covid lockdowns, hit Chinese factories hard. as an alternative to China so it easily became the place to be since factories can easily be set up and workers trained when it comes to sending similar goods to the U.S. These problems China is facing can be summarized as the “5Ds” 1.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

While getting personal protection equipment was difficult, 2021 was an even more challenging time for the supply chain team. But in 2021, “all of a sudden there were just completely random shortages that occurred with no warning.” And the reasons spanned from a global chip shortage, to embargoes, to factory fires, to natural disasters.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 25, 2021

To compete in this constantly changing market, manufacturers and distributors need more digital-driven services such as real-time production, tracking, and analysis. This means making factories smarter for the future. What is the smart factory? How to create a smart factory. It’s important to first to set objectives.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 22, 2023

Due to freight rates skyrocketing in 2020-2021 and in the beginning of 2022, Asian polymers have been dropping in price to be able to compete with the other regions of the world. 2021 and 2022 was not the best time for Chinese producers, due to them not being able to compete with U.S.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 23, 2022

The root causes of the shortage are numerous and stem from factory closures, supplier issues, and disruptions in the supply chain. After the world spent many days talking about general supply chain shortages throughout 2021 and the first half of 2022, the current baby formula shortage is a case study in real-time supply chain shocks.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 21, 2022

According to a report , between 2020 and 2021 there was a dramatic growth in companies focusing on making their supply chains more resilient. It seems that manufacturers found it much quicker and cheaper to increase inventories than build regional factories. Risk analysis is becoming an important part of SCM.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the supply chain resiliency test. January and February 2021 were characterized by repeated winter weather events nationwide. Your supply chain must be capable of adapting to all types of threats.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The current study “Mobilising the Delivery Workforce: The State of Mobile Technologies in Transport and Logistics 2021” by Arlington Research shows that mobile-first technologies will play a key role in the delivery of goods in the final delivery area. Collected data can be viewed using built-in data analysis and display tools.

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Turvo

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Going into 2021, supply networks were already dealing with rising demand, increasing port congestion, and production delays. Here’s a look back at the top 5 logistics stories from this year (2021): Suez Canal blockage that affected global supply chains. Coronavirus outbreak in India. of year-to-date trade.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2022

And the rise of online retail and distribution centres have compounded the issue by creating fierce competition for remaining industrial space: industrial site vacancy rates dropped to just 4% in 2021, compared to 16% in 2001. The Commission met four times between March and October 2021 and was supported by a secretariat at Centre for London.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2017

For example, the analysis of procurement processes and expense trends might help companies select alternative or new suppliers, change the flow of supplies to optimize delivery time tables and enhance payment processes, such as double billing complaints. billion by 2021. VR tends to replace the entire image.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 14, 2021

The AGVs are manufactured in the same factories as the manual series vehicles. “An initial analysis already showed cost savings of around 20%,” states Martin Jessen, Production Supervisor at the Danfoss warehouse in Tiglev. All AGVs are equipped with the so-called standardised iGo systems automation kit.

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Conger

MAY 24, 2023

In 2021, Intelligrated was the world’s 5th leading provider of automation and integrated end-to-end solutions for fulfillment, manufacturing, and distribution operations. As of 2021, Vanderlande is the world's second-largest warehouse automation vendor and is part of the Toyota Advanced Logistics Group.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2021

His analysis is based on conversations and data from Setlog customers who use the SCM tool OSCA, e.g. more than 100 brands in the fashion industry alone. The collaboration of companies with purchasing offices, suppliers, factories, testing laboratories, logistics service providers and distributors is becoming increasingly important.

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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. AutoID ma rket analysis. during the first quarter of the year. Faster shipments, lower labor costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. During the peak of port congestion in 2021, as many as 30 ships were waiting to enter an Oakland berth. Unilever offers drone delivery for direct-to-consumer ice cream orders. s CargoNet.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

Let’s put a major multinational – Saint-Gobain – under the microscope to illustrate how this kind of analysis. In 2021, for the tenth consecutive year, Saint-Gobain was named one of the world’s 100 most innovative companies, according to the Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovator ranking. Who is Saint-Gobain?

Material Savings 125

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Importers have been scrambling to find ways to get their cargo from origin factories to their warehouses and ship them out for the Christmas season. The current trend of increased demand is expected to last until the Chinese New Year when most factories will be closed. after dropping for four consecutive months. So, what happens next?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

SYSPRO ’s 2020 survey, The Inflection Point for the Factory of the Future , showed that only about one-third (38%) of manufacturers’ business systems had enabled them to meet the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Similarly, a 2021 study from McKinsey showed that just 19% of companies that had adopted Industry 4.0

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2023

Warehouses are fast becoming ‘fulfilment factories’, increasingly mechanised, automated and digitally integrated with the wider supply chain. In the autumn of 2021, property agent Cushman & Wakefield reported that available space in the UK had fallen below 50 million sq ft, the lowest level since it started tracking availability in 2009.

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Conger

JANUARY 27, 2023

Automation is the process of minimizing manual labor using machines Automation includes using various equipment and control systems such as factory processes, machinery, boilers, heat-treating ovens, steering, etc. The industrial automation market grew globally, reaching $191 billion in 2021 , and is expected to reach $395 billion by 2029.

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Dedola Global Logistics

MARCH 12, 2021

Who tracks every customer’s shipment from when it leaves the supplier’s factories and ensures that all documentation is in perfect order? ” For instance, in Q4 of 2020 and Q1 of 2021, COVID-19 related space and equipment shortages have presented some of the biggest challenges in recent years.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Since over 80% of traded goods are moved via the sea (UNCTAD; Review of Maritime Transport 2021), we can confidently say that the entire developed world depends on sea transportation to survive. When the 2008 crisis hit, one could argue that it was the result of China’s Open Door Policy initiated by Deng Xiaoping.

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MTS Logistics

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The industry learned how fragile the supply chain was in March 2021, when the Suez Canal was blocked for six days by Ever Given. In the near term, carriers will be coping with the traditional increase in cargo volumes that occur just before the Chinese New Year and shippers rush to get orders out before factories close for the holiday.

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Dedola Global Logistics

MARCH 12, 2021

Who tracks every customer’s shipment from when it leaves the supplier’s factories and ensures that all documentation is in perfect order? ” For instance, in Q4 of 2020 and Q1 of 2021, COVID-19 related space and equipment shortages have presented some of the biggest challenges in recent years.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 3, 2022

And it is not the “last mile” – the distance between an exit off a highway to a destination site – a factory, warehouse, or store for example. A January 2021 DOT report suggests that “only 48% of trucking firms would be able to buy the technology in the decade after it becomes available.” Finally, there are also cost issues.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Country of Origin 2020 2021 2022 2023 (first 9 months) CHINA 9.80 Since the start of 2018, exports from 15 of China’s central and western provinces have skyrocketed 94% as factory production expanded beyond the Pearl and Yangtze River deltas that have driven China’s industrial economy (per the Wall Street Journal). M VIETNAM 1.86

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 2, 2020

Operating in a negative temperature of -22°, the AGVs ensure the semi-finished and finished products transfer between the different areas of the factory: end of production lines, storage, packaging and shipping area. For example, new functions will enable real-time analysis of the performance of the flows covered by the AGVs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 30, 2021

Will that make it harder for companies to hire warehouse and factory workers? In the second quarter of 2021, a record 423.7M Wages grew by 4.25% from January to June 2021 in logistics, a record 6-month gain for the sector. Will this begin to affect demand in retail and hospitality? We can only speculate on these issues.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

I joined PowerFleet in 2021. What matters is the output that comes out of our analysis. You want to have everything that you possibly can, communicating together so the analysis is done in the best possible way and the actions that come out of it consider all these inputs to give you the best possible way. That is basic now.

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