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Recognising Opportunities in Times of Crisis

Logistics Business Magazine

“We may not be on site at the customers’ premises right now, but we can still support them, for example with our BEUMER Smart Glasses,” says the cement expert. What happens if for example a packaging system in Indonesia or Peru fails? “Because different materials also have different calorific values.”

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Amazon’s Freight (Train) Is Coming

GlobalTranz

Of course, along with that comes a lot of products that need delivering. Amazon Has Been Investing In This For Years For years, Amazon has been building its fleet of semi-trucks and aircraft – large vehicles that feed the distribution centers at the heart of its logistics network. So how does this work?

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Fresh fish supply chain ‘revolutionised’ by robotics

Logistics Business Magazine

An order can be placed in London, logged onto one of our customers’ operating systems in Iceland or another coastal country, and a robot will automatically start feeding the raw produce into the production cell,” explains Adalsteinsson. “In Moving beyond Europe, it is now opening up to a global audience. “At

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The (Internet of Things) IOT Supply Chain Benefits Now Coming Clearer

GlobalTranz

For example, a subtle change in hydraulic pressure may still permit the machine to operate. However, over the course of several months, this slight change in pressure could cause permanent damage to the machine, or it may cause additional problems for other aspects of the manufacturing process.

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7 Ways Retailers Can Reduce Delivery Costs

Locus

Take XYZ Retail for example, juggling 100 diverse orders ranging from on-demand to next-day deliveries. These aren’t just any routes; they’re meticulously calculated courses designed to dodge delays, cut costs on fuel, and ensure timely deliveries across the board.

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The Transportation Supply Chain: Transportation’s Role in Supply Chain Management to Lower Total Costs

GlobalTranz

Everything from sourcing raw materials, manufacturing, to the sales channels which feed supply for a finished product are essential factors. 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.

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Supply Chain Management: It’s IoT Time

The Logistics Academy

Drivers carry cell phones in their cars to feed GPS locations to a traffic information and navigation service, which uses the data to detect congestion. LIFT TRUCK NETWORK. Collecting data from sensors to monitor activities in real time is valuable, of course. “The network effect is greater than any one thing inside it.”