Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Hamburg-based startup driveMybox more than doubled its sales in 2021 compared to the previous year and is on a strong expansion course. A recent customer survey proved that driveMybox is seen as a strong and reliable partner that can react flexibly to requests, even in times of strong fluctuations and disruptions in the supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Manufacturers, retailers and their logistics partners often managed supply and demand volatility by shifting scarce inventory among stores or distribution centers, or investing in expedited freight charges, without considering the real implications of these strategies on their long-term profitability. While driving a projected $14.1

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 8, 2022

The beverage industry is undergoing a prolonged period of significant change that is making warehouse automation a highly attractive option for companies of all sizes across the sector, says Paul Freeman, Head of Logistics Solutions, Toyota Material Handling. Increasingly, this means deploying some form of automation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

The goods flow through 2 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 66 final mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. million square feet in 10 distribution centers and 35 million square feet across its branch network. Products, of course, can be picked up at the branches.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

A recent series of surveys conducted by a prominent industry think tank indicates that the current state of global logistics is characterized by extreme urgency and the pressure to deliver above and beyond—regardless of mode. In each case, innovation and disruption was regarded as a “double-edged” sword.

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PINC

OCTOBER 2, 2019

This can turn into an even bigger problem for the driver who has been behind the wheel all day and is now coming up on the maximum 14 hours he can work in the course of a day (truckers can only drive 11 total hours a day). Not Pocket Change. These new levels of visibility are saving Pactiv money and time on several fronts.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2018

Is it the focus on new technologies and automation that masks the need to still ensure the basics are right first? Distribution Network Aligned. Distribution networks are rarely designed. If you haven’t already, survey them! Yes of course there are. Why is that I wonder? I wish it were that simple. Are there more?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

In 1994 Reza Raji described the concept in IEEE Spectrum as “[moving] small packets of data to a large set of nodes, so as to integrate and automate everything from home appliances to entire factories” However, only in 1999 did the field start gathering momentum. According to Gartner, Inc.,

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 23, 2018

He says Aptiv is currently in the process of implementing this method, which means taking each supplier and matching the parts it makes with global demand; it involves one pick-up for worldwide distribution, which is a significant increase in efficiency. We are already into it – it is just now we are starting to get benefit out of it.”.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 14, 2022

Of course, the pandemic then hit global shores, not to mention the ripple effects of global trade wars. While these opportunities have been established aimed to accelerate the growth of manufacturing and distribution, the region will need to address several challenges to reap the rewards. In 2019, China accounted for 28.7

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Forto

JANUARY 10, 2020

Furthermore, the OECD Economic Surveys – Germany (April 2018) state that strong domestic demands and especially exports are “driving economic growth”. As Europe’s first fully digital freight forwarding company we can attest to the many benefits that automation in logistics services is providing for exporters who rely upon them.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 5, 2018

Of course, TMS still needs good analytics and planning logic, especially when it comes to what Clark calls “deconstructing” truckloads into less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments to see if breaking orders into LTL moves makes sense for both service level and costs. This shortage trend alone should accelerate interest in driverless trucks.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 7, 2018

Of course, TMS still needs good analytics and planning logic, especially when it comes to what Clark calls “deconstructing” truckloads into less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments to see if breaking orders into LTL moves makes sense for both service level and costs. Distributed Order Management (DOM) Evolves.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2018

We want to bring in connected distribution, and full transparency track and trace of the finished vehicles from San Luis Potosi to the distribution areas and up to the final customer. BMW will doing that for the 175,000 vehicles a year it will initially produce at the plant for global distribution. Competitive warehouses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

According to one survey , only 27% of leaders believe that they have the talent needed to meet current supply chain performance requirements. A skills assessment survey was done to measure potential gaps against a pre-determined skills matrix. What should supply chain leaders be looking for to close the talent gap?

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2022

They could of course do both – cutting back on eating out, for example, reducing hospitality trade demand, but investing more in entertaining at home and thus buying more groceries. Bulk storage and distribution, perhaps somewhere in the Midlands, works very efficiently in times of normal, steady demand. Thirdly, location is key.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This type of data must be actively gathered by researching market trends, analyzing the competitive landscape, conducting consumer surveys and focus groups. Of course, the more data you need and the more sophisticated your methods are, the more expensive demand forecasting becomes. Qualitative data is more subjective.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 8, 2019

Statistic: A mere 10% of distribution centres exclusively handle pallets, while 66% handle a mixture of pallets, cases, split cases, and pieces. . Source : Logistics Management 2018 Distribution Center Survey. . Trend #2: Distribution Nodes Moving Closer to Customers. Trend #1: Warehouses are Getting Smarter.

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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. Collecting data from sensors to monitor activities in real time is valuable, of course. The Internet of Things (IoT) is making its way into every aspect of life. By 2021, 22.5

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

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. The operation will typically be highly automated, focused on efficiency and moving inventory in bulk. A route map forward.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

This can be clearly seen in the returns of online purchases by category in the UK in 2022, as shown by Statista Global Consumer Survey published in May of this year. All other categories follow some way behind, being evenly distributed between 3% and 8% – though 51% said they didn’t send anything back. Shoes come next (15%).

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Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 31, 2018

It’s true that the major issues in the supply chain—which were confirmed through MH&L ’s workforce survey process and published in an earlier article —are nuanced. Artificial intelligence, connected devices making up the Internet of Things, new devices, automation, the cloud, robots.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

Intel had already whittled packaging down to a minimum, and with a high value-to-weight ratio, the chips’ distribution costs could not be pared down any further. The company grew substantially over the course of two decades, achieving a considerable portion of that growth by way of acquisitions. Procurement analysis.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 21, 2019

These solutions include dock automation, business intelligence, planning and management systems, Big Data analytics, SaaS applications and Cloud services—tools to modernize now weary legacy processes. More automation, contends Gardner, also serves to mitigate risk at the ports by introducing big data into the picture. GDP in 2019.

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Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 31, 2018

It’s true that the major issues in the supply chain—which were confirmed through MH&L ’s workforce survey process and published in an earlier article —are nuanced. Artificial intelligence, connected devices making up the Internet of Things, new devices, automation, the cloud, robots.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 19, 2018

Should we mourn the loss of that terrible job to automation? An off-cited analysis from McKinsey in late 2017, for example, found automation could destroy as many as 73 million US jobs by 2030, about one third of all jobs in the country. • The growing army of robots used in distribution.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Every year, in our annual MH&L Salary Survey , we ask readers to identify the biggest challenge they face in their jobs, and every year they tell us the same thing: finding, developing and retaining talent. Al Will, president of PWG Distribution Solutions. Automation, Robots and AI.

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