Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Author’s Note: The following is an excerpt of what I presented recently in a webinar organized by Descartes Systems Group (a Talking Logistics sponsor) focused on “ Delivery – The Moment of Truth.” For the rest of my comments and Brian Hodgson’s presentation, watch the webinar archive. Poor Delivery Experience Can Negate It All.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 17, 2023

This has become critically important given how issues such as Brexit, the pandemic, war in Ukraine and the weather have each highlighted the role chilled and frozen warehousing has in creating resilience in our food supply chains; not forgetting of course how Covid revealed the centrality of low temperature storage in medicine and pharmacology.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 26, 2021

Motorhome specialist Hymer uses a CO2 traffic light system from Werma to ensure the health and safety of all persons present in its Bad Waldsee, Germany maintenance facility. “Of course, we are very keen to protect the health of all our employees,” says the maintenance technician. ” Ordered today, installed tomorrow.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 24, 2023

Therefore, the cold chain turns to automation to meet internal productivity needs and customer expectations and that’s where mobile robots play an essential role. Many cold chains move goods in and out of stores rapidly and involve all the break-bulk, order-picking, stock rotation and other operations familiar to ambient warehousing.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 22, 2023

Those who can’t meet basic ergonomic requirements no longer have a chance to present themselves on the market as an attractive employer”, Johannes Schweiger says. How do we manage to make the amount of available information user-friendly and useable in a reasonable way in order to avoid information overload?

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 1, 2022

BB: We support our customers in every process, from a specific order to its delivery and while doing so, we engage in a dialog with them to better understand the logistics world from their perspective. Data transparency is also key to another opportunity – meeting delivery deadlines by creating robust supply chains. Q: Instead…?

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 13, 2022

A: We support our customers in every process, from a specific order to its delivery and while doing so, we engage in a dialog with them to better understand the logistics world from their perspective. Data transparency is also key to another opportunity – meeting delivery deadlines by creating robust supply chains.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2021

Under orders to stay home, much of the world turned to online retailers like Amazon for shopping that was previously done locally and in person. COVID-19, which required government response worldwide, presented many barriers to the existing standards of freight. The end of 2020 sees all-time highs in LTL stock trading.

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PINC

MARCH 30, 2020

By shifting from a forecast-driven ordering system to one that enables high levels of visibility and information-sharing, companies can effectively avoid the dreaded “bullwhip effect” in their supply chains. Unfortunately, supply chains may stumble when market conditions change and consumer demand shifts.”. What Causes the Bullwhip to Snap?

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

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.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MARCH 31, 2019

Following an interesting course about Inventory Management, we received this phrase in a conclusion e-mail, that made me think. Indeed, there is no real solution or framework to optimize perfectly your inventory , unless you know how to predict the future and therefore I would love to meet you. AI, indeed, can be a great help.

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10xLogistics

JULY 1, 2015

I once again had to sit through a "shipper of choice" meeting with a carrier and I was as disappointed as I am with every one of these I attend. Every presentation I go to is the same so I have to believe they emanate from the same person. Every presentation I go to is the same so I have to believe they emanate from the same person.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

I haven’t attended an industry conference over the past year, or participated in a client meeting, where blockchain — along with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning — hasn’t been part of the conversation. Of course, the most common question about blockchain is “What is it?”

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Forto

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Major calendar events are – quite literally – casting their shadows ahead for the supply chain: Golden Week in China, Black Friday and Cyber Monday on November 26 and 29, and of course Christmas holidays and also Chinese New Year are already just a few logistics steps away. But what does that mean for your transport planning?

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Freightos

APRIL 27, 2023

The article presents findings from a survey conducted across over 200 global supply chain professionals to highlight how the pandemic has increased the need for freight market intelligence and how it continues to be relevant even as supply chain issues resolve. Real world, meet data.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The most appropriate portfolio will contain a mix of service-oriented KPIs, such as delivered on-time and in-full (DIFOT) or perfect order, and some focused on cost, like supply chain costs as a % of sales. Of course, you can have as many other metrics as you like, but the KPIs are the ones that should form a catalyst for action.

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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 A meeting between two pioneers during a cocktail party in 1956 turned out to be a defining moment in the world of manufacturing. Technology meets human capability in the middle. We’ve moved slowly in this area.”. The post Industry 4.0:

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Conger

JULY 20, 2020

Of course not. In order to get your forklift operator’s license, OSHA says that you must receive: Formal instruction. In fact, employers can be fined , jailed, or even issued “stop work” orders for allowing employees to operate without a license. The course will most likely have end-of-section quizzes to test your knowledge.

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Women in Trucking

APRIL 23, 2019

Companies can support the event and meet drivers by participating as a sponsor. These webinars are free to both members and potential members, and the presenters are offering their expertise for your benefit. We provide the curriculum, the patches and if you wish, you can also order the supply chain activity book.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Employees – and managers as well – are often busy trying to protect themselves or their accomplishments and areas of expertise, even in meetings. Meetings should be focused on finding solutions. Building diverse teams requires an up-front investment of time, of course. 6th international supply chain meeting.

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The Lean Thinker

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Last week (February 17-20) I attended (and presented at) the TWI and Toyota Kata summits put on by my friends at Lean Frontiers. To be clear, what follows are my impressions and thoughts that were sparked by some of the presentations. Photo from Martha Purrier’s Presentation. Audit Check Card.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

However the stretch wrapping process presents some disadvantages. “If we are not able to meet the requirements, we contact the film manufacturers,” says the Beumer expert. The customers are often present during these trials, which clearly strengthens their trust in us,” Spiekermann has noticed.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 26, 2017

While machine-learning techniques were already present since the 50s, it really drew attention in the past 5 years with the rise of a special kind of machine learning called deep learning. It’s used to help doctors in creating clinical practice guidelines that document the best course of treatment for different types of cancer.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 21, 2015

In order to avoid incidents of mismatch between supply and demand, establish more efficient manufacturing and lower costs, it is necessary to establish an environment of consistent supply chain visibility. In order to implement this visibility, it is crucial that companies take into consideration many elements.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 18, 2019

Scalability of a Cloud-Based WMS Is Limitless The first issue presented by a non-purpose, traditional WMS solution is scalability. Existing systems may lack the capacity to increase the number of SKUs managed, and as SKU proliferation continues, this problem will result in severe bottlenecks and delays in fulfilling orders.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 30, 2017

Customers can place orders online, by phone, in person and in nearly any other means desirable. Of course, the same concept of using digital technology to engage customers can be applied to B2C sales channels as well. Manufacturers have always struggled to know their customers. Be There for Customers After the Sale.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In order to achieve this goal, the EU Commission and the individual countries are now imposing laws and regulations to oblige everyone to make their contribution. For this reason, companies are also increasingly looking to ensure that their supply chains meet sustainability requirements. Suitability criteria.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

2014 was a dynamic year for shipping and freight, and 2015 might present us with some surprising changes as well. The proposed rate hikes are meeting strong opposition , however, from some industry professionals who think they are excessive, and won’t keep the roads safe. For decades, globalization has defined the supply chain.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 8, 2018

A recent webinar presented by DHL explores some of the ways that small and mid-sized companies can benefit from cross-border e-commerce, and how they can begin to plot a successful global course.

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AIMMS

JUNE 23, 2016

Gartner’s Noha Tohamy offered a great presentation about this at their recent Supply Chain Executive Conference. The trick of course is to combine these two approaches. Apps meet algorithms. We get the information we need upfront, they can be used anytime, anywhere, they help us connect, and they serve a specific purpose.

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EazyStock

MARCH 11, 2019

Make sure your WMS is meeting your needs. . There are so many types of WMS now available for all industries and at all price points that you’re almost guaranteed to be able to find one that meets your needs. When you’re fulfilling hundreds or thousands of orders per day, small slivers of time add up to significant blocks.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 24, 2019

Advanced analytics span predictive analytics — those that identify data patterns and anticipate future scenarios — as well as prescriptive analytics — a set of capabilities that finds a course of action to meet a predefined objective. They cut costs and eliminate keying errors. “We Autonomous Things. Blockchain in Supply Chain.

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AIMMS

JUNE 23, 2016

Gartner’s Noha Tohamy offered a great presentation about this at their recent Supply Chain Executive Conference. The trick of course is to combine these two approaches. Apps meet algorithms. We get the information we need upfront, they can be used anytime, anywhere, they help us connect, and they serve a specific purpose.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 18, 2017

He or she is responsible for designing and pricing an optimal solution based on the information provided in the shipper’s RFT, although site visits and Q&A meetings with the shipper may also play a part. Of course nothing is wrong at all if tables like this are supported by files containing data at a much more granular level.

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WorkWave

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Table of Contents [Open] [Close] Routing Metrics Order Metrics Driver Metrics Understanding the NEMT Industry and Its Potential The Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) industry presents a growing opportunity for businesses seeking to make an impact in medical transportation services. Let’s get moving! Plan wisely.

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Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Security is being recast as international logistics systems and supply chains contribute to the reshaping of the global order, and strategic policy intertwines itself with economics and industrial power to create objectives for the military forces protecting national interests (it has, of course, been ever thus).

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 19, 2018

Strong results for air freight, container shipping and export orders in particular suggest that, while the trade recovery may moderate in due course, it will likely continue in the coming months and remain above trend,” the report says. He presented his outlook for container shipping to the TPM Annual Conference in Long Beach, Calif.,

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