GlobalTranz

AUGUST 1, 2017

Automation has sped up production but for the most part, manufacturing techniques and advances have left the automotive industry in the metaphorical dust. New technologies, like 3D printing, CNC machining, and injection molding can help to move the automotive industry into the 21 st century. Changing Specializations.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

The next posts in the series will break down metrics and issues to consider in SQM by industry and conclude with a case study on the application of SQM. The definition of this metric is similar to the way it sounds. Even in industries such as automotive, aerospace, and defense, this metric plays a crucial role. Cost of quality.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 30, 2018

Digital technology has a lot of answers for an industry that is making strides in addressing the needs of modern manufacturing and the changing face of mobility, but there are still gaps to fill in terms of supply chain visibility, faster asset deployment and empty backhauls. Dana McBrien, associate chief advisor at Honda North America. “It

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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 11, 2018

industrial markets. The inland port role has advanced and modernized significantly throughout the current economic expansion period, and its impact on industrial real estate development will only increase in the years to come, especially if the United States moves to more export-oriented growth,” the report stated.

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Logistics Manager

MAY 1, 2018

The container shipping industry in the past was comprised of a wide mix of carriers. However, with the abolishment of the conference system and as carriers began sharing space on vessels, carrier services and offerings became narrower in scope. How then are ocean carriers going to be able to differentiate themselves?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Last November, executives from all segments of the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) ecosystem got together at the inaugural Leadership Roundtable meeting organized by Command Alkon (a Talking Logistics sponsor) to discuss a couple of simple questions: Are there opportunities to elevate the performance of the HBM industry?

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Freightos

JANUARY 8, 2019

As we enter a new year, it’s a great time to look back at how far we’ve come as an industry, set our next goalposts, and map out where we should be as an industry by 2020. It should come as no surprise that we are running out the clock until Amazon competes with more aspects of the logistics industry. Amazon is coming.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 7, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a two part series featuring Chuck Intrieri, who along with providing excellent insights over at his industry leading The Lean Supply Chain blog, is also a consultant who works with companies for Cost Reduction, Supply Chain Optimization, Logistics, Manufacturing, and 3PL Selection. What is Manufacturing?

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247 Customs Broker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Bilateral forums, conferences, meetings and seminars happen more often than one can count, and usually result in numerous announcements – ranging from memoranda of understanding (MoU) to billions of financial commitments. The forum, in its 5th iteration since 2010, positions Singapore as a gateway to Asia for African companies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In the course of updating our annual research on the supply chain planning market , I talked to executives across the industry. Let’s start with a definition: any device that can perceive its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of success at some goal is engaged in some form of artificial intelligence (AI).

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 31, 2015

The thing that’s fun about meeting folks in a bar is, they will normally be a lot more open and frank than in a conference room with 500 other people. As it turns out, it was one of the better known media professionals in the logistics and transportation industries. That’s where all the business deals get made, usually over a drink. (I

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Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

For example, Napoleon’s ability to organise his Army on the basis of administrative necessity by dividing it to support local subsistence shows cognisance of logistics concerns in designing the French Army – at least until he seemingly ignored it all and nearly led his armies to their end. Supply continually occupied the minds of planners.

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Automotive Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Russia’s Industry and Trade Ministry wants OEMs to make huge investments in new production capacity in Russia over the coming decade, in order to continue qualifying for state aid. Using localised engines or transmissions will score 40 points, for example, while electronic systems or aluminium of Russian origin will score 20 points. .

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Logistics in War

JULY 23, 2019

For example, Napoleon’s ability to organise his Army on the basis of administrative necessity by dividing it to support local subsistence shows cognisance of logistics concerns in designing the French Army – at least until he seemingly ignored it all and nearly led his armies to their end. Supply continually occupied the minds of planners.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 8, 2018

Industry experts surmise that with Amazon storming the gates, and Alibaba not far behind, today’s logistics managers will expect their traditional forwarding partners to adapt quickly—or at the very least—at a steady and measured pace. I’ll add that some of the forwarders are at fault, too,” she says. “A to Singapore and on to India. “It

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 10, 2018

Earlier this month, LM Group News Editor Jeff Berman caught up with Greg Gantt president and CEO of national less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) at the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council (NASSTRAC) conference in Orlando, Fla. Gantt provided Berman with insight into various industry-related topics.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

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Dedola Global Logistics

JULY 26, 2019

Great, so one of the first things I wanted to start with is to congratulate you and thank you for the FreightWaves Transparency Conference last month. It was probably one of the best conferences that I’ve attended in my, I don’t know, decades in this business. That is definitely the feeling I got from it.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 3, 2019

Current studies forecast a huge growth in industry drone application,” says Philipp Wrycza, research fellow at Fraunhofer IML, who explains that there are three main uses for drones in the automotive industry: transportation, stocktaking and inspection. “We billion ($1.6 billion over the same period. OEMs take stock.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2018

In a further example of Android-based ‘micro-applications’, another customer’s requirement for vehicle data capture had outgrown the capabilities of a simple yard scanner, and so was supplemented by paper-based data capture, recorded on a batch basis. The Volkswagen Group has become a prime example. Not so monolithic any more.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 18, 2018

Although the Dubai example is perhaps a long shot, the promoters of Smart City Lagos are right to aim that high. The smart city vision of the state government was discussed extensively at a conference it sponsored during its “Lagos at 50” celebrations in May 2017. He had a more engaging definition of what a smart city is.

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Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

One example is the port of Los Angeles, which has worked with GE Transportation and last year introduced a cloud-based port optimiser that provides real-time information on cargo through a single portal that is made available to all the partners involved in the processing of it. Take service parts as an example. Rail headaches.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 2, 2019

As executive director of the ATA’s Automobile Carriers Conference (ACC), Farrell regularly coordinates lobbying efforts between the US House of Representatives and Senate, as well as related government oversight agencies, on issues pertaining to the transport of finished vehicles by truck. What future mandates may manufacturers put upon us?”.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Jim Shephard, president, Shephard’s Industrial Training Systems. ? data scientists), hardware and software across industry. Further, if one does a Google search on data science groups in private industry, numerous large industry groups formed just since 2007 appear. Jim Tompkins, CEO, Tompkins International. ?

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