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4 Ways to Enhance Warehouse Efficiency with Prescriptive and Predictive Analytics

Logistics Viewpoints

While predictive analytics seeks to answer questions such as “what might happen in the future,” prescriptive analytics goes beyond by recommending the best course of action going forward. Traditional slotting solutions require customized models, extensive engineering, measurement, and data collection.

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Snack producer reduces forklift fleet size

Logistics Business Magazine

Toyota Material Handling UK has helped the award-winning premium snack producer, Burts Snacks, to reduce intralogistics costs and achieve significant handling efficiency gains across its business. The I_Site technology can identify this before any harm is done,” says Cresswell.

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Metal Fabrication Robots Get More Mobile with Mix of Technology and Cross-Training

Blue Grace Logistics

Data that answers] those questions can become incredibly powerful.”. based BlueGrace Logistics, who presented at this year’s MODEX , the material handling and supply chain show held in Atlanta in March. The key questions are, ‘What will happen and what can we do about it?’ READ THE FULL ARTICLE .

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The Global Warehouse Automation Market is “En Fuego”

Logistics Viewpoints

Do they have reason to believe it has run its course? Daifuku doesn’t explicitly break out warehouse automation, but it does report on its intralogistics business (including manufacturing material handling). The Kardex Mlog division offers integrated materials handling systems and automated high bay warehouses.

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Dissecting the Transformation: A Critical Examination of Logistics Education in Universities

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

The curriculum now covers various dimensions of logistics, including procurement, production, transportation, and distribution, with increased emphasis on technology and data analytics (Fawcett & Waller, 2014). Material Handling & Logistics News. Logistics education matters. MHL News (2019). Rodrigue, J.

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Charge Management Controls Energy Costs

Logistics Business Magazine

“Peak demands in energy are among the main causes of skyrocketing costs when it comes to operating electric industrial trucks,” says Stefan Roth, Product Manager Energy Systems at Linde Material Handling. Additionally, a dashboard allows forklift drivers and fleet operators to retrieve all the relevant information.

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IFOY 2021 finalists complete successful test camp

Logistics Business Magazine

Representatives of the 14 manufacturers received the “Best in Intralogistics” certificates for their nominees from Gordon Riske, Chairman of the Board of the VDMA Materials Handling and Intralogistics Association. They will have to wait until the IFOY Award Night, the date of which will be announced in due course.