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Qualcomm’s Answer to the Chip Shortage and Digital Transformation Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

At the conference, I was fortunate to see a presentation from Brent Wilson, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain at Qualcomm. Within the semiconductor industry, especially as the Covid-19 pandemic hit, execution is key. Qualcomm also faced a raw material shortage.

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Calor wins industry award

Logistics Business Magazine

Calor has been awarded Supplier of the Year at the UK Material Handling Association (UKMHA) Awards for Excellence – The Archies. Chosen by the membership of UKMHA for the quality of its support for the industry, the Award was presented at a special evening held at the Hilton Metropole in Birmingham.

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What is Waste Management Hierarchy?

Compactor Management Company

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the non-hazardous materials and waste management hierarchy with the understanding that a universal waste management approach may not be appropriate for handling all materials and waste streams under every circumstance. The advantages of reducing sources are numerous.

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Eco-Friendly Packaging + Shipping Materials for Ecommerce Orders

Ship Monk

Do you carefully unwrap presents with the hope of reusing that same paper on a future gift? If that’s you and you’re an ecommerce business owner, keep reading for eco-friendly packaging options your company could invest in this year to save money and help preserve the planet.

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Eco-Friendly Packaging + Shipping Materials for Ecommerce Orders

Ship Monk

Do you carefully unwrap presents with the hope of reusing that same paper on a future gift? If that’s you and you’re an ecommerce business owner, keep reading for eco-friendly packaging options your company could invest in this year to save money and help preserve the planet.

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Another Tale from the Past

The Lean Thinker

Beginning mid-afternoon on Monday and continuing into Tuesday morning was “walk the process” – mainly looking at material flow, where things bunched up, and things that wasted people’s time (there was no shortage of that). After that presentation, though, John came in. (I’m Math was on our side.

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Cold Storage Warehouse Fire Safety

Logistics Business Magazine

While it may seem counterintuitive that fire is even a risk in spaces designed to maintain cold temperatures, cold storage in fact presents a huge fire hazard for warehouse designers and builders, life safety installation companies and facility owners. So as the demand for refrigerated products grows, so does the need for better fire safety.