Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 3, 2022

In warehouses, for example, one solution is labor management. Labor management systems break the work down into very granular activities, set targets for doing those tasks in an allotted period of time, and measure how workers do against the time standards over the course of the day. The trend toward automation has never gone away.

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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. Planning applications don’t work well if the master data they rely on is not accurate; this is known as the “garbage in, garbage out” problem. But sometimes fixing the bad data problem is complicated.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

And in the intervening years — as we’ve leveraged real-time data, ML and AI to help countless companies answer the “where’s my truck” question — I’ve continued to underscore that visibility is a foundational technology. That’s when you can course correct in any number of ways that make your business more efficient and your customers happier.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Supply chain leaders are enthralled with the idea of using big data, but they tend to fail to understand how to disseminate big data in their organization properly. True, they may know how to roll out big data in a single warehouse, or they may have heard their competitors used branded systems for implementing this new technology.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 23, 2022

A manufacturer of plastic bags for food packaging that operates a factory in Poland has been using Delta automation technology on its production lines for years. Several heat sealing machines and conveyer systems were in operation at the factory before the expansion.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 14, 2022

For decades, ASEAN manufacturing, once seen as a global phenomenon, had been overshadowed by the meteoric rise of Chinese factories. Of course, the pandemic then hit global shores, not to mention the ripple effects of global trade wars. Singapore, for example, relies on Malaysia for one-third of its total poultry supply.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

For example, one of the main problems with Asian-US trade is that all container ship deliveries are now routed to the West Coast, even though the bulk of America’s manufacturers are based on the East Coast. Use data to improve operations. To assist with the short-term solution, the answer is an extensive data-gathering exercise.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

And the reasons spanned from a global chip shortage, to embargoes, to factory fires, to natural disasters. These are big data platforms that monitor news sources and assorted databases from governments, financial institutions, ESG NGOs, and other sources to detect when a negative event has occurred or may be about to occur.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 27, 2022

We experience such diverse supply chain disruptions that tracking the data on U.S. The new problems stem from the recent port lockdowns, factory closures in Asia, a slow down in production, and mixed signals on U.S. For example, recently Target was forced to write down the value of excess inventory that’s stuck in warehouses.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 10, 2022

In order to participate in various research projects, develop innovative products and implement a smart factory, the intralogistics provider STILL has now set up its own 5G network at its Hamburg headquarters. On the other hand, we will optimise our production with super-fast data transmission technology.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Preliminary data from last Monday – October 31 st – reported Eurozone inflation running at 10.7% Companies that can monitor downstream demand signals and use that data to make more frequent forecasts will see their forecasting accuracy improve much faster than companies using traditional forecasting methods. for October.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Collaboration on product lifecycle management (PLM) data can provide advantages during initial costing and material acquisition. For example, if the brand defines target production capacity for each style in the collection, material suppliers can anticipate their production orders for each month or quarter.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 10, 2022

For example, you can optimise for cost, profit, or service, but not for all of them. For example, inaccurate forecasts typically lead to: Overstocking — a problem that ties up working capital and can lead to inventory obsolescence. Let’s explore a quick example of the relationship between supplier lead times and inventory levels.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Indeed, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) data suggests around 2.4 Within a business context, examples of sustainable transportation measures may include using an electric vehicle fleet or reducing the number of miles between stops on routes that have more than one stop. So, how can industry make transport more sustainable?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2023

For example, pickleball has been the fastest growing sport in America for 3 years. Many Franklin Sports products carry official sports logos – Major League Baseball, NHL, NFL, Major League Soccer logos, and of course USAPA. An example of a branding concept involves the work the company did with Kerri Lee Walsh Jennings.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 8, 2018

I understand that the path of a product from factory to store can be a highly complex process but nowadays technology and data are playing an increasingly important role in helping companies synchronise their supply chains. I like to read articles and try to follow this topic.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2015

At its core, the IoT serves as a way of gathering data and information about a process, but applications of the IoT can detect potential problems within a machine before the machine falters. For example, a subtle change in hydraulic pressure may still permit the machine to operate. Automated Data Transfers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

We need problem solvers, people that can work with data from a data analytics perspective. At AGCO when there is an allocation of supply decision to be taken, there is just one person communicating with a particular supplier and telling them how the tight supply will be allocated among the AGCO factories.

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Conger

MAY 11, 2022

AGVs are automated material handling equipment that follows predefined paths with limited ability to make real-time corrections to its course. AMRs are automated material handling equipment that use digital maps or sensors to navigate its environment, while being able to make real-time course correction. When Were AGVs Invented?

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 7, 2018

Sandalwood, for example, has some incredible value for the cosmetics industry both for its scent as well as it’s therapeutic values. This is just one example of the lengths Lush undertakes to ensure their true to their word on ethically sourced materials. In short, they weren’t going to get sustainable sandalwood from India.” .

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 21, 2020

Why China Became Australia’s Factory. Just by how much it is difficult to say, but we can deduce that if companies are cutting their production costs by 20 to 40 or even 50 percent by using China as their factory, their costs will rise by at least that much if they bring manufacturing back onshore. Economic Benefits. Diversification.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MAY 6, 2020

Photo: WFP/Ismail Taxta One example is WFP’s e-Shop app , which is being used by 46,000 people in Somalia to redeem assistance online. A prototype GrainATM has already been built and is being tested in a factory setting. The prototype GrainATM being tested in a factory in India. A WFP e-Shop in Mogadishu.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 27, 2020

The aim was to define the factory of the future and to implement its products in the digitised factory. What matters is speed, a complete overview of complex processes, and, of course, a maximum focus on the customer. In order to realise this vision, it was also important to integrate the suppliers from the very beginning.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2021

BEUMER Group was flexible and set the course for “remote commissioning” – commissioning from a distance. As a concrete example, Teichrib mentions the packaging line of the cement manufacturer Norm LLC in Azerbaijan, which was almost completely erected on site. “All components were already completely installed.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Too much leads to resources being monopolised on gathering tons of data and a subsequent risk of “paralysis by analysis” Cost to Serve (CTS) is an approach that helps you avoid both extremes. If profits start to decline afterwards, your CTS data can offer valuable information about what changed and how to get back on track.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

A press release from October of 2021 stated that solutions sold by the Group over the course of one year result in the avoidance of around 1,300 million tons of CO2 emissions over those product’s lifespan. and Data Science. In Brazil, across 16 business units, they operate 56 factories and 126 distribution centers and outlets.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Freight bill accuracy : Whether shipping from factory to warehouse, or to the customer, this metric helps identify problems in billing operations. Manufacturers need to set a base level using internal data and then measure the percentage change up or down against time. Identifying the space versus utilization sweet spot is key.

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Logistics Manager

JANUARY 26, 2020

This has led to the Group positioning themselves as leading data and robotics driven automation company. Of course, we can still do more and we plan to do more as we push forward. SynQ turns data into intelligence and shapes it to the needs of customer; it’s ready for the future.”

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Logistics Manager

JUNE 27, 2018

For example, a depression in the shipping industry often meant that months down the line other industries and markets would be hit with economic lethargy. The push for utilizing big data in all kinds of applications is becoming increasingly apparent with large corporations beginning to see the value in the mountains of data they may possess.

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WorkWave

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

For example, take a lawn and landscape business that’s offering a fall deal for homeowners who need to grade and seed their lawns. This is a very simplified example of combining traditional, top-funnel organic content marketing with lead generating efforts. Today, data comes cheap. This is what omnichannel marketing is.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Highway and transportation closures, and mandatory 14-day quarantines for people returning home from strongly affected areas, mean that even in places no longer shut down, the return to normal at factories and ports will be slow. . FBX data shows prices for containerized freight spiked ahead of January 2019 tariffs. .

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 11, 2018

Others wave their hands and announce sweeping megatrends that sound impressive, but that lack supporting data. More and more transactions, operations and processes are conducted within IT servers and data centres. Some pick out particular statistics to make precise, but meaningless forecasts. We take a different approach here.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 24, 2019

For example, AI can enhance risk mitigation by analysing large sets of data, continuously identifying evolving patterns, and predicting disruptive events along with potential resolutions.”. RPA technology reduces human intervention and improves consistency across manual data sources within manufacturing.”. Advanced Analytics.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. A disciplined approach to the collection, cleansing, and standardisation of supply chain data.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

For example, one risk could be a sudden increase in demand for a product. Operational risks are those that may occur within a given factory, and functional risks are those that our business functions to support the supply chain entity, such as IT development, financing comment and human resources. Focus on Resilience.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Dubai and HERE Technologies to develop data infrastructure for driverless transportation. Unless, of course, the shared data is crappy, inaccurate data. Infor and Integration Point Partner to Create Comprehensive, Network-based Global Trade Management Solution. Infor Launches Networked Order Management.

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Automotive Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Not entirely philanthropic, the contest was also designed to connect the carmaker with agile start-ups offering new approaches to what it terms ‘critical challenges’ in production flow management, big data and digital communications. The approach makes it simple to accurately specify destinations using text or voice input.

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