The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 19, 2021

Twice a year we had a “PT” (Physical Training, I think) test that consisted of measured performance on five “events.” ” One of those events was a 2 mile run. Also, of course, we could make up 5-10 seconds a lap if we really had to. I have no idea. But we never did. Time: 14:00. Rate vs. Output.

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GoShip Blog

MAY 11, 2021

During this peak time, freight rates are at the highest and the capacity is tight. Check your inventory, make sure all the facilities are set up for the increased sales season, and of course ensure safety for your employees and customers. How do I prepare for peak shipping season? Use information to plan.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

This event takes a lot of planning and preparation to effectively come together, including behind-the-scenes logistics. Super Bowl Venue Preparation Everything necessary to put the Super Bowl together needs to be transported to the selected stadium including grass, sports gear, halftime show equipment, and, of course, food and beverage.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 16, 2023

In the realm of logistics, there are occasional events that leave an indelible mark on the industry, causing disruptions and chaos on a global scale. The ship, one of the largest in the world, was en route from China to the Netherlands when it veered off course amid high winds and a dust storm, becoming grounded sideways in the canal.

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WorkWave

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Time To Read: 4 minutes Learn how B2B retailers and B2C home delivery businesses use Simulations to test various scenarios, utilize resources effectively, maximize capacities, evaluate job bids, examine long-term impact and more. Companies can identify the best course of action, minimize negative impacts and make more informed decisions.

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CH Robinson Logistics

APRIL 19, 2021

Historically, seasonal events bring demand. In a market where base market tension is higher than average, the market can expect to experience tension at higher than average levels during each event period. Seasonal events that cause the market to tighten each spring. This effectively reduces active capacity in the network.

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IoT World Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

IoT World is North America’s largest IoT event where strategists, technologists and implementers connect, putting IoT, AI, 5G and edge into action across industry verticals. Compound increased demand with aging infrastructure, and it’s a substantial challenge. [ Book your ticket now. ].

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2020

Weather events can put a drastic slow down on your operations and unfortunately, it’s practically impossible to predict exactly when these events will happen. Sure, there are seasonal weather events like snow and hurricanes, which gives us a reasonable timeframe in which to expect these types of events.

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GoShip Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Now is the best time to start shopping around for competitive freight rates, expand your freight carrier network, and secure truck capacity. The closer it gets to the peak season, the more expensive freight rates will get and capacity will start to shrink. Build relationships with suppliers & carriers.

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Forto

MARCH 24, 2021

So what this is likely to „set in motion“ as well is the following course of events: Transit Times: Possible delays in transit times by a few days, due to the blockade and/or possible rerouting of vessels on the route around South Africa. Rate development: Monetary effects might be caused by the reduced capacities.

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247 Customs Broker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

The project, which includes 124,000 feet of new track, will double Port of Savannah’s rail capacity. million TEUs to 8 million during Thursday’s State of the Port event. “We’re preparing to redefine the Port of Savannah as not simply the load center for the Southeastern U.S. Mason Mega Rail Terminal nets $92 million in funding.

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10xLogistics

JANUARY 19, 2023

“The number” could be an ESOP number showing inventory requirements after detailed and exhaustive analysis of demand requirements or it could be something like what transportation or labor capacity I need to satisfy expected demand in the up coming months. It is a hypothesis. were not in anyone’s base case assumption.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2022

Adjust supply chain design more frequently than ever: As radical shifts in the centers of gravity of demand take place and the often-used transportation modes become inaccessible, organizations need to revisit their supply chain design and dynamically course correct. The aforementioned recommendations should help in this regard.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Extending visibility of available capacities in the market enables a more effective result, often delivering win-wins for collaborative trading partners. Historically, companies needing greater warehouse capacity would have invested in new construction ? How great can the impact be? Consider warehousing space. and Unnu, Kaan. [2]

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 18, 2021

Whenever disruption strikes, there is only so much capacity available. When these events occur, carriers may simply refuse to accept freight from their shippers, and that’s especially true when capacity tightens during any peak or quasi-peak, such as the produce season. . In the past year, LTL embargoes have become more common.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

A regional supply chain does not mean supply chain operations are not impacted by global events. These conversations include long term commitments to buy from the new factory to encourage the manufacturer to invest in capacity in a new region. That of course, works to VF’s advantage as well. This will be about a 1.2

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Of course, there’s another advantage. CRITICAL EVENT CONDITIONS LIKELY TO CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES Analytic data insights also allow understanding of how critical events affect road conditions. After all, import activity is one of the leading indicators of added pressure on truckload logistics and sourcing capacity.

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CH Robinson Logistics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Current events impacting global shipping in 2021. “By Of course, similar to 2020, the pandemic may be the largest disruptor on the shipping market again in 2021. Looking at the ongoing events around the world, many of the challenges we’ve experienced in 2020 are not going away—and there are potentially new challenges on the horizon.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 5, 2018

For example, a black swan event may include both the physical damage and ongoing disruption caused by a hurricane and subsequent bottlenecks, so shippers that know how to isolate the causes of poor visibility and areas that are likely to contribute to worsening of black swan events can effectively reduce their chances of coming to fruition.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 4, 2022

The value of a third-party cannot be overlooked when getting fresh products to market, particularly in times of limited capacity and excess product. In fresh logistics, timing is everything, much like truckload capacity. All indicators point to similar truck capacity from 2021 for grower-shippers for this year. Food Logistics.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 17, 2023

As a result, a total of 18 Mitsubishi GRENDiA LPG forklifts in capacities ranging from 1.8 Although the company’s operators were used to hydrostatic controls, a short refresher course enabled them to switch seamlessly to the automotive-style pedals of the Mitsubishi GRENDiA models.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Many-to-many can also refer to many participants in a network accessing many, many sources of event data critical to supply chain operations through a public cloud network. COVID of course taught companies the need for agility. But even in more normal times, a supply plan usually can’t be fully executed. Stuff happens.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Drewry maintains that subtle changes to the new vessel orderbook, mainly in the form of delivery deferrals, have softened this year’s new capacity burden and had a positive effect on Drewry’s supply-demand equations for 2019. So-called “mega-vessels” comprise 82% of those on order with a capacity of 11,000 TEU or more.

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Airfreight Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2020

Imported from China via a cargo plane provided by the Cargolux airline, this machine has a production capacity of one million masks per week. These will supply the national network of pharmacies, health establishments, institutions and anticipate needs in the event of a new wave of the epidemic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

Meanwhile decisions like how much production capacity needs to be added, or what raw materials need to be purchased, don’t change on a daily basis. But, of course, over the course of a month the demand and supply pictures change. Thus, the initial plan must be modified.

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GoShip Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Now is the best time to start shopping around for competitive freight rates, expanding your freight carrier network, and securing truck capacity. The closer it gets to the peak season, the more expensive freight rates will get, and the capacity will start to shrink. Relationships with suppliers & carriers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

During a normal Olympics, millions of spectators flock to venues to watch over 300 events unfold over the course of two-plus weeks. Earlier this week, a resurgent coronavirus forced Japan to declare a state of emergency in the capital that will run throughout the event. The pandemic boosted certain areas of the economy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

A few years ago, I met Jon Schechter at a RightHand Robotics (RHR) event. And while I liked mechanical engineering, I was much more interested in operations research courses and even more in real-life material flow. In good times, companies add capacity. He had joined the company as a recently minted Harvard MBA graduate.

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Airfreight Logistics

MARCH 19, 2020

The course of future events is unclear, but this is a sector that has proven its resilience time and again,” said Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO. Cargo capacity, measured in available cargo tonne kilometers (ACTKs), rose by 0.9% Capacity growth has now outstripped demand growth for 21 consecutive months.

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Freightos

MARCH 23, 2023

In the debrief department, Sea Intelligence’s Alan Murphy shared data confirming that – of course – surging demand was the trigger for the unprecedented ocean situation. He also laid out that global capacity has grown linearly over the past twenty years even through ups and downs in demand on specific lanes resulting in overcapacity.

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Conger

JANUARY 11, 2022

Lifting capacities range from 3,000 lbs. But sit-down propane forklifts can come in a wide variety of capacities, from 3,000 lbs. capacity or more. Small-capacity sit-down electric forklifts usually come in a 3-wheel design. capacity, these trucks come in 4-wheel designs. to 150,000 lbs. The 5,000 lb. to 5,500 lbs.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 30, 2023

Tender acceptance can range from 98% to just 75% over the course of a freight cycle, causing disruptions to supply chains that result in charge-backs, stockouts and lost sales. How bad is the problem for shippers?

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Forto

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Major calendar events are – quite literally – casting their shadows ahead for the supply chain: Golden Week in China, Black Friday and Cyber Monday on November 26 and 29, and of course Christmas holidays and also Chinese New Year are already just a few logistics steps away. But what exactly do these seasonal events entail?

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WorkWave

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Catering would involve cooking large amounts of food for group events, while meal prep and personal chef services would involve preparing food for one person or one family. Event Planning. Event planners coordinate successful events such as corporate retreats, weddings, baby showers, and birthday parties for their clients.

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World Food Programme Logistics

JUNE 24, 2020

A monitoring event in White Nile State in Sudan, where the UNHCR team with project-implementing partner Forests National Corporation (FNC) measured the growth of seedlings in spring 2020. making long journeys to fetch firewood, exposing them to sexual harassment, exploitation or other violence.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 15, 2020

In the two years or so before 2020, capacity growth had been outstripping the rate at which demand was rising, keeping air freight rates down. But of course, freight still needs to move, and for some commodities, such as personal protective equipment, a rapid supply chain is more critical now than it has been in many decades.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 3, 2021

Of course, the auto plant shutdowns last year didn’t last long and the region became a severe backhaul market by July and August as OEMs demanded large volumes of inbound components and production schedules attempted to make up for lost time. Source: SONAR).

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