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IFOY FINALIST FOCUS: IKEA Project Flat Pack Picking by SSI Schäfer

Logistics Business Magazine

Next up in our series examining each of the IFOY Award nominated finalists ahead of the winners announcement on 30th June at BMW World, we look at the first of two solutions in the Integrated Warehouse Solution category – IKEA Project Flat Pack Picking by SSI Schäfer. Customer: Inter IKEA Group. To: 2021-04-19. Description.

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Swiss paper company orders Element Logic AutoStore system

Logistics Business Magazine

Scheitlin-Papier is a part of the international trading group DHYS Group and a member of the GVS Group Handelsgenossenschaft. The product range comprises more than 12,000 articles, half of which must always be available. The new warehouse location is 20km from the company headquarters in Wittenbach.

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Continued vigilance is key to avoiding fires on board ships – TT Club

Shipping and Freight Resource

Errors, mis-declarations including wilful mis-declarations , inadequate packing , and securing of cargo against cargo damage lie at the heart of many maritime disasters. Cargo movement involves various stakeholders starting with the sellers who generally engage 3rd party warehouses/packing stations to do their packing for them.

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Warehouse Labor Woes Are Worse than Ever

Logistics Viewpoints

The Washington Post article quoted Sabrina Wnorowski, vice president of human resources at Radial, as saying “Every year we say, ‘Wow, this is really difficult’ — and every year, it gets more challenging.” In some cases, automation brings goods to pack stations where workers stand for up to 10 hours a day packing out orders.

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Flawless logistics at the click of a mouse

Logistics Business Magazine

So you have to sit up and take notice when a group of logistics professionals, steeped in warehouse management and IT solutions, believe they can give their clients the nirvana of flawless logistics. Let’s say a customer has said an item is broken and the evidence shows that it occurred at the packing stage,” explains Persson. “So,

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Efficient Frozen Food Distribution: Inside the Build-out of Two Automated Facilities

Logistics Viewpoints

My colleague Steve Banker published an informative article in 2020 about this extensive initiative Ahold Delhaize’s Supply Chain Transformation (forbes.com). The software then sends the requirements to the automated mixed case palletizing that assembles the outbound, store-friendly pallet.

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What is Dangerous Goods Declaration and who should submit it.??

Shipping and Freight Resource

Class 9 – Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles non-classified materials. For dangerous goods, prior to packing, this cargo information is provided to the carrier in the form of the Dangerous Goods Request (DGR) and after packing, in the form of Dangerous Goods Declaration (DGD – a.k.a Packaging Group.