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What is Waste Management Hierarchy?

Compactor Management Company

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the non-hazardous materials and waste management hierarchy with the understanding that a universal waste management approach may not be appropriate for handling all materials and waste streams under every circumstance. What Is Waste Management Hierarchy?

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Circular Supply Chains with Deborah Dull

The Logistics of Logistics

She is a sought after author and speaker having been published in various books, articles, and white papers and spoken at dozens of industry events. Join the Circular Supply Chain Network to be among the first to know when we have live discussions, webinars, new courses, and more! Circular supply chains find and monetize waste.

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Energy and Labour Costs: 2 Top Warehousing Challenges in 2023

Logistics Bureau

Of course, there is no quick and easy way to curb increases in the cost of energy and labour, but now is an excellent time to start thinking about practical ways to reduce energy usage and increase labour productivity and efficiency. After all, lean is all about eliminating various forms of waste.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

But I just read an article about another labor shortage Walmart is facing: store managers. Kroger’s foundation is funding food waste research. The deal sets the lofty goal of deploying 12,000 of Wingcopter’s 198 drone systems over the course of the next 5 years. Wingcopter to deploy 12,000 drones across Africa.

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Warehouse Design – Rules of Thumb… And a Checklist

Logistics Bureau

Therefore, we thought we’d put them here in an article, so anyone can refer to them when necessary. Of course, in a brief guide like this one, we can only share some basic tips for warehouse planning and design. Waste disposal solutions. Warehouse Design Rules of Thumb. Truck turning space 30-40 metres.

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Cost to Serve Analysis—And the Costs of Neglecting It

Logistics Bureau

With that question answered, I’m giving the rest of this article over to highlighting several business and supply chain issues, which, if you are experiencing them in your enterprise, are potent indications that CTS analysis should be on your agenda —for execution at the soonest. In short, you can’t.

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Ecommerce Inventory Management: Challenges & Solutions

Logistics Bureau

Standardise and Digitise The key to managing complexity, of course, is to be organised. Naturally, there is much more to return inventory management than we have space for in this article. So what can you do to ensure your inventory management meets the challenge of multichannel sales?