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Meet ShipMonk’s New CEO Josh McCarter

Ship Monk

Josh, a California native, brings an extensive range of distinguished technology expertise and a proven record of enterprise leadership to bolster ShipMonk’s position as a global leader within the ecommerce logistics and fulfillment industry. What drew you into the world of technology-based logistics?

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7 ways technology augments effective procurement in the shipping industry

FreightWaves SONAR

Load capacity limits play a crucial part in a supply chain network organization, logistics metrics management, and procurement in the shipping industry. Freight management parties need to understand why procurement falters without technology and how technology can boost sourcing across all industries. Download the White Paper.

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FreightHub stays on course – our crew successfully steers our customers digitally through the corona crisis

Forto

The industry is unanimous: communication is the be-all and end-all. Flexible working models, paperless processes and digitalization are non-existent or a novelty in many places in the industry. Of course, this applies not only to the internal distribution of tasks. But our approach goes even further. How can we pass this test?

Course 52
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FreightHub stays on course – our crew successfully steers our customers digitally through the corona crisis

Forto

The industry is unanimous: communication is the be-all and end-all. Flexible working models, paperless processes and digitalisation are non-existent or a novelty in many places in the industry. Of course, this applies not only to the internal distribution of tasks. But our approach goes even further. How can we pass this test?

Course 52
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Gamification and Robotics Level Up Employee Engagement

Logistics Viewpoints

This is no less true of the supply chain industry, which must manage high customer demand while simultaneously experiencing unprecedented labor issues. The robots provide helpful information along the workflow cycle, they travel to employees, meet employees at work locations, or move material without associate intervention.

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Why Planning and Forecasting are More Important Than Ever

Now, That's Logistics

When sales forecasts are accurate, companies know they’ll have enough product supply to meet customer demand for those goods. And even if there’s an imbalance, good forecasts allow organizations to course-correct before a real problem emerges. Then, orders are delivered late, customers are unhappy and supply chains stagnate.

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Toyota Kata: What If There Is No Takt Time?

The Lean Thinker

From an industrial engineering standpoint, takt time is an expression of how much capacity you need. The whole goal of an ideal “Just-in-Time” system is that we have only the capacity required to meet the demand. If I need to make 96 units during the course of an 8 hour day, then I need to have made 48 units in four hours.

Capacity 360