Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

With the digitization of the source-to-pay process being a key initiative for many chief procurement officers, to the inherent automation which promises to accelerate innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI), digitization is growing. Be sure any technology you implement is likely to allow you to meet unforeseen needs.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

They are adapting their strategies to meet the increasing demand for frozen alternatives, ensuring the supply chain remains seamless and the transition from manufacturer to freezer aisle is as efficient as possible. As this movement gains momentum, its effects ripple through various segments of the consumer landscape.

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3PL Links

JANUARY 31, 2023

7 Best Tips for Inventory Management To Avoid Losses | Image source: AR Racking Inventory management is likely the most crucial success component if you sell products through an online store. However, you must keep adequate inventory on hand to meet demand. Actually, it’s extremely easy to do that.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

So if you’re one of those people who can absorb information more readily by reading, and have an interest in what’s happening in the world of healthcare logistics, the following transcript should be a valuable source of enlightenment for you. Health Supply Chains Present Complex Challenges. So that’s one big tough one.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2022

Attended by some 150 visitors, the three open days gave guests the opportunity to see some of the recent additions to the Flexi Truck range of articulated warehouse trucks and hear how the latest generation of Flexi Truck models are helping today’s logistics operations meet their sustainability goals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

Planners in China rely on different data sources and operate with different business practices than those in North America. In the monthly business planning meeting, a plan can be created, that if executed, will generate a certain profit, cash flow, or even keep greenhouse gas emissions below a certain targeted level.

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Trinity Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2023

You should be getting your freight market information from a reputable source. Once you’ve found your source, a great tip is to make your own printable data slides or documents that you can have on hand to share as needed. Take these to every meeting or consultation you have. Seek out resources to help you.

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United World Transporation

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Mexico’s agricultural industry is an important sector for the country’s economy, and produce exports are of course critical. Mexico is the primary source of produce when local US and Canadian markets are dormant, with main exports being hot house, mangos, melons and avocados. The post Spotlight On: Mexican Produce.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2021

This is 27% above the Q1-Q3 2020 total and puts the UK industrial & logistics sector on course for a record year, as the unprecedented levels of occupier demand looks set to ensure that the industry will beat the 51.6m Knight Frank ’s preliminary data shows that take-up of UK warehouse space in Q3 2021 totalled 15.7 million sq ft.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Moving past waste, water, and C02 reduction, they have begun searching for renewable energy sources, different forms of packaging, and increased efficiency overall. More and more enterprises will be focusing on processes like ethical sourcing, reverse logistics, and using green materials in response to public demands.

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Compactor Management Company

JULY 20, 2023

There are 4 stages of the waste management hierarchy: source reduction, recycling & composting, energy recovery and treatment & disposal. You can actively assist source reduction by purchasing items that provide these qualities. The advantages of reducing sources are numerous. It can be utilized to generate energy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

But in 2016, Philip Morris International decided to change the course of its history by leading a transformation in the tobacco industry to create a smoke-free future based on products, which while not risk-free—are a better choice for adult smokers than continuing to smoke. It was predictable.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2022

Across the global business ecosystem, sourcing and retaining top talent labor is of utmost importance. 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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Ship Monk

MARCH 30, 2024

If your ecommerce brand imports from international sources, this is definitely a reason why ShipMonk should be your 3PL of choice. In the obvious sense that is evident in our expanding international presence , globally competitive shipping solutions , and of course our aforementioned import and export services. Have more questions?

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UL EHS- Sustainability

OCTOBER 31, 2019

But the most successful learning and development teams also understand how to measure the success of each training course and react accordingly. The real cause typically reveals itself quickly when you go directly to the source. Certainly, employee development plays a pivotal role in every successful enterprise today.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Digital freight matching is growing more valuable as a way to source meaningful capacity Companies and freight managers that have embraced digital technology and automation remain more likely to thrive. And these additional five shipping strategies can help enterprise shippers maximize recovery and boost profits. Download the White Paper.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Leveraging a business network for ESG and SCOPE 3 reporting: Business networks connect global supply chains across many different sectors, they are pervasive and reach into almost any business system and out to any trading partner or information source. Technology plays a key role in this.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 6, 2022

Transportation is, of course, a major source of green house emissions. A transportation management system (TMS) allows a shipper or carrier to plan the most cost-effective set of shipments that meets service level goals. That is more than any other sector. That is more than any other sector.

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The Lean Thinker

APRIL 20, 2020

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. We have to attack a source of variation and work on stability. Think of it this way.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Those brands include Pepsi, of course, but also Lay’s, Quaker, Doritos, Cheetos, and Gatorade. Scope 1 emissions include direct emissions from the company’s owned and controlled sources. Supplier relationships need to move from transactional deals to true sourcing partnerships with their most important suppliers.

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3PL Links

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Reverse Logistics Solutions | Image Source: dreamstime.com. Reverse Logistics Solutions | Image Source: aptean.com. Dealing with customer feedback is most businesses’ least favorite task. Today’s supply chain managers are primarily concerned with streamlining the movement of goods from suppliers to customers.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The SCOR (Supply Chain Operations Reference) methodology has six high-level business activities that define the supply chain – plan, source, make, deliver, return, and enable. Therefore, it is important to measure how well these suppliers meet the expected high level of quality.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 4, 2021

Some things to consider regarding shipping demand management are critical to staying informed and expanding the network to meet demand constraints. The problem: Shipping demand management includes a need to source capacity around the clock Capacity rules when it comes to keeping the supply chain moving and the trucks full.

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Freight management parties need to understand why procurement falters without technology and how technology can boost sourcing across all industries. Technological advancements for procurement in the shipping industry make it easier to meet a client’s expectations and satisfy all needs.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Moving past waste, water, and C02 reduction, they have begun searching for renewable energy sources, different forms of packaging, and increased efficiency overall. More and more enterprises will be focusing on processes like ethical sourcing, reverse logistics, and using green materials in response to public demands.

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3PL Links

MARCH 21, 2023

Image Source: Lokad | Supply Chain Risk Management: Top 5 Supply Chain Risks to Watch Out For Any action—or lack thereof—can cause a business to go out of business in this time of bleak future prospects. Of course, it is impossible to totally eliminate this kind of risk.

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The Lean Thinker

MARCH 23, 2023

In many cases the material these current-day trainers use deviates very little from the source material. In addition, there are companies that are “training the trainer” to deliver the course precisely – which is good – and coaching them not to deviate from the words in the manual.

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Of course, there’s another advantage. This can allow your organization to expand beyond its established carrier relationships and more dynamically access resources to deliver what’s needed to meet customer expectations.” That includes seeing which lanes have the highest activity and will incur additional costs.

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Conger

MAY 28, 2021

Evaluation typically consists of obstacle courses, picking up sample loads, and in general, seeing how the operator trainee handles driving, turning, and reversing. Online courses. In-person courses. Online Courses. Online forklift certification courses have become extremely popular in recent years.

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Globalior

APRIL 30, 2020

Most compliance managers in supply chain functions would readily agree that they hold ethical practices in high regard and likewise hold a firm moral high ground when making decisions in the course of their work. Procurement decisions: Sustainable sources, firm stand against child labour or otherwise exploited workforce.

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Freightos

APRIL 27, 2023

Real world, meet data. As more data sources get legible, whether it’s container ship movements, eAWBs or carrier rates , it can have incredible ramifications. This was, of course, an extremely popular use case for market data. In short, more and more of the physical world can now be observed and quantified by computers.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Of course, there is no quick and easy way to curb increases in the cost of energy and labour, but now is an excellent time to start thinking about practical ways to reduce energy usage and increase labour productivity and efficiency. It also offers benefits regardless of whether you are already using energy-efficient light sources.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2019

Gary began our discussion by pointing out that the Amazon Effect, which he says had a critical turning point during the 2017 holiday season, has sped up supply chains for retailers and consumer goods manufacturers, causing a greater emphasis on sourcing.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 15, 2020

Instead, SMBs are left with the choice of eating exorbitant shipping fees to meet customer expectations or stick with standard delivery and risk losing their market share. Given that Walmart is an incredibly lucrative contract for carriers they will, of course, oblige. Knowing where to Source Carriers.

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Freightos

JUNE 15, 2021

So to meet capacity, airlines started to convert passenger planes into cargo planes at scale. And, of course, when anyone buys goods in a store, part of that cost is freight. A third of all cargo is carried in passenger planes. Credit: Lufthansa ). But back to those containers… The cost of global shipping rises.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Source: Gartner, Forecast Snapshot: Prescriptive Analytics Software, Worldwide, 2019. Source: Gartner, Market Guide for Supply Chain Analytics Technology, May 28, 2019. We turned 30 this year. What’s driving prescriptive analytics adoption? . More awareness and ease of use .

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. Of course, toilet paper and paper towels were in short supply as well. Does any of that sound like the past two years or so? What is Supply Chain Resilience? Changing consumer behavior.

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