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Avoiding Christmas Peak Overload with Robotics

Logistics Business Magazine

Over recent years, the seasonal peak in demand for many sectors has stretched into what has become known as the ‘Golden Quarter’, which runs through a series of festivals including the seemingly ever-growing event of Halloween, the post-Thanksgiving shopping extravaganza that is Black Friday and on into Christmas.

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Boom Time for the Shared Economy within Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

Logistics providers, both 3PL and 4PL, are driving the shared economy within the supply chain, offering shared services to customers such as higher filling rates of transport vehicles, better utilisation of warehouse space, reduced logistics costs , and/or a lower carbon footprint. Example #2: Airtasker. Example #2: Airtasker.

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TT Club Supports UK Crime Agency Targeting Cargo Theft

Logistics Business Magazine

In the normal course of events, these goods risk disposal or destruction. The Freight Unit is part of the NaVCIS, a national police unit that acts as a bridge between the police and industry. Fortunately, on this occasion, the arresting police force contacted NaVCIS’ Freight Unit to report the discovered goods.

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Yusen Logistics Thailand Celebrates Fifty Successful Years in Thailand

Logistics Manager

Five decades ago, the logistics industry in Thailand was a relatively small part of the economy compared to its large importance today. But this alone cannot support the demands of ever-evolving industries. For instance, in an event of warehousing dangerous and chemical goods, we would have an involvement right from the start.

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Yusen Logistics Thailand Celebrates Fifty Successful Years in Thailand

Airfreight Logistics

Five decades ago, the logistics industry in Thailand was a relatively small part of the economy compared to its large importance today. But this alone cannot support the demands of ever-evolving industries. For instance, in an event of warehousing dangerous and chemical goods, we would have an involvement right from the start.

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Top 10 SCM Trends for 2024

Logistics Business Magazine

His statements are based not only on discussions with experts from the industry and research, but also on data from Setlog customers who use the SCM tool OSCA. The shortage of skilled labour is putting companies in industrialized nations in increasingly difficult situations. Automation projects are progressing 10.

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Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

At our Blue Yonder ICON event later in April this year and 3PL Execution Forum in June, 3PL and 4PL companies will explain how they are leveraging innovations as an advantage. An example is carrier network services for executing a cohesive set of first-, middle- and last-mile operations and optimizing common carriers and fleets.