Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 22, 2020

Of course, businesses normally know when their peak season will occur and they plan for it. The current situation was unexpected, requiring operations to safely ramp up staffing while also maintaining maximum throughput. With a normal peak, large groups of employees are coordinated and trained all at one time.

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TransAudit

JUNE 22, 2022

And of course, as the business gets larger so do its shipping needs. Because of this, your audit service provider should have a system in place to review all of the following data points: A comprehensive audit of all domestic and international shipments, inbound, outbound, and inbound parcel, freight, logistics, and processing charges.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

Now you know what your customers genuinely expect from your outbound and reverse supply chain, so it’s time to undertake a gap analysis. In the modern supply chain, what often differentiates best-in-class operators is their choice of technology and the talent to take advantage of it. Start with the Software.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2019

The big questions now are whether the current downward trend will last and if new approaches in the outbound logistics segment can help support the domestic finished vehicle industry. . For example, BLG Group and STS Logistic have announced plans to jointly operate and develop Auto Terminal Slask in Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland. .

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 17, 2022

3PL —a simple abbreviation for one of the most complex, integrated, helpful entities operating in the eCommerce landscape. A fourth-party logistics situation means your eCommerce brand works with a provider that has 3PL capabilities plus an additional outside contractor who oversees your company’s overarching supply chain operation.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Warehouse operations and their efficiency are a key to any company that deals with freight, shipping and inventories. The following aims to give you a better understanding on how you can optimize your warehouse operations to avoid delays and screw ups, making things seamless and fluid through the use of warehouse technology.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 8, 2023

In many cases, quite rightly so. But that view often results in an understaffed and undermanaged approach to supply chain operations. It will typically be a choice between hiring logistics professionals, investing in relevant training and education for existing staff, or outsourcing your freight management activity.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 3, 2018

At the same time, Mexico was a totally new place to work for Audi personnel, which meant negotiating, recruiting and training in a different culture and in a different language. The factory is now in its second full year of production with some notable successes already gained, not least in the management of outbound logistics. .

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 3, 2018

Compared with its previous outsourcing of logistics management, Volvo now has tight operational control across the supply chain, including future model and industrial planning, network engineering and packaging. Looking across your operations, what would you say is causing you headaches right now?

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Automotive Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

In real terms, suggests Jung, available capacity is shrinking, being further exacerbated by ongoing construction works, and will therefore continue to operate at sub–par levels for some time to come. Of course, Jung is not the only one battling such difficulties. A competitive solution?

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2018

Audi built completely new systems into its plant at San José Chiapa when it set up operations in September 2016 to make the Q5. We have a live monitor and digital control over the operations of the goods-in area and we have permanent control of the material flow, the goods received and their placement in the storage area,” explained Koltai.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2018

With a relatively small number of specialist carriers providing ships, barges, trains and road transporters, and serving a relatively small number of vehicle manufacturers, this sector has proven infertile ground for the likes of 3PLs that offer bundled services across a mix of transport and storage assets that they often don’t own.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 15, 2018

On the outbound side of the business, Gefco has seen double-digit growth on an organic footing over the last three years. And we are setting the course on innovation in a rapidly changing world; we need to innovate more – and organise with innovation in mind.” ” – Luc Nadal, Gefco. Partners, unlimited.

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EazyStock

MARCH 11, 2019

If you can’t keep an accurate count of inbound, outbound, and in-stock inventory, it’s hard to keep everything else together. A WMS is a critical tool for optimizing any warehouse operating at scale. Are your employees fully trained on all relevant job functions involving the WMS? Accurate inventory is foundational to success.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In many cases, your distribution operation will incur unwanted costs to manage returns of damaged items and deliver replacements to the customers (not to mention the cost of writing off damaged inventory). Some warehouse managers prefer to operate according to the ‘par level’ system’. Cash to Cash Cycle Time. The Par Level System.

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Kanban Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

It’s home base for sophisticated eCommerce operations, high-velocity retail distribution, vendor managed inventory, and a variety of other services. With this option – known as dedicated or contract warehousing – you pay a 3PL to fully dedicate one (or more) of its warehouses to your operation. The Warehouse Management System.

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Automotive Logistics

JULY 6, 2018

Now in its 15th year, BMW’s joint venture with Brilliance China Automotive – BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) – is adopting a more multimodal approach to its outbound vehicle logistics in the country, and there are a number of reasons for that, according to the company’s vice-president of logistics and strategy, Franz Decker.

Cost Reduction 28

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 16, 2018

Over the next few hours, the true severity of the incident became clear: a malicious computer program, dubbed “NotPetya”, had infected thousands of computers across the organisation’s worldwide operations, locking users out and encrypting data stored on hard drives. The real-world impact on Maersk’s business was immediate.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 6, 2018

Of course, that would be hard to do if the business in question needs to pile on costs just in order to increase its market share. The first item is that the term economies describes what happens to operating cost as the size of the operation itself increases. It’s certainly a good question for investors to ask.

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The Logistics Academy

JUNE 29, 2017

Already, applications are emerging to capture data from “things” equipped with sensors, barcode labels, GPS antennas, and other devices, move that data across the Internet, and use it to improve supply chain operations. Collecting data from sensors to monitor activities in real time is valuable, of course.

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