Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Over a relatively short period, a transport or fleet manager’s ability to support an efficient distribution network through route and delivery optimisation has shifted from almost nil to almost limitless. Such a system can enable planners to create routes and transmit them directly to drivers via an in-cab display or mobile device.

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3PL Links

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Let’s examine how the market ended the year, the anticipated course for 2024, and the ever-more-important role that technology plays in this dynamic environment. Businesses that use predictive analytics solutions will be able to identify trends in demand and adjust distribution and inventory to better satisfy customers.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

That mirrors the U-Freight Group’s experience over the last 12 months where changes in demand patterns associated with the ongoing emergence of e-commerce, is also driving development in merchandising, warehousing, and distribution patterns. “It

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Author’s Note: The following is an excerpt of what I presented recently in a webinar organized by Descartes Systems Group (a Talking Logistics sponsor) focused on “ Delivery – The Moment of Truth.” I’ll give you a quick personal example. This is having a ripple effect on supply chain and distribution networks.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

the forklift truck manufacturer which is part of the KION Group, is currently present in 52 countries and pursues the ambitious goal of being successfully represented in 86 markets in the EMEA economic area in the coming years. MV: Of course! MV: Of course, these negotiations are very individual. Baoli EMEA S.p.A. ,

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

And, of course, I will also share how knowing your cost-to-serve will help you to solve those all-too-familiar performance gremlins. Excessive costs can hide anywhere in your company’s service provision or supply chain functions, including manufacturing, logistics, distribution, and customer service. In short, you can’t.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

So, for example, the Head of Supply might be the Supply Chain Director, Supply Chain Manager, or another non-executive supply chain management specialist. S&OP is ostensibly a numbers game, of course. Of course, the goal(s) might change over time, such as when existing ones are achieved, but that is fine.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Digitization takes living, real-time data from once futuristic fantasy to practical present-day tools. Companies who embrace these changes can stay ahead of shipping needs, coordinate the arrival and departure of shipments at distribution facilities and offer customers full transparency regarding product tracking.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 5, 2023

If your company operates a distribution fleet, you’ll know that the costs of running trucks for customer deliveries are continually increasing. If your fleet has evolved into its present scale and composition, there may be opportunities to decrease the number of vehicles you use. It’s a fair question.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

So, for example, if your business competes strongly on price, you might go heavy on the cost-reduction side of supply chain management, setting objectives centered on savings. Conflicting KPIs: A Brief Example. Of course, you can have as many other metrics as you like, but the KPIs are the ones that should form a catalyst for action.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

It sounds good – but can he give an example of how it might work? Here’s a great example. Footage is immediately available that shows what is actually happening in the distribution centres. And of course, if the cameras are switched off, nothing gets recorded anyway. Where did an error occur?

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Richard grabbed attendees from the off by revealing he has had an RFID chip inserted into his wrist and hopes to have another in his brain in due course. The same concept will apply in Distribution Centres on land. They’re like tattoos – once you have one, you want another,” he announces). I’m not convinced. Not yet, anyway.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

In my Logistics Viewpoints article in April 2021, Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain , I mentioned that we will continue to explore here the concrete steps in the digital journey and examples of determination from the top in addition to logistics operations. and Unnu, Kaan. [2] and Unnu, Kaan. [2]

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 7, 2023

Standardise and Digitise The key to managing complexity, of course, is to be organised. Do you recognise any of the above symptoms in your distribution centre? 2) A need for variants of products that are more suitable for online ordering and shipping than those suited for in-store sales (leak-proof packaging, for example).

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Now, That's Logistics

AUGUST 22, 2019

That’s always been the case, of course, between the U.S. The models we see today that use major hubs for air and ocean freight with distribution either via road or other intermodal means, is pretty common even in Europe which may be even more advanced in its usage. That, in itself presents significant challenges for our industry.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

However the stretch wrapping process presents some disadvantages. The customers are often present during these trials, which clearly strengthens their trust in us,” Spiekermann has noticed. This was the case, for example, with a Dutch company which sells Christmas items, and also with a Swedish furniture manufacturer.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2023

That in turn can assist with the next topic, that of efficient order picking, which of course has its own pathing and routeing issues. Strategies are many and varied: for example batch picking, which involves walking a route, picking one SKU at a time for a batch of orders. A minor example is some work we recently did for Birlea.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

While it may seem counterintuitive that fire is even a risk in spaces designed to maintain cold temperatures, cold storage in fact presents a huge fire hazard for warehouse designers and builders, life safety installation companies and facility owners. So as the demand for refrigerated products grows, so does the need for better fire safety.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Examples of issues driving this change include those such as changing consumer buying habits, rising environmental and ethical awareness and societal issues such as an ageing population reducing the size of the available labour pool. Of course, technology alone cannot solve these challenges. In logistics.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 27, 2019

Forklift innovator BYD is presenting its technology solutions at SIL Barcelona, with a line-up of pure electric vehicles for intralogistics and transportation at stand D458. Both forklifts and commercial vehicles are distributed by BYD’s selected forklift dealers, ensuring customers are never far from their single-source supplier.

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LandLink

MARCH 8, 2019

Unlike printing a flat picture for example on a piece of paper, a 3D printer actually builds something in 3 dimensions. The United States currently leads the world in terms of AM product value but will be passed by China in 2029 under present conditions. So to call it printing is a bit misleading.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 5, 2020

At the tip of the iceberg, for example, there are weekly reports of unitised fires on board ships, and historic average experience of a major ship fire every 60 days has been challenged in 2019. As a result, TT Club commissioned Exis Technologies to develop e-learning training courses for the transport industry; CTUpack e-learning ?.

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PINC

MARCH 30, 2020

A distribution channel phenomenon in which inaccurate forecasts quickly turn into supply chain inefficiencies, the “bullwhip effect” refers to increasing swings in inventory in response to shifts in customer demand as one moves further up the supply chain. In many cases, the problem can be traced back to forecasting errors.

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Radius Logistics

MAY 22, 2019

This process often includes manufacturers, vendors, warehouses, carriers, distribution centers, and retailers. As famous time management expert, Alan Lakein, said, “ Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.” Thriving supply chains often have a lot of moving parts… literally.

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 11, 2022

That way, the oldest merchandise is picked first, whether by a customer in a brick and mortar store, a forklift at a wholesale distribution center, or a picker at an eCommerce order fulfillment center. In these examples, FIFO is the term used to describe the physical flow of inventory through a business.

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Conger

JULY 20, 2020

Of course not. With lots of options and aggressive marketing for online certification courses, you've probably had this question cross your mind. Now that we have that out of the way, let's talk about what you can expect from online courses. The course will most likely have end-of-section quizzes to test your knowledge.

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Conger

MARCH 14, 2024

Fragile items, glassware, electronics, and perishable goods are some examples of vulnerable materials. Product Damage Prevention Because of the gripping mechanism of the forklift, manipulating products with clamp attachments can present challenges. To continuously improve and stay updated, refresher courses are also available.

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PINC

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Say, for example, a driver is nearing the end of his hours of service (HOS) limit as he pulls his tractor trailer into the yard. after-hours delivery), for example, greatly reduced delays. For example, trailer detention charges have been almost eliminated, says Snow, “and functionalities like automated emails to carrier partners (i.e.,

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 14, 2018

Affected by changes in production, procurement and distribution methods, warehousing has continually been pushed and pulled in different directions. Logistics services provider TNT runs a large distribution hub in Belgium. Premium orange juice for example has a storage life of about 65 days. Where to Do Your Warehousing.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

The strategy relies on competitive bidding technology to distribute expedited bid requests, electronically, to all the carriers available in a shipper’s existing base of vetted, on-boarded carriers. Imagine how much each is saving over the course of a year! Consider the potential savings.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 18, 2017

No wonder then, that shippers increasingly turn to 3PLs to manage their warehousing and distribution needs. From the following paragraphs, you’ll gain a brief insight into some common RFT mistakes and the difficulties they present to 3PL solution designers. Let’s take inventory management as an example.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 15, 2018

Of course that’s really not such a bold prediction to make, since some warehouses are already running dark today. Dark Distribution Centres. In the distribution centre of 2028, we can probably expect the majority of activities to be automated, from goods receiving, through put-away and picking, to packing and dispatch.

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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.”. AI supports the shift to broader supply chain automation that many organisations are seeking,” said Mr Titze. Blockchain in Supply Chain.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 21, 2015

At distribution centers, Walmart uses cross-docking, a process in which product is exchanged between trucks so that each truck going to a retail store has products from different suppliers. This data must be not only present, but also running in harmony over all systems.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 6, 2018

This is just one example of how the convergence of humans and robots could play out in the warehouse and distribution center (DC) of the future. Companies like Fetch Robotics, for example, make autonomous mobile robots that can handle “pretty good-sized payloads,” according to Santagate, and that help shippers move pallets (i.e.,

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The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

For example, as online sales reach a record high, B2C service provider Jet.com uses some creative logistics concepts to bring value to customers. They not only have to present the models to demonstrate their understanding, but they also have to relate the models to real companies. But hard skills must be coupled with soft skills.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 20, 2020

Partners who conceive of logistics as a shared capability can more flexibly “develop, produce, deploy, distribute, store, and execute the acquisitions, logistics and distribution that underpin successful deterrence.” It is easier, of course, to provide a case for improved logistics interoperability than it is to deliver it.

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