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Sortation Solution for Japanese Fashion Retailer

Logistics Business Magazine

United Arrows, one of Japan’s leading fashion retail brands, has seen a significant increase in the efficiency of the order sortation process at its Tokyo distribution hub following the introduction of a mobile robot-based sorting system supplied and installed by LiBiao Robotics. Our workers love the robots.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

In some sort or another, Punxsutawney Phil has been predicting the weather since 1890, and let’s just say that his record is iffy at best. cities over the course of the year, bringing the total number to 110. Today is Groundhog Day, a day that lets us know if we will endure six more weeks of winter or enjoy an early spring.

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What’s it like working on Yemen’s sea operations?

World Food Programme Logistics

Fast forward almost two years, and today she follows the sea cargo operations from Djibouti to the Yemeni ports of Aden and Hodeidah, a role that is critical to ensure lifesaving assistance gets to where it needs to on a daily basis. “My Based in Djibouti, Fatouma works as a Logistics Officer for Sea Operations.

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How Stord’s Technology is Different From [Insert Vendor Name Here]

Stord

In 2022, almost every significant logistics company has some sort of technology play. More inbound inventory, more warehouse locations, more sales channels - each with its own format for orders, more trading partners - each with its own retail compliance standards, and ultimately more headache for the brand’s operations team to keep up with.

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Small Sorters, many Destinations

Logistics Business Magazine

As the world’s leading partner in supply chain performance, Fives, through its Intralogistics Business Unit, provides and integrates world-class solutions for sorting, warehousing, material handling and advanced automation, serving a wide range of industries. metres long.

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Warehouse 5S: The Ultimate Guide [FREE 5S Checklist Inside!]

Conger

The 5 principles/steps in warehouse 5S are: Sort Set (in order) Shine Standardize Sustain The 5S warehouse model is also an abbreviation of the first letters — "S" — that form the 5S model. Under the ideal 5S warehouse setup , there is minimal resource consumption, despite operations remaining equally productive.

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43 Containers Fall Overboard From APL England

ShipLilly

The APL England was en route from Ningbo, China, to Melbourne Australia, turning around and changing course to Brisbane after the incident to be boarded by local authorities and conduct the proper investigations.