Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 24, 2022

At the conference, I was fortunate to see a presentation from Brent Wilson, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain at Qualcomm. The solution was implemented in 2012 in order to deliver a comprehensive sales and operations planning (S&OP) solution that was able to move into execution with high integrity.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2022

When he joined the company as Maintenance Engineer, he was alone in the department but now leads a team of 11, overseeing day-to-day operations in maintenance and the toolroom. Aged 19, he is working in the toolroom and completing his course through day release at West Nottinghamshire College.

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Now, That's Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

It’s the time of the year businesses throughout China shut down, factories cease operations, and activity at the country’s transportation hubs come to a grinding halt. Known as the Chinese New Year, this revered national holiday presents a unique set of challenges for importers and exporters alike. 4 Ways to Manage CNY.

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Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

The risks accepted in not beginning are, of course, high and err towards a professional negligence that ultimately costs time, resources and people at the time of a future war. Finally, it recommended that the US must increase its funding to logistics programs to make anticipated future joint operating concepts viable.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 12, 2024

From an ecommerce business perspective, kitting allows brands to streamline their operations. has on the showroom floor, some car companies will let you build your dream vehicle so it is produced to specifications on the factory floor. Who are we kitting , of course you do! Want to learn more?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 27, 2022

It does present a training requirement, the need for new skills for industry 4.0 because there will be a great force of technical specialists to operate and maintain the machines. While all of these technologies have been aimed at improving operational efficiencies, one concerning factor remains. The growing skills gap.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

JULY 7, 2021

Images of the captain and crew member being presented with flowers and a plaque on board the ship shown on Egypt TV brought much relief to everyone including Tarek Alzeki, captain of a tug boat carrying reporters who said “ May God let it arrive safely. It is a beautiful thing … we are happy, of course.

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Conger

MARCH 25, 2022

Best Floor Scrubber for Small Areas: Factory Cat MicroMag. Best Floor Scrubber for Concrete: Factory Cat GTX. Factory Cat MicroMag. We've chosen the Factory Cat MicroMag as the best floor scrubber for small areas. Adaptable to operators with adjustable control panel height. Factory Cat GTX. Applications.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 13, 2019

The Kimberly-Clark factory in Switzerland exclusively trusts trucks supplied by Yale® dealer, Avesco. From heavy duty forklifts to platform pallet trucks, the Yale equipment onsite operates round-the-clock and continues to impress with its ergonomics and reliability. Andreas Nussbaum is not easily impressed.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2020

Manufacturers with Direct-to-Consumer operations need to consider storage and picking for efficient fulfilment of growing order volumes, says Edward Hutchison, Managing Director of BITO Storage Systems. Manufacturers establishing D2C operations will also need packaging stations. This means pickers have constant availability of goods.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In Japan, Gemba Process Innovation is being used to radically review, redesign and reinvent operations using technology to increase efficiencies and free-up creative potential. Much-like the business philosophy of Kaizen that came before it, Gemba Process Innovation presents an opportunity to benefit European businesses.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 24, 2019

Within the next five years, if half of large global companies are using some of these technologies in their supply chain operations, it’s safe to say that the technologies will disrupt people, business objectives and IT systems.”. RPA tools operate by mapping a process in the tool language for the software “robot” to follow.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 11, 2019

The move will coincide with its complete exit from automotive production in Europe, including the closure of its UK factory in Swindon. Just over 1m of those were cars, with light commercials accounting for just under 430,000, largely from Ford’s vast van factory complex in Kocaeli, on the coast of the Sea of Marmara. Parts worth $1.4

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The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 31, 2022

This was written four years before I first encountered Toyota Kata , and reflected my experience as a lean director operating within a $2billion slice of a global manufacturing company. Are neither necessary nor sufficient to implement [our operating system]. Classes and Courses ? Kaizen tools included. Teaching and Learning.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 25, 2018

Ask automotive manufacturers what their primary concerns are today within warehouses and factories and they will probably allude to one of three key things – productivity, safety and waste. The use of integrated automation and data exchange in manufacturing environments is transforming the way operations think about production. “In

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 22, 2018

We’re in the midst of a shift in how work gets done within a business,” says Arun Srinivasan, senior vice president of strategy and customer operations with SAP Fieldglass , a provider of vendor-management systems (VMS) software. Who can afford an idle factory, or a paralyzed server farm? Simply put, I.T. They can come and go at will.

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Automotive Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2018

It is now one of seven production plants the company operates in the UK, plus an R&D centre, which altogether employ some 3,000 people and last year generated revenues of £557m. But, as plant director Paul Felton confirms, the new operation is far more than just a facsimile of its older counterpart. New production, new logistics.

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Automotive Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Once the back-end system has unlocked the encrypted data, the smartphone can present further information to authorised users about the status and location of particular vehicles. Mixing up just one out of a hundred scanning or data input operations in a yard the size of Plant Tuscaloosa’s might mean 70-80 vehicles being misplaced.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 16, 2018

Over the next few hours, the true severity of the incident became clear: a malicious computer program, dubbed “NotPetya”, had infected thousands of computers across the organisation’s worldwide operations, locking users out and encrypting data stored on hard drives. The real-world impact on Maersk’s business was immediate.

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Tradewinds

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Founders will get insights and advice from proven operators and managers who have scaled startups and enterprises. Also, over the course of two days, we will facilitate opportunities to drive revenue through introductions to potential customers and partners. Founder(s): Saurav Agarwal, Suhas Ahuja HQ: Austin, TX Factory Fix.

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Automotive Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2018

In several countries, DFDS entities are also applying to become an AEO (Authorised Economic Operator), and we have already started training staff and recruiting people with the right experience and skills,” Gert Jakobsen, vice-president at shipping line DFDS, told Automotive Logistics.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a collaborative blog post series about mobility in manufacturing & logistics along with Catavolt, who helps manufacturing organizations drive operational excellence with mobile apps. To do so, companies need to understand the changing business dynamics driven by the new online paradigm.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 15, 2018

While it is unclear at the moment what the integration will mean for the companies’ overall footprint – there are questions hanging over the factories at Ellesmere Port (UK), Poissy (France), Madrid (Spain) and Eisenach (Germany) – Nadal says the company is expecting significant changes to the supplier set-up over the next three years. . “I

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Automotive Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2018

In several countries, DFDS entities are also applying to become an AEO (Authorised Economic Operator), and we have already started training staff and recruiting people with the right experience and skills,” Gert Jakobsen, vice-president at shipping line DFDS, told Automotive Logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

A worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain is present in 72 countries with more than 167,000 employees. The company will attain this goal by having operations that are significantly less carbon intensive and by producing products that are significantly better for the environment. and Data Science.

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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. In 2019, China accounted for 28.7 The dark side of supply chain disruptions.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 23, 2018

In addition, Bleum might one day adapt its robots for use in factories, where they would offer a less-expensive alternative to automated guided vehicles (AGVs) that run on tracks. “The automation reduces warehouse operational expenses by anywhere from 60 to 80 percent,” Rongley says. Pluck and Roll.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

Indeed, there is cause for concern about Chinese factories’ ability to fulfill orders, given the massive uptick in COVID cases since the harsh policy was lifted. Other reports say that people are sickening quickly and in enormous numbers, leaving factories short-staffed at the worst possible time—Chinese New Year.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2018

While the equipment may become more operationally flexible, a common freight backhaul operated by a higher skilled and paid vehicle logistics driver represents a serious under-employment of an increasingly scarce human resource,” he states. But change could be just around the corner. Where can 3PLs add value?

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Stord

APRIL 26, 2022

This is, in part, a response to factory shutdowns due to COVID-19, like the one that happened in March in tech hub Shenzhen. In terms of reshoring, New Balance recently opened a North American manufacturing facility in Massachusetts, and Intel will invest $20 billion in building two new chip factories in Ohio.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

Most sustainability books in my view do not present the full 360 view. And of course most can’t. But later it was found they in fact were, as major suppliers and middlemen subcontracted to those factories without the buying company having any knowledge of it. Senior Consultant, Infosys.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 19, 2018

A little more than 20 years ago, I was doing some consulting for a company called Indiana Glass, then a division of Lancaster Colony, at its Dunkirk, IN factory just outside of Muncie. Alas, it appears the factory was shuttered more than a decade ago. Of course we all need to up our game.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

His definition is closely linked to the concept of sustainable development, which the 1987 Brundtland Report describes as ‘‘development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs’’. Companies have to pursue profits of course, (how else will they stay in business?)

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

It can of course also be used to make an already profitable relationship even more profitable! For example, a CTS analysis may show you that customers ordering directly from you at your factory also generate lower costs in transport and inventory costs. Collecting and Using Cost to Serve Data. This sounds like common sense.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

In the supply chain articles category it is clear the top ten are all about trends, facts, technology, and of course optimization. The Lean Supply Chain is a system of interconnected and interdependent partners that operate in unison to accomplish supply chain objectives. Read the full article here. . Read the full article here.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 28, 2016

The data from this global virtual item master takes another step in its evolutionary journey and is refined using an online, cloud-based platform with user tools that automatically present the normalized data obtained from all sources, both internal and external, in natural English. We have adjusted to their presence very quickly, haven’t we?

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GlobalTranz

MAY 26, 2015

Then, it all appeared to slowly die out over the course of the next 50 years. However, these types of workers are not counted as a manufacturing job, because they don’t work in a factory. However, we do not live in the future; we live in the present. Consider the shipping industry.

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