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.

Material Savings 63

Material Savings Waste Reduction Expense Reduction Cost Reduction 63

Ship Monk

APRIL 28, 2023

In addition to satisfying conscientious consumer demand, eco-friendly efforts can benefit your ecommerce business by reducing waste within your company and improving operational efficiencies. Translation: these ecommerce businesses have operating standards that minimize or reduce negative impact on the planet. We hope you do!

eCommerce 66

eCommerce Waste Reduction How To Material Savings 66

The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 28, 2023

Beginning mid-afternoon on Monday and continuing into Tuesday morning was “walk the process” – mainly looking at material flow, where things bunched up, and things that wasted people’s time (there was no shortage of that). After that presentation, though, John came in. (I’m They did a pretty good job.

Material Savings 195

Material Savings Events Waste Reduction Presentation 195

Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Chosen by the membership of UKMHA for the quality of its support for the industry, the Award was presented at a special evening held at the Hilton Metropole in Birmingham. The Archie was awarded to Calor for delivering the highest quality of services and products over the course of the year, as voted for by the UKMHA’s members.

Industry 69

Industry Material Savings Materials Handling Waste Reduction 69

Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Now, however, highly flexible automation is changing the dynamics of the warehouse, particularly around ecommerce operations – and this is reshaping how 3PLs can present their service offerings. The potential for significant cost reduction is obvious. That at least has been the traditional thinking.

Automation 69

Automation Cost Reduction Waste Reduction Material Savings 69

Ship Monk

MARCH 12, 2024

From the ecommerce customer perspective, kitting is convenient because they don’t have to waste time browsing multiple options online to make or complete a set. If there is already a bundle available, your customers won’t have to waste a bunch of time clicking on different product pages to complete their ecommerce orders.

eCommerce 99

eCommerce Logistics Network Optimization Software Inventory Reduction Material Savings 99

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.

Expense Reduction 67

Expense Reduction Waste Reduction Supply Chain Design Software Temperature 67

Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 24, 2023

The temperature of key electronic components is regulated by an iFollow-developed servo system which eliminates condensation (and therefore, icing,) at temperatures as low as -25° – a particular issue when moving regularly between cold and temperate spaces. This is due to its approach to safeguarding electronics and batteries.

Expense Reduction 58

Expense Reduction Waste Reduction Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics 58

Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 30, 2022

To develop a method to analyse and contain CO2 consumption and emissions deriving from the automatic packaging processes of Sitma lines with a specific focus on e-commerce solutions and then define a go-to-market strategy. The team of students presented the results of the project to a wide audience, including high-level Sitma personnel.

Packaging 61

Packaging Supply Chain Software Material Savings Logistics Network Optimization Software 61

Ship Monk

JUNE 30, 2022

So your sister’s birthday party is tonight and the presents that you paid overnight shipping for just arrived at your door. If the order is for you, of course, both pieces of shipping info pertain to you. For example, Amazon has started eliminating packing slips in single-box shipments to minimize packaging waste.

Packing 79

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Ship Monk

MARCH 14, 2023

Do you gather dead batteries in a bag until you can get them to a proper eco-waste center? Do you carefully unwrap presents with the hope of reusing that same paper on a future gift? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’re a person who cares about the environment and minimizing waste. it’s ready to go.

Material Savings 52

Material Savings eCommerce Packaging Ordering 52

Ship Monk

MARCH 14, 2023

Do you gather dead batteries in a bag until you can get them to a proper eco-waste center? Do you carefully unwrap presents with the hope of reusing that same paper on a future gift? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’re a person who cares about the environment and minimizing waste. it’s ready to go.

Material Savings 52

Material Savings eCommerce Packaging Ordering 52

Ship Monk

JANUARY 29, 2024

Within the course of one online chat, an isolated email response, or a single phone call, someone who bought from your ecommerce brand can be influenced whether or not to buy from you again. Be Present Customers should be able to find the answers they need, and the help they need, quickly. Of course it is, right?

eCommerce 83

eCommerce Logistics Network Optimization Software Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Supply Chain Software 83

GlobalTranz

APRIL 17, 2017

Automated data capture, analysis, and presentation through dashboards helps you see what is going on in your company. If a shipment needs to be recalled, drivers can receive automated alerts and notifications of the appropriate course of action. A TMS Works Independently. If it does not arrive on time, it could cause a death.

Supply Chain Software 49

Supply Chain Software Automation Efficiency Inventory Reduction 49

Logistics Bureau

JUNE 5, 2023

There are ways and means to reduce excess expenditure in fleet operation , and you can separate them roughly into three categories. Consider Downsizing Your Fleet Reducing fleet size might be the most drastic option for cost reduction, but it’s also the one likely to deliver the most significant savings.

Cost Reduction 73

Cost Reduction Purchasing Skills Price Reduction Waste Reduction 73

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 9, 2023

So, while simplicity of design is a worthwhile goal, investment of time and resources in comprehensive and detailed data analysis can never be a waste. Competitor intelligence: Distribution strategies and network designs of your competitors. It would be folly not to take advantage of data availability and accessibility.

Supply Chain Design Software 91

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Distribution Networks 91

PINC

OCTOBER 2, 2019

This can turn into an even bigger problem for the driver who has been behind the wheel all day and is now coming up on the maximum 14 hours he can work in the course of a day (truckers can only drive 11 total hours a day). after-hours delivery), for example, greatly reduced delays.

Waste Reduction 51

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

To pull off logistics effectively, it takes a lot of expert planning, assembling the right mix of people, communication, working together, and of course, if something goes wrong, contingency planning. Raw materials (groceries), manufacturing (preparation), delivery (presentation), etc. They keyword, is planning!

Price Reduction 51

Price Reduction Resource Reduction Vendor Strategies Waste Reduction 51

GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

As a supply chain director, manager, or boss of a multinational corporation, where the supply chain is an integral part of your business, supply chain cost reductions are always at the forefront of your team’s mind. Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions. What is Reverse Marketing?

Vendor Strategies 96

Vendor Strategies Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Waste Reduction 96

Logistics in War

AUGUST 18, 2019

Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations. When capability and attitude are misaligned, and where understanding is deficient, it is inevitable that the investment of time, effort and resources into military readiness is wasted.

Military 89

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 2, 2015

His older brother, Tadashi, worried that Hiro is wasting his potential. ” If you are a parent of a kid who likes Minecraft, then of course, you know Stampy. The movie is about a young boy named Hiro who lives in a futuristic city. Hiro is a 14-year-old robotics genius who spends his time participating in back alley robot fights.

Video 100

Video Logistics Network Optimization Software Waste Reduction Material Savings 100

Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 13, 2019

At the same time, it is necessary to move large quantities: the paper machines have an almost insatiable appetite for waste paper and pulp – the two key raw materials in paper making. Two electric forklifts are fitted with bale clamps and one heavy-duty forklift even has shears to cut the wire on waste paper bales.

Case Study 28

Case Study Study Waste Reduction Factories 28

GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

2014 was a dynamic year for shipping and freight, and 2015 might present us with some surprising changes as well. Of course, the best way to manage your insurance costs is to keep your record spotless. As a freight broker , you know the importance of staying ahead of trends in your business.

Freight 94

Freight Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 94

Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The wide variety of raw materials and the varying dimensions of finished products that need to be moved around and stored at the 10,000m² production facility required versatile equipment, and Store Manager Bruce Whiting was also keen to reduce the level of ride-on forklift traffic, particularly in areas where a lot of other personnel are present.

Case Study 32

Case Study Study Trucking Material Savings 32

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 8, 2019

Products and parts are often hard to trace back to suppliers, making defects challenging to eliminate. Blockchain of course, is still an emerging technology and is, therefore, not without its share of potential issues. Smart contracts can help eliminate costly delays and waste generated by manual handling of paperwork.

Supply Chain Design Software 86

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design Optimization Software 86

Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations. When capability and attitude are misaligned, and where understanding is deficient, it is inevitable that the investment of time, effort and resources into military readiness is wasted.

Military 55

Military Exercises Resource Reduction Logistics Network Optimization Software 55

Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2018

We plan to use these trucks in our fleet from 2019, but of course, the filling station infrastructure must be further improved to let this happen. Also, thanks to an earlier acquisition we are present in a broader, regional labour market. What are the company’s goals for the near future and what is your strategy to realize these goals?

Supply Chain Planning Software 28

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Expense Reduction Modeling Software 28

Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2018

We plan to use these trucks in our fleet from 2019, but of course, the filling station infrastructure must be further improved to let this happen. Also, thanks to an earlier acquisition we are present in a broader, regional labour market. What are the company’s goals for the near future and what is your strategy to realize these goals?

Supply Chain Planning Software 28

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Expense Reduction Modeling Software 28

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

One way to tell if a CSR programme is simply a marketing strategy is to check the length of the project. Companies have to pursue profits of course, (how else will they stay in business?) The company’s pledge to reduce its carbon impact has seen it being named a World Wildlife Fund Climate Savers Partner. You get the idea.

Waste Reduction 113

Waste Reduction Resource Reduction Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 113

Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

Let’s begin with a look at why, in general, retailers with multiple sales channels are more likely to experience difficulties in reducing cost-to-serve. Again, these are changes that can add to your cost-to-serve, and, during your transition, you might not have had time to look for ways to reduce expenditure. Rework – due to errors.

Cost Reduction 117

Cost Reduction Purchasing Skills Expense Reduction Inventory Reduction 117

247 Customs Broker

MAY 24, 2018

Through my interactions with college students majoring in supply chain, I do see them taking a wide variety of courses that cross over into newer tools and technologies. Partnered with a plastic packaging company and technology company to collaborate and reduce the plastic content in the packaging for a particular product by 15 percent.

Gartner 28

Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Conference 28

247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

The book (with supporting writer Edgar Blaco ), for example, quotes an executive at one company saying that “If it reduces costs we will do it; otherwise we will not” with regard to sustainability initiatives. Most sustainability books in my view do not present the full 360 view. And of course most can’t.

Supply Chain Planning Software 28

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 28

Blog on Log

MAY 4, 2010

Will carriers be true to their word and end the slash-and-burn rate-cutting wrought by their pursuit for market share? The following are numerous strategies your business should employ to achieve success in contract negotiations for this year and beyond. Pickup Performance. How can your delivery be on time if your pickup isn’t?

Negotiating Skills 40

Negotiating Skills Price Reduction Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction 40

Logistics Bureau

MARCH 14, 2018

Less passenger traffic and reduced congestion means flexibility for TNT in scheduling onward transport, whether by air or road. This in turn allowed Wal-Mart to replicate sales successes between outlets; creating and managing peaks in demand via its systems for buying, shipping, and of course, warehousing. Tropicana Products, Inc.

Supply Chain Software 65

Supply Chain Software Warehousing Automation Supply Chain Design Software 65

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The unfortunate reality is that many companies, even those that rely on thousands of container movements annually to keep their supply chains running, are not especially aware of how much wasted space they are paying for with every shipment. Do you annually ship containers numbering in the hundreds, or even in the thousands?

Freight 100

Freight Waste Reduction Cost Reduction Packaging 100

Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2018

Though it might be possible to redesign car carriers to reduce the almost inevitable lack of backhaul potential, the idea has a drawback, says Bruce Arlinghaus. Hand-in-hand with those changes, the Martorell layout is being altered to reduce wasted time by shortening the distance truck drivers have to cover to pick up loads at the plant.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 28

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement Logistics 28

Freightos

JANUARY 25, 2024

Q: Listening to your presentation at FreighTech, why are big segments of freight still analog/doing things the old way? Wasting an extra day or two for a price quote or your booking is disastrous. Of course, none of this would be possible without our customers who trust us every single day.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 109

Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimization Software Digital Buyer Training 109