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. They’re like tattoos – once you have one, you want another,” he announces). You’ll never need your wallet again, he promises.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 8, 2019

Bitcoin as an Example of Blockchain. The brief description of blockchain above may seem a bit abstract, so let’s look closer at the real-life example of Bitcoin. However, it also happens to be the most well-known example. It is also just one particular example. Bitcoin is just one way of using blockchain.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

In this regard, mobile technologies are the leading factors why companies, for example, in retail and logistics, need to keep abreast of this. For example, how often can a smartphone fall on hard asphalt from more than a meter in height without being damaged?” Only then can they assert their position and are thus able to grow.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

For example – what is the importance of the human element in the current pandemic situation? They can be related to the requirements for certain types of goods – for example, functionalities related to the work with excise goods, dangerous goods, serial numbers, etc. This way there will be no lifting equipment idling.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This provides visibility, for example if there’s a blockage we stop the next process.” AI, of course, is high on the agenda. We must give customers immediate value, for example by using AI for slotting (where to store each product), then expand it product-by-product,” Elliott told me. Generative AI can query the WMS.”

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

For example, a member of the sales team could apply to become a purchasing agent, based on her experience of negotiating sales deals. For example, you can be doing finance in supply chain, or you can be doing operations. If university study is a little beyond you right now, one of the certification courses might work better for you.

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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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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2019

The barcode – invented in 1952 – is still the industry’s lingua franca , with the use of RFID lagging far behind. It’s not absolutely clear to everyone yet how onboard telematics might work in a finished vehicle logistics context, what its advantages are over RFID and barcodes, how the costs compare and how practical the technology really is.

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EazyStock

MARCH 11, 2019

For larger warehouses, it can often involve big decisions about whether to implement barcode scanners or RFID devices. Receiving is a great example of the principle that making the beginning of a process as efficient as possible often has positive downstream effects. Improving your receiving process will pay big dividends. .

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The Logistics Academy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

This consumer-focused “cold chain”—temperature controlled supply chain—is only a recent example of a decades-long push to perfect a global system of item level tracking in supply chain management. This was one of several labs developed to successfully demonstrate pedigree logistics feasibility to the U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 23, 2022

Of course, implementing DIAView was very straightforward since the Delta automation equipment already in operation at the facility was completely compatible. The project involved close coordination between the customer, Delta, and Induprogress. The benefits were so obvious for this project, no other solutions were even considered.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Barcode, RFID and NFC labels and tags are more affordable than ever and can help you achieve peace of mind through asset tracking. Of course, there will also likely be times when some of your equipment and other assets won’t be ready for the transition right away or at the same time. GET YOUR FREE WHITE PAPER.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

The problem of manual scans is nearly obsolete as radio-frequency identification (RFID) is enabling automatic detection, location and update generation to tracking and alert systems. Of course, these possibilities are not without potential problems.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2020

An example is automotive manufacturing, where automated vehicles move parts from station to station. Within the broad category of tags there are a myriad of technologies such as QR codes, RFID tags, and magnetic points that are embedded directly in the floor. Although a simple and precise technology, line following has drawbacks.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 6, 2017

Those two are pretty prosaic examples, but we’re using them because these already exist for people that can afford them: a Dutch energy supplier has launched an app that lets you control the heating in your home from your phone, while there is also a coffee maker that knows when you’re up thanks to its ability to gauge and remember your behavior.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

The types of cold storage warehouses (with examples). 5 Cold Storage Warehouse Examples. Of course, the more of these items that are sold, the greater the need for cold storage. 5 Cold Storage Warehouse Examples. So let's go over a few common cold storage warehouse examples. Who uses cold storage warehousing.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2018

It’s also the time when I start to think about sharing my thoughts on trends for the coming year , but of course, stop short of trying to make predictions. Examples include SAP Fiori apps and SAP Mobile Platform. Increased awareness of the benefits of enterprise mobility (efficiency and productivity to name but a couple).

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

IoT makes use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips that “talk” to each other. What is an Example of Internet of Things? IBM’s Smarter Planet team created a 5-minute video that wholly explains Internet of Things and provides a brilliant example. The implication of this capability will be immense.

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Automotive Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The three English words “chart, punk, reform”, for example, pinpoint the south side of Nelson’s Column in the middle of London, England. We’ve seen a salesperson remove an RFID tag, hang it on a tree branch, and hide the car, because they want that sale and don’t want any of their co-workers finding the car.”. “The

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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. Darren Prokop, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA): As in the academic world in general, there is a trend to online course delivery. But hard skills must be coupled with soft skills.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 27, 2015

Since third-party logistics providers (3PLs), especially those involved in order fulfillment and shipping processes, have a duty to ensure accuracy and delivery of merchandise, the NMTA®’s decision to reduce the reporting time frame will greatly impact the course of business.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 14, 2018

This in turn allowed Wal-Mart to replicate sales successes between outlets; creating and managing peaks in demand via its systems for buying, shipping, and of course, warehousing. Premium orange juice for example has a storage life of about 65 days. Everyday Challenges in Warehouse Operations. Tropicana Products, Inc.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 21, 2019

Of course, West Coast ports may see short-term volume adjustments from trade policies due to concentrated trade with the Asia-Pacific region, a trend observed in the second quarter and third quarter of 2018. New applications of RFID and optical character recognition (OCR) are also serving to keep the docks safer and more efficient.

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The Logistics Academy

JUNE 29, 2017

Collecting data from sensors to monitor activities in real time is valuable, of course. For example, if a truck hits an object with substantial force, it might send a text or e-mail to a supervisor. For example, a smart printing press might reorder its own ink. LIFT TRUCK NETWORK. Kenco Logistics in Chattanooga, Tenn.,

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 3, 2018

Meanwhile, Geely’s stake in Malaysian carmaker Proton may lead to further production and distribution of Volvo models in South-East Asia, for example. In Belgium, for example, we have had cases where truck drivers couldn’t take their rest period in truck cabs, only in rest areas – of which few are available. Sensors or RFID?

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

For example, a large proportion of respondents in the forwarding sector believed that traditional freight intermediaries would lose out to new entrants, but at the same time saw certain technological innovations as a way of mitigating the impact of increasing costs. Their search has led them up plenty of costly dead ends.”.

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Automotive Logistics

JUNE 19, 2018

He pointed to the Gateway Project in London, which deployed driverless pod shuttles for moving people around Greenwich, and the first deployment of self-driving vehicles in Singapore as examples where innovation had flourished. Unlike RFID technology, there is no need for expensive sensor gates or antennae using such technology. “It

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

For example, you don’t want to assume that a single logistics strategy and service approach will meet all your customers’ needs. Of course, software alone will not drive the improvements you need to meet productivity and visibility gaps, so you’ll need to look at overall solutions combining software, hardware, and physical processes.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

Gilmore Says… In a great example of the balance in this book, Sheffi notes the actual evidence of consumer preference for Green products is tenuous at best. In fact, after reading Sheffi’s examples, I’m surprised more companies haven’t been forced to be zealous advocates.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 4, 2018

Getting into the store is somewhat similar to entering a mass transit system that has RFID readers with mechanized “saloon doors” (i.e. small swinging doors), except Amazon Go’s doors are clear plastic and you use your phone instead of an RFID card. We are almost certain Amazon is not using RFID for tracking items in their Go store.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 19, 2018

An off-cited analysis from McKinsey in late 2017, for example, found automation could destroy as many as 73 million US jobs by 2030, about one third of all jobs in the country. For example, in a story I remembered that we ran in 2014, a company called Parkdale Mills had recently re-opened a factory near Gaffney, SC that now produces 2.5

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2019

Will blockchain have the same fate as RFID in supply chain management? The only remaining and responsible course of action is to proceed to liquidation. Meaning, will its hype far exceed what it will ever accomplish in the industry? That said, leading companies are still testing blockchain in various supply chain applications.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

As the phenomenon of Big Data has taken hold in the private sector, many firms which as recently as 10 years ago devoted minimal resources to large scale database mining and analytics have reversed course. For example, the NIST demonstration shows an assembly operation. Once in, you’ve got to stay the course.

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