Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

ShipMonk has been named a Business Intelligence Group “Company of the Year” for 2023! The Business Intelligence Group BIG Awards are for entrepreneurs, products, and companies that are leading their respective industries. Did you hear the news? Contact ShipMonk for more information or to join our 3PL family!

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 15, 2023

This is called ChatGPT, a natural language processing (NLP) tool that runs on artificial intelligence (AI) to conduct human-like discussions in order to assist you with various requests. The order is processed to the customer’s satisfaction. The best course of action is to learn more now. Even writing code. Make no mistake.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

That’s when you can course correct in any number of ways that make your business more efficient and your customers happier. We’re currently on the cusp of a big incremental change in the industry’s transformation journey, as the value of real-time supply chain data is increasingly being felt far beyond transportation logistics.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 24, 2023

Last weekend I went to dinner at one of the restaurants of the famous Valencian group “Saona” This time I went to a new place opened by the group and I was astonished when I saw the bill: 18€. How do they do it in such a competitive sector as the restaurant industry?

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 28, 2024

Logistics Business’ David met with 3 namesakes, including Blue Yonder’s Senior Director for Global Retail Industry Strategy. We’re excited to have them in the group. Customer use cases span applications in planning, DCs, commerce and transport management, in the third party logistics sector, retail or any manufacturing industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I ordered a table online without checking reviews sufficiently. In February 2022 I ordered a lovely midcentury modern table. Multiple calls only muddied the waters, but a few things became clear: inventory was in the warehouse, but my order for it was stuck. Only persistent calls got my order back on track.

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MTS Logistics

APRIL 20, 2022

Therefore, the Chinese government decided to impose a full lockdown in Shanghai in order to maintain the Zero Covid policy on March 28th. The Danish group Maersk Line said that “Due to the impact of the lockdown, we have seen an increased yard density for dangerous goods and reefer containers in Shanghai terminals.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 22, 2020

There is no doubt that distribution centres are going above and beyond to fulfill massive amounts of orders. Pressing needs and panic buying have created the equivalent to peak season demand in many industries. Of course, businesses normally know when their peak season will occur and they plan for it.

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Trinity Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Here’s a look at some of the top industry stories making headlines in November. percent of out-of-service orders. Potentially record-breaking holiday shipping is no surprise as retailers say they are on course to break sales records. You're reading November Industry News Update written by Brittany Siegel. Read more here.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Liner shipping plays a very important role in the container shipping industry carrying 25.3 As I highlighted in my Annual Review for 2021 , global container shipping alliances operating in the container industry account for 84.60% of the container shipping market. million TEU on around 6313 container ships. Are they a cartel?

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 21, 2023

The solution enhances its order process for perfumes and cosmetics products with the aim of boosting sales and strengthening its ability to compete in the long term. The solution significantly reduces the amount of space required for storage and improves order preparation process times. Our goal has been twofold with this project.

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MTS Logistics

MARCH 7, 2022

In politics, it can of course be necessary at times to portray events as relatively simple in order to reach a wider audience. However, when the speech and the underlying fact sheet is studied more closely, it unfortunately contains a range of misconceptions about how the shipping industry works. on the Pacific to the U.S.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2019

The Sloan School of Management at MIT, gathered together a group of experts for their take on what 2019 will look like. Easier funding is, of course, important to business leaders, as is a modernized proxy system. Human Capital Management. Technology will continue to transform how we work. Where to Put Your Money. Retail Workforce.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 24, 2022

I am a supply chain management industry analyst, so that will be a primary focus of this article. Oracle is moving from depth in an application, like transportation management, to adding industry specific functionality. Oracle also, of course, has big global integrators. What follows are my top take aways from the event.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

You turn to crowdfunding, of course! Crowdfunding is the process of raising money from a large number of people in order to fund a project or small business startup. Budget — You’ll need to set a campaign goal, and in order to do that, you’ll need a budget to launch your new product. What do you do? But is it right for you?

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Ehrhardt Partner Group (EPG) says it is taking voice-directed processes in the logistics sector to the next level with its new hardware solution , VOXTER Vantage. It also uses the state-of-the-art enterprise operating system Android Industrial+, which has been optimised especially for VOXTER Vantage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

Data is the raw fuel of digital transformation and the linchpin to accelerating industry collaboration, automation, predictive insights and so many more cutting-edge capabilities (including those yet to be invented). Of course, there is much more that goes into effectively implementing each of these safeguards. Inspect before entry.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

in 2020 and will hit EUR557 billion by 2025, Simon Wong, CEO of the U-Freight Group , says his company is ready to meet the ever-increasing challenges of providing logistics services to this rapidly expanding sector of global trade. Commenting on a recent report that suggests the global e-commerce logistics market grew by 27.3%

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 11, 2022

Yet, for many operators, orders are still tracked using lagging carrier information gleaned from phone calls, websites, spreadsheets, emails, and other old-school forms of reporting. Of course, the kind of RTTVP you use depends on the outcomes you desire. Michelle Sodomka is Senior Director of Client Services at Open Sky Group.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

According to a recent report by the Urban Transport Group, some 3.8 A number of factors are thought to be driving this growth, including the ever-upward spiral of the online shopping market and the resultant need to deliver internet shoppers’ orders – particularly to those consumers living in the most densely populated conurbations.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The war on packaging waste is fought on many fronts in the beverage industry – from the manufacturers of packaging materials to the bottler. The second entails finding many different ways of using less and less packaging material in order to save on resources and avoid waste. appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 7, 2023

Nowadays, the fashion industry demands more and more creativity, versatility, and especially agility to compete in the market. This response by retailers to constant market changes takes place within a few weeks, as opposed to the industry average of six months.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

When lockdown triggered a huge surge in ecommerce orders, Pets at Home recognised the importance of upgrading the maintenance and support of its automated warehouse systems by outsourcing to Invar Integration. Maintaining uptime was critical to ensuring customers received their orders on time.

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Airfreight Logistics

MARCH 11, 2020

The current corona epidemic is having a significant impact on the air cargo industry. However, in order to maintain the business of the customers, Silkway West Airlines has kept its scheduled and charter flights throughout those challenging and turbulent times.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The fourth quarter of 2017 and the calendar year over all were very solid for United States industrial real estate activity, according to research recently issued by Chicago-based industrial real estate firm JLL. Two of the biggest takeaways of the research, entitled “First Look at Industrial,” focused on the U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 27, 2023

In uncertain times, supply chain planning is paramount, says Stephan Heessels (pictured), Director, BEUMER Group Logistic Systems. For the logistics operator, increased automation and use of digital solutions will be more important than ever in order to respond and modify their processes to meet evolving circumstances.

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Stord

JANUARY 11, 2022

From our daily engagement (and years of deep industry experience), these are some of the issues that should prove most impactful this year, and some ideas on how to overcome some of those challenges. For example, the price of 42# linerboard has gone up 35% in the last 12 months, over the course of 4-5 price increases.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The American and Canadian militaries believe that the balloon was for surveillance, while the Chinese government said it was a civilian meteorological research airship that had blown off course. However, the flight path and structural characteristics made it dissimilar from those which have typically been used for meteorological research.

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Trinity Logistics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The economic and operational effects of COVID-19 on the trucking industry have been challenging and devastating. The food industry has been especially hit hard. Another group affected are those who service the automotive industry. Others in similar sectors have reported equal occurrences. THE HARDEST-HIT SECTORS.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Industries experienced severe operational and financial consequences with issues like supply shortages, supply and demand surges, inventory shortfalls and reduced productivity. Perfect Order Performance : It is often represented as a ratio that indicates measured change against a base change value for each measured process.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2021

As semesters unfolded, students saw course syllabi come to life in news headlines. A generation accustomed to adopting the latest technology on social media, they want platforms with built-in communication for group collaboration and instant results of queries. has proclaimed, “ the new supply chain is sexy.”

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

They wanted to stop me because I and my teammate Ralph were off course. We turned our bikes around, coasted down the hill, and got back on course. Robinson , Descartes Systems Group , MercuryGate , Transplace , Opus9 , Paragon , and TranzAct Technologies. Hub Group To Acquire CaseStack, Inc. BNSF Railway, Trucker J.B.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

It left such a good impression that the company immediately placed an order with the Craemer group’s German headquarters via its representative office in Poland. The Craemer Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of durable logistics and waste disposal solutions with over 60 years of experience in plastics processing.

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EazyStock

MAY 22, 2020

Copiax is the Nordic region’s largest wholesale company in the security industry. We have been part of the Assa Abloy Group since 2008, and I started as purchasing manager for the company back in 1999. The automation that has been obvious in the industry is now also coming into the offices.

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Ship Monk

MAY 5, 2022

During the time it takes your merchandise to get packed, shipped, and through receiving at your new 3PL, you will not be able to fill orders. As a result, this strategy often works best for merchants with smaller order volumes and quick, simple receivings. In the meantime, you continue to fulfill orders from your current 3PL.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 15, 2019

Alan Clark, Asset Manager at Doosan Industrial Vehicle UK, provides a five-point guide to flexing your assets. Of course, you may just need an extra truck or two to boost supply chain performance for a short period, just to clear a backlog or to respond to a specific customer order. In business, nothing is certain.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 10, 2020

To the uninitiated (which included me at one stage), these industries are same or similar and it might come across that there is no difference between Maritime, Shipping, Freight, Logistics, Supply Chain and Trade. Shipping Business = the act of carriage of cargo from point A to point using the ships which falls under the Maritime industry.

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