Talking Logistics

AUGUST 8, 2017

In today’s post, I’ll share some concrete examples of machine learning applications used today in the context of S&OP. The first example is to use machine learning for improving the results of your promotions and improving sales. Take the Coca Cola company, for example. Machine learning to boost your sales.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 10, 2018

This means for example, that marketing-campaign planning involves manufacturing and procurement functions, to ensure preparedness for an uptick in product demand. The desire to avoid data falling into the wrong hands is, of course, understandable, but digital security measures are improving all the time. Capacity Buffering.

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Conger

MAY 28, 2021

How to develop your own in-house forklift training program. How to Start Developing Your Own Forklift Safety Training Program. How to calculate forklift capacities. How to load, transport, and unload materials safely. How to perform forklift inspections before operating. Online courses. Let’s dive in.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 27, 2021

Customer expectations and the buying capacity of the purchaser coupled with the cost of substitutes or complementary goods also play an important role. Of course, these sophisticated automated models will not give the full picture either, especially in a market run by the pandemic. Simple Examples of Predictive Analytics.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 21, 2018

For the purposes of objectivity, better refers to accessing more available truckload capacity, which is tightening more than ever, says the Journal of Commerce, scheduling freight with the right type of carrier that specializes in a given type of full truckload, and securing such capacity at competitive rates. Carrier relations.

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Conger

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

How to calculate forklift load centers. How to determine how much a forklift can lift. How Forklifts Work: The “Seesaw” Analogy. How to Calculate Lifting Capacities for Load Centers Other Than 24 Inches. How Forklifts Work: The “Seesaw” Analogy. Want to learn more about how forklifts work?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

For example, many supply chain resiliency plans may have considered a health crisis in which organizations and key partners face lower-than-normal staffing levels. For example, hand sanitizer sales spiked 313% during one week in February 2020, according to reports from Nielsen. Embracing technology is part of that solution.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MARCH 20, 2020

I decided to focus on two logistics issue before concluding and broadening the topic with two examples of other issues/decisions faced and made by Amazon during this crisis. FIRST ISSUE: HOW TO DEAL WITH THE HUGE INCREASE IN DEMAND FROM THEIR CONSUMERS? Source: Engadget). Date: March 16th. Source: Fox Business).

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

So it’s easy to see how vital it is for the demand planner to communicate and collaborate effectively with the functional stakeholders who own the necessary data. So, for example, the Head of Supply might be the Supply Chain Director, Supply Chain Manager, or another non-executive supply chain management specialist. Inventory turns.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 11, 2020

Restricted movements effectively open more capacity and lead to the bottom falling out from the spot rate market. However, even that is a relative example. As the drops occur, more carriers will face the problems of too much available capacity. Of course, additional disruption risks remain. It’s the grand irony of 2020.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2019

Let’s begin with a look at network planning, because whether your company requires one warehouse or five, your service, efficiency, and costs will be influenced heavily by your choice of location and capacity. This requirement, in turn, will influence decisions about the number of warehouses required, and their capacity.

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Conger

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The different types of MEWP along with examples of each. How to choose the right MEWP for your needs. Examples of MEWPs. For example, types of lifts included scissor and boom lifts. Examples of MEWPs. Now, let’s cover some examples of all the group/type combinations to make this new classification system clearer.

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Conger

JANUARY 11, 2022

How to Choose Between a Sit-Down and Stand-Up Forklift. 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. Lifting Capacity.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

For another, knowledge is lost over the years when, for example, the IT experts who still know how to work with the programming languages C and C++ retire. These days, users can zoom in down to the system’s sensor level to find defective components, for example. Of course they have to budget for it.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The answer depends, of course, on your company’s objectives and, particularly, on your customer service promises. It’s a random approach in which, for example, a consignment of electric blenders might find a home in a storage location between bottles of shampoo on one side, and dog collars on the other.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Growing businesses will sooner or later need more capacity in their supply chain to fulfil larger sales volumes. Using WMS to increase factors such as occupancy, throughput, and data and task accuracy can all help to increase the capacity of an existing warehouse. Some businesses find that creating a new warehouse is the best option.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 30, 2023

Today we’re going to look at how to calculate ecommerce conversion rates, identify some things that may be turning customers away, and what you can do to improve conversion rates. This includes fabrics or materials used, dimensions, capacity, weight, battery life, or any other specs a customer might need to know before purchasing.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2015

The Internet of Things (IoT) seems to be popping up in more conversations throughout the entire supply chain , and more businesses have turned towards IoT experts for guidance on how to take advantage of its benefits. The Internet radically changed how the world communicates.

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Conger

MARCH 14, 2024

Fragile items, glassware, electronics, and perishable goods are some examples of vulnerable materials. Examples of these techniques include employing foam padding or rubber mats between the clamp attachment and the load. Load Capacity Understanding and adhering to the load capacity limits of the clamp trucks is vital.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 5, 2023

But do you know how to operate your fleet for the maximum economy? How to Reduce Truck-Related Costs Trucks and vans are not cheap to run, so if you can save even a little on the cost of operating each vehicle in your fleet, those savings can mount up to a lot—and the more extensive your truck fleet, the more you can save.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

How to Measure Warehouse Safety. How Safe Are Warehouses? How to Measure Warehouse Safety. Otherwise, how will you know if things got better, worse, or stayed the same? Near misses provide insight into the factors that led to the unsafe incident and provide a framework for how to fix them. Let’s dive in!

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 26, 2020

For example, managed transportation or transportation management might be the ideal terms to use in the US. Working with a 3PL for its basic premise of securing more capacity and lower rates is great. Find out more about how to take advantage of BlueGrace’s managed transportation services by calling 800.MY.SHIPPING

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Conger

JANUARY 7, 2022

This article is all about forklift weight capacity. In it, you'll learn: How forklifts work. The difference between a forklift’s rated capacity and its actual capacity. OSHA’s rules on forklift capacity. How to calculate your forklift's actual capacity. How a Forklift Works: A Balancing Act.

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Now, That's Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2019

Of course, keeping up with those order volumes on the manufacturing side isn’t easy. Neither is dealing with transportation challenges like the driver shortage and capacity crunches. As the truck market continues to tighten in terms of capacity and equipment availability, those issues won’t go away anytime soon.”.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

Jörg Spiekermann, sales manager for palletising and packaging systems in the Consumer Goods area of Beumer Group , knows how to solve individual tasks with standard components. The high-capacity packaging system: Beumer stretch hood A, covers the palletised load units with a highly elastic stretch hood. No wetness in, but out.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

As an example, fulfillment fees explain why it is cheaper to order a product directly from a manufacturer than an online marketplace, and cheaper to order from an online marketplace than it is from an ecommerce brand’s direct website. How does a 3PL do that exactly? ShipMonk is a prime example of a 3PL that brings this to the table.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 8, 2023

However, we also know how to help businesses get the most from the resources they have and make the right decisions for improvement. So naturally, we’re here to help your enterprise too. You must evaluate the option in detail to know if it presents more pros than cons or vice versa.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The information should immediately go to the transportation group so they can start to coordinate the capacity to move that freight. Of course, the cost is a factor in this regard. Pricing is the perpetual thorn in the side, of course, and it’s easy for one side or the other to take advantage when the conditions are right.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 6, 2018

Of course, that would be hard to do if the business in question needs to pile on costs just in order to increase its market share. Because an understanding of the opposing forces of economies and diseconomies of scale is necessary for shippers and carriers to know how to strike the right balance in their transportation planning.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2018

571 students from 26 countries took part in “The Smart Logistics Challenge – How to Deliver, Tomorrow” competition. The award-winning participants from Spain, Portugal, France, Denmark and the Netherlands can now finalize their concepts during the course of paid traineeships with partner companies.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 2, 2021

So in January, as players across the global freight industry were discussing how to navigate higher freight rates, delays, and capacity shortages , Freightos.com, a global freight booking platform and part of the Freightos Group, reached out to our customers to find out how logistics disruptions are impacting them.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Of course, you will need KPIs that cover each of these elements, so to help you select the right ones, the following sections provide overviews of some of the most useful KPIs in each category. First, of course, you will need some way to measure the rate at which your workforce is picking orders. 1) Speed up the Warehouse.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 17, 2016

Unfortunately, shippers who misrepresent freight have taken advantage of 2014’s major capacity crunch and the perception of one on the way to make shippers trust their predetermined information. For example, the time required to process other shippers’ freight is increased, leading to longer transit durations and lengthy delivery schedules.

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Conger

JULY 6, 2023

10 OSHA Forklift Refresher Training Examples How to Choose a Quality Forklift Refresher Training Program Where to Find Forklift Refresher Training Courses Forklift Refresher Training Formats: Online, In-Person, and Hybrid Common OSHA Forklift Refresher Training Requirements Questions What Are OSHA's Forklift Refresher Training Requirements?

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The Lean Thinker

JANUARY 25, 2024

I outlined the typical scenario – the map is built by the Continuous Improvement Team, and they are the ones primarily engaged in the conversations about how to close the gap between the current state and the future state. Or maybe you need to increase your capacity while holding your costs (vs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2024

Some try delving into deep learning or a crash course in generative AI (GenAI), but I don’t recommend starting there. What AI has been able to do for years is find patterns and make predictions at a scale far beyond our human cognitive capacity, such as forecasting for a retailer with billions of sales records and millions of items.

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Conger

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Those operating forklifts must be aware of the load capacity of their equipment and adhere to it. When operators attempt to make quick turns or exceed the load capacity, it can lead to the forklift tipping over , posing risks that can even be life-threatening.

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