Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

Dutch plastic packaging manufacturer Flestic installed SmartMONITOR from WERMA to optimise its production. Just a few years later, the company moved to a larger hall and today the medium-sized company in Dronten, the Netherlands, produces intelligent packaging solutions made of plastic on a production area of more than 7,000 sq m.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 17, 2023

In doing so they handle a wide range of different freight including long loads, large crates as well as palletised loads, cross docking and taking freight from various contractors for local delivery or transporting it to one of the company’s hubs located at strategic centres throughout the UK for onward local delivery.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

The Introduction of Smokeless Tobacco Products Complicated Philip Morris’s Supply Chain. Alexandros Skandalakis – the Director Global Manufacturing Capacity, Strategic Assets and Capital Expenditures at Philip Morris Products S.A. The tobacco industry is changing. Traditionally, the industry has been stable.

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ShipLilly

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Of course, this is only possible with goods with a long expiry date. Whenever these two elements are not delivered, the risk of product returns increases. The post Ways to Handle Excess Inventory in Retail appeared first on ShipLilly. However, this has become a major challenge for businesses without consumer spending.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Timber is one of the most popular and commonly shipped forestry products shipped around the world in various forms, using general-purpose ships, specialised log carriers, and also in containers. As part of the Product Reviews I do on this site, here is my review of this Platform. 40% trying to calculate CIF prices for the product.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

JULY 4, 2022

Cargo vessels looking to offload foreign-made products and profit off West Coast ports must provide opportunities for American exports in return. The post Can US ports handle the privileges that American Port Access Privileges Act may bring with it.?? 8243 ) to put U.S. appeared first on Shipping and Freight Resource.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 16, 2024

Forklift telematics systems deliver the vital statistics data that every warehouse or distribution centre manager needs to get the most from their materials handling equipment budget. On-site safety is another cornerstone of cost-efficient materials handling that can be improved by the data gathered by telematics systems.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2018

But there’s an equally big story that’s just beginning: dealing with all the product returns. However, for e-commerce, that share ranges from 15 percent to 30 percent, depending on the product category.”. Of course, one company’s problem is another’s opportunity. How big of a problem is this?

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Ship Monk

DECEMBER 4, 2023

So, the question is, how are you going to handle the reverse logistics rush? Do you have the people, space, and time to handle it in-house? As one of those third-party logistics (3PL) companies that handles returns, we’re not exactly impartial in this debate, but we can offer you several good reasons to outsource returns management.

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Conger

MARCH 14, 2024

In this comprehensive guide, we will dive into everything you need to know about clamp trucks, including: What clamp trucks are and how they work Materials they can handle Types of clamp attachments and their uses Importance of clamp force control for stability And More! They make it easier and safer to move difficult-to-handle materials.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Of course, this was an exaggeration, but it illustrated his point well. “ Of course, fiber optic land lines offer greater bandwidth. You don’t see suburban roads lined with telephone polls and wires strung between them like you do in the US ,” he explained. But bandwidth is one dimension.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 24, 2018

Parcel shipping and handling costs have a much bigger impact on sales than shippers realize. This emphasizes the importance of setting the right parcel shipping and handling costs. Knowing this information provides a baseline expectation for what shippers should be charging customers for parcel shipping and handling costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Predictive and prescriptive analytics have emerged as valuable tools that enable warehouse operations managers to streamline processes, minimize costs, and enhance productivity. Slotting Optimization – Product slotting is a complex problem. Predictive analytics can inject some intelligence into this process.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 31, 2018

In a bid to help reduce manual handling injuries, Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks has launched the PBPL12 electric hand pallet truck. tonnes” According to the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE), more than a third of injuries requiring at least three days off work are caused by manual handling. Until now, of course.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 9, 2022

To this end, the E-Learning Platform has been inaugurated with two courses specialised in international logistics and freight forwarding and a SOC Masterclass focused on Shipper Owned Containers. The Cooperative members who register for one of the above-mentioned logistics courses by CIFFA will get free access to this Masterclass.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 7, 2023

Intelligent carriage plate with Weigh in Motion technology Last year, RAVAS introduced the iCP, an intelligent weighing carriage plate that enables you to weigh ‘difficult to pack’ products in combination with pre-construction equipment, such as a clamp or rotator. Of course, this saves space.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 16, 2022

based BlueGrace Logistics, who presented at this year’s MODEX , the material handling and supply chain show held in Atlanta in March. Material shuttles between cutting and bending, with brief and sometimes nearly instant tool changes, allowing for kit-based production—for the right product, industry segment, and customer mix, of course.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Toyota Material Handling UK has helped the award-winning premium snack producer, Burts Snacks, to reduce intralogistics costs and achieve significant handling efficiency gains across its business. Burts Snacks manufactures its growing range of own-brand, licensed and private label snacks from sites in Plymouth and Leicester.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 28, 2022

Qimarox , a leading manufacturer of components for material handling systems, has launched a new palletiser machine dedicated for the logistics market. The transportation trends in 2021 shows this as well, the biggest trend is the necessity to deliver more products in less time. Qimarox claims to have found a better solution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

However, Amazon North America is primarily retail sales of consumer products, but includes subscription services as well. Of course, Amazon is investing heavily in its infrastructure and working toward market share gains, likely in detriment to earnings. The Old “Price plus shipping & handling”. percent profit margin.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

With this step, the industrial truck manufacturer wants to set the course for the upcoming generational change in good time. Budweit has been with Clark Europe since 2012 and can look back on more than 30 years of national and international experience in the field of material handling.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

To support companies during these financially challenging times, Toyota Material Handling UK is offering an easy way of operating pallet trucks at the lowest cost and at a fixed annual rental rate with no capital outlay. And, of course, because fees are agreed up-front, budget forecasting becomes far simpler.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

At the heart of many of its tailored solutions is FANUC’s M-410 series of industrial palletising robots, renowned for its ability to handle heavy items, such as pallets of fresh produce. During this time, the company has built a reputation for delivering robust robotic systems that promote the safe, efficient and fast handling of fresh fish.

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GoShip Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

There are many different parties that handle the shipment process up to the point when it reaches the final destination. The course of action you need to take will ultimately depend on the type of damage that affects your freight shipments. Imagine the long journey your package has gone to reach your doorstep.

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ShipLilly

JUNE 28, 2021

The rate of return for products, otherwise known as reverse logistics, can be mitigated when suppliers work to improve the speed, cost, and efficiency of shipping goods. Suppliers feel the pain of product returns more than most because they handle returns that stem from retail, e-commerce, and wholesale channels.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

We’re talking about tasks like picking and packing orders, verifying delivery addresses, finding the most affordable way to ship packages, tracking deliveries, handling problems, and managing returns. You do have other options, of course. Ask what types of clients they handle, and where your business fits in. The bottom line?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation predicts market use of artificial intelligence will expand 3 percent in 2017, but investments in expansion and development of artificial intelligence will grow 300 percent this year, explains Erin Remaley of Open Arc. The First 5 Manufacturing Tech Trends of 2017. In a Nutshell.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2023

When products don’t arrive at the right place, the right time and the right quality, both in-bound supply chain planners and procurement buyers face unplanned plant shutdowns or upset customers. Legacy categorization of products into direct and indirect goods hamper the focus on identifying common grounds and gaining resiliency.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Calor has been awarded Supplier of the Year at the UK Material Handling Association (UKMHA) Awards for Excellence – The Archies. The Archie was awarded to Calor for delivering the highest quality of services and products over the course of the year, as voted for by the UKMHA’s members.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The proposed divestitures would eliminate overlaps between the parties’ Container Handling Equipment businesses but allow the combined company to combine others and continue to be a strong player in all aspects in container handling equipment.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As the world’s leading partner in supply chain performance, Fives, through its Intralogistics Business Unit, provides and integrates world-class solutions for sorting, warehousing, material handling and advanced automation, serving a wide range of industries. The ability and capacity to handle multiple varieties of items is crucial. “It

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 31, 2022

With its three business units, viastore completes TICO’s range of products and services and will enable an integrated intralogistics offering and customer-specific solutions in the future – from forklifts to fully automatic sorting systems. Together with TICO, viastore will continue to actively pursue its growth strategy.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 22, 2022

The experienced materials handling vehicles specialist, based in Weissach im Tal in the Rems-Murr district, is taking over the sales and service of Clark materials handling vehicles in the greater Stuttgart area. “Clark products are an ideal fit for Habeko and our customer base. In 2008, Dipl.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2022

Narrow Aisle Ltd – the VNA materials handling solutions specialist – recently hosted a series of distributor open days at its UK Flexi Truck manufacturing plant in Great Bridge, West Midlands. After enjoying a barbecue lunch and entertainment, guests toured Narrow Aisle’s Flexi Truck production facility.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Either way, you have to act fast because that return (and how it’s handled) can minimize your chance of getting that customer’s business again. Returns mean their time, their inconvenience, their dissatisfaction (potentially depending on the product), and even their dollars if you don’t offer free returns. How, you may ask?

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Ship Monk

JUNE 5, 2023

Anyone who owns an ecommerce brand has unwittingly been through a crash course in ecommerce logistics. Forward logistics, or the process of moving a product through the supply chain from the manufacturer to the end customer, is a process most startups don’t worry about until it becomes a problem. But what about reverse logistics?

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 28, 2023

AI-based object recognition and grip point determination allow the robot to handle a wide array of items. Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) handle in-house transport jobs and offer many benefits that conventional conveyors simply cannot provide. The intelligent KiSoft software suite functions as the brain of Pick-it-Easy Robot.

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