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Optimise Existing Capacity to Save Costs

Logistics Business Magazine

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. The first is to ensure maximum utilisation of every available space.

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Electric truck transports HP products in CEE

Logistics Business Magazine

Since the start of June 2021, Gebrüder Weiss has been deploying an electric truck to deliver technology products for the computer and printer manufacturer HP. Manufactured by MAN, the vehicle produces some 50 tonnes less emissions than a conventional diesel model over the course of a year.

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Forklift Fleet Keeps Productivity High for 3PL

Logistics Business Magazine

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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Plastic firm optimises production

Logistics Business Magazine

Dutch plastic packaging manufacturer Flestic installed SmartMONITOR from WERMA to optimise its production. Just a few years later, the company moved to a larger hall and today the medium-sized company in Dronten, the Netherlands, produces intelligent packaging solutions made of plastic on a production area of more than 7,000 sq m.

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JCB Cuts Production in Face of Chinese Supplier Shortages

Logistics Business Magazine

JCB is set to reduce production levels at UK factories due to anticipated component shortages from Chinese suppliers impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, the company announced today. The measures have been discussed with the GMB union and will see the introduction of a 34-hour week for UK production employees until further notice.

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Widespread, Yet Cautious Optimism for 2021: ARC’s Order Fulfillment Research Findings

Logistics Viewpoints

At the beginning of 2021, ARC Advisory Group, in partnership with DC Velocity magazine, anticipated factors such as a subsequent surge when we crafted our survey of warehouse practitioners. COVID-19 Labor & Productivity Impacts. We obtained insights into experiences from the prior year (2020) and expectations for 2021 and beyond.

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Hyster launches flagship A Series forklifts

Logistics Business Magazine

The scalable design philosophy makes it easy for customers to add the features that are needed for productivity in their operation and avoid paying for unnecessary options that increase cost without adding value. “We internal combustion lift trucks with capacities from 2 to 3.5 The Hyster H2.0-3.5A