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Carrier Capacity Management Levels the Playing Field in a Carriers’ Market

Logistics Viewpoints

Despite the epic supply chain problems, some companies have taken big steps to profitably meet consumer demand leading up to and during the busy holiday season. Carrier capacity tops the list of parcel shippers’ challenges. Carrier capacity tops the list of parcel shippers’ challenges. and distribution points across a network.

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DHL Express Presents its New Strategy 2025

Airfreight Logistics

DHL Express has presented its new Strategy 2025 on the occasion of the opening of its € 123 million state-of-the-art hub at Cologne-Bonn Airport. million liters holding capacity and 18 kilometers of piping ensures the hub stays cool in the summer and warm in the winter. An ice energy storage system with over 1.3

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Penske Logistics Presents: Third-Party Logistics Providers Helped Companies Navigate Supply Chain Challenges

Penske Move Ahead

Surging demand, tight capacity, supply chain disruptions and inflation kept intense pressures on the entire logistics sector throughout 2021, and 2022 seems to be offering little respite as uncertainties linger. Shippers made major moves to obtain more air capacity as ocean capacity proved insufficient.

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STILL presents energy system webinar

Logistics Business Magazine

For this reason, companies are also increasingly looking to ensure that their supply chains meet sustainability requirements. “However, lithium-ion batteries have at least twice the service life with the same capacity. After only 2-3 minutes at the hydrogen pump, the vehicle is available again at full capacity.

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The Port of Chancay, Under Construction in Peru, Hopes to Be a Game-Changer for Asia Trade

MTS Logistics

The port aims to enhance South America’s trade potential and meet the vast population needs of China. Once finished, the terminal, equipped with four docks, will have an annual handling capacity of 1 million TEUs, transforming it into a significant transportation and logistics hub for South America.

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Toyota Kata: What If There Is No Takt Time?

The Lean Thinker

Steve’s proposal was a Current / Target condition template that includes more than the “blank generic version” but doesn’t focus so much on the cadence and timing: From Steve Medlin’s KataCon presentation. From an industrial engineering standpoint, takt time is an expression of how much capacity you need.

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Another Tale from the Past

The Lean Thinker

It was easy to demonstrate that the oven actually had plenty of capacity, and could easily meet the need by operating it as it was designed. Part of the ritual was for the team to present their concept to the assembled management team for a green light. After that presentation, though, John came in. (I’m