Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2021

On Monday, March 8th, a vice president of supply chain for a large retail chain – a chain with over 5,000 stores – spoke at Körber’s supply chain conference Elevate. Preferred methods involve having their industrial engineers minutely examine processes and standardize on the safest and most productive way to do those tasks.

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Women in Trucking

MAY 25, 2020

Conference & Expo. Men as Allies in the Real World Fortunately, more and more men in the transportation industry are recognizing the value of greater gender representation and showing interest in increasing diversity in the workplace. who addressed the topic in her presentation at the 2019 Accelerate!

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

It also helps with training and monitoring delivery drivers in safety and performance, managing assets and resources, and analyzing the efficiency of logistics operations. Retailers in the U.S. The prototype will ideally be developed into an inexpensive piece of sorting equipment that can be easily integrated into a MRF’s current technology.

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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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Trinity Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Jennifer Hoffman of Trinity Logistics is sharing freight market information at Trinity’s 2022 Freight Agent Conference. For example, we have a very successful Freight Agent in our network who makes an amazing living and has a lot of very predictable freight shipping every day. Do it now, as Arnold Schwarzenegger says.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The new HQ includes offices for 75 employees and a training centre for use by customers and JCB Germany’s network of dealers which employ a further 2,000 people. Lord Bamford unveiled a plaque to mark the opening during a conference at the new HQ attended by JCB’s largest 50 dealers from around the world.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 4, 2015

In today’s post, Chuck will take it a step further and break down metrics and issues to look out for by 5 main industries: Pharmaceuticals. Review of SQM Metrics and Issues Across 5 Core Industries. #1: Quality metrics is one example of information that can be provided to FDA in advance of an inspection. Medical Devices.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

If managers embrace the idea of giving employees responsibility and decision-making autonomy in their respective areas of expertise – in agile teams, for example – then the parameters can also be defined together. Bohlmann: By eliminating ineffective communication loops, for example. 6th international supply chain meeting.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

Handling 31m parts and producing almost 10,000 vehicles each day, BMW is increasingly looking to digitalisation and Industry 4.0 Within the carmaker’s production halls, tugger trains or smart transport robots (STR) are increasingly used to transport parts, with 30 STRs set to be in operation this year. Enhancing outbound visibility.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

Plenty of examples of warehousing. This accounts for 15% of the total warehousing industry in the US. Companies often choose private warehouses because of the high degree of control that they confer over the handling and storage of goods. No need to hire, train, and manage staff as the warehouse owner is responsible for these.

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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. Training for Future Success. The Fight for Efficiency.

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Automotive Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Eduardo Solis, executive president of the Asociación Mexicana de la Industria Automotriz (AMIA), told delegates at the Automotive Logistics Mexico conference last week that the industry there had been “growing significantly” and now represented 20.2% of GDP, second only to the food industry at 20.7%. Crime on the rise.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 23, 2019

Long distance rail connections are central to this trade and, at the Automotive Logistics Global Shanghai conference last week, speakers from China Railway International and Beijing Changjiu Logistics talked about the latest developments for vehicle and parts shipments on the China Railway Express (CR Express) between China and Europe.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

Since the collapse of the housing market and the economy in 2008, the freight transportation industry has managed to claw its way out of a damaging situation and maintain historically low trucking rates. However, the industry stands on the verge of a rate-hike cliff. told the conference. Driver Expenses.

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WorkWave

MARCH 8, 2019

In honor of International Women’s Day on Friday, March 8 th , I have set out this month to interview some amazing women in the service industries in an effort to learn more about their journeys and to get their take on what the future of field service holds for women. She is passionate about the industry because of the potential that exists.

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World Food Programme Logistics

JANUARY 24, 2019

Training led by the World Food Programme (WFP) in the Southern Africa region expand the options for emergency response Aerial assessment of Mozambique floods using drones, January 2019. These new skills are the result of multiple training opportunities led by WFP on how to fly, map, and coordinate with UAS.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

4] The ongoing conflict in Ukraine, too, has brought national industrial mobilisation to the fore in terms of Ukraine responses to Russian aggression, but also in the context of European, US and other logistics support to Ukraine. The successful delivery of the ULAC has been greatly beneficial for both the Army and BAE Systems Australia.

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Trinity Logistics

JUNE 3, 2021

Some examples of these are: U.S. This regulation covers the cleanliness and function of equipment, protocols set in place for transportation, employee training on the proper handling of food in cold chains, and records of all FSMA compliance. Each region has its own regulations, compliance mandates, and enforcement agencies.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

This transcript is the final half of a speech given at the 2018 Australian and New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference. None of us can be trained to the depth we require; the attempts that Defence has made over the last thirty years of effort have achieved the best that could be expected, but we all know that it is still not enough.

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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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Logistics in War

JUNE 21, 2018

This transcript is the final half of a speech given at the 2018 Australian and New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference. None of us can be trained to the depth we require; the attempts that Defence has made over the last thirty years of effort have achieved the best that could be expected, but we all know that it is still not enough.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. As a bonus, at the Imagine 2014 Magento e-commerce Conference, Malcolm Gladwell spoke about Malcolm McLean (just as he did in this Inc. One visionary, Malcom McLean , is featured prominently in the industry’s development.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In addition to the digitisation of industry and commerce, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have also emphasised the importance of supply chain management and sourcing. His analysis is based on conversations and data from Setlog customers who use the SCM tool OSCA, e.g. more than 100 brands in the fashion industry alone.

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Automotive Logistics

MARCH 25, 2019

Speaking at The Supply Chain Conference last week in Atlanta, George Grahovac (pictured), Honda of America’s new senior manager at its North America Operations Office, highlighted a spend of $1.2 Apart from the expense of installing the devices and training drivers, there has also been a loss of productivity.

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The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Other ways we support experiential learning include hosting external student case competitions, touring logistics facilities, and attending industry conferences. For example, as online sales reach a record high, B2C service provider Jet.com uses some creative logistics concepts to bring value to customers.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 14, 2017

It’s a bike ride I’m participating in as part of my training for our Logistics Leaders for T1D Cure team ride this September in support of JDRF. Check them out: My other teammates, James Coon (BluJay Solutions) and Ken Wood (Descartes) have been training hard too; I’ll share their photos in a future post. Well, not literally.

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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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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 2, 2020

Since the beginning of March 2020, when the first cases of Corvid-19 occurred in Germany, we have been experiencing a drastic slump in incoming orders for industrial trucks and spare parts. Travel activities and all international corporate conferences are currently suspended. Communication now takes place only via digital channels.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 18, 2019

The automotive industry is undergoing a fundamental change in the way it does business. At this week’s Automotive Logistics Global Shanghai conference, delegates heard about how they were adjusting their strategies and adopting state-of-the art technology to do so. That is the first step.”. Automating greater productivity.

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The Logistics Academy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

For example, airfreight forwarding growth in China is thought to have been robust this past year, while sea freight growth was much weaker. Nonetheless, it’s clear that the scope of these solutions, in terms of geographic coverage for example, needs to broaden in order for them to deliver value. DB Schenker and uShip, for example.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2017

A notable exception is MercuryGate (a Talking Logistics sponsor), which was founded 17 years ago and recently held its annual user conference in Las Vegas. The theme of this year’s conference was ‘The Future of Delivery,” which I love because it raises a lot of questions and possibilities (see my recent post on the topic).

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Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Jonathon Roth in The logistics of the Roman Army at war (264 BC – AD 235) argued that the Roman’s success didn’t just come from military culture, training or weaponry. Industry had always been inseparable from warfare, but now the importance of it being ready prior to the first shots of war was blatant.

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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. This is a critical metric in regulated industries such as medical devices, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and food and beverages. Who manages quality ongoing training and education ?

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

manufacturing is not experiencing a “renaissance” Industry experts conservatively acknowledge that off-shoring has slowed, and perhaps “stabilized” Although around 80,000 manufacturing jobs have come back to the U.S. For example, Apple cannot launch iPhone production in the U.S. And, after building the new U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 19, 2021

And we also communicate with our business partners or colleagues within the Clark organisation via video conference. The project work of our teams is done via digital whiteboards and we use virtual presentation platforms for training our sales partners. The industry is currently operating in a very difficult environment.

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Logistics in War

JULY 23, 2019

Jonathon Roth in The logistics of the Roman Army at war (264 BC – AD 235) argued that the Roman’s success didn’t just come from military culture, training or weaponry. Industry had always been inseparable from warfare, but now the importance of it being ready prior to the first shots of war was blatant.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2019

In past decades, international investment has flowed into the automotive industry in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) primarily due to it being a low-cost production centre. The automotive sector is the largest industry in the Czech Republic, generating more than 9% of GDP, 26% of manufacturing output and 24% of Czech exports.

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