Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Generative AI is a major topic at all the enterprise events this year. Many retailers have implemented complex distributed order management solutions in long, costly implementations to support new last mile capabilities. Oracle has several use cases for how this technology can be used to improve their applications.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This requires complete transparency across all steps and events along the entire supply chain. The resulting insights enable optimal transport and route management: Which routes within the distribution network should be utilized? Look at the big picture. How can the fill level of goods be optimized?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 4, 2021

For the first time since its inception, the 25th Annual ARC Industry Forum in February was hosted as a virtual event. The Forum had a record number of global attendees and speakers this year who took advantage of this “virtual,” online event to network, collaborate, and share actionable strategies for successful digital transformation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2021

Large swings in supply and demand for different product categories and changes in distribution patterns left logistics managers grappling with the biggest challenge of their careers. For example, improved transportation lead time predictions enables more informed decisions on which carrier, route and service level to use for any given order.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

While this creates tremendous value , it also br ings the inevitable risk that certain event s can have far-reaching consequences that influence supply chain s more than ever before. The study include d firms in the retail, manufacturing and distribution verticals. Let’s explore some example s. .

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 6, 2019

Triadic and non-triadic distribution centres! Attributed to Vilfredo Pareto, this principle, also known as the 80/20 rule, reveals that for many events 80% of effects, come from 20% of causes. It could, for example, encompass grouping fast moving stock, away from the rest, to allow for freer access to receiving and dispatch zones.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 2, 2021

This was an online event. One of the speakers was Abby Weisenberger, a distribution consultant at Kimberly-Clark. Weisenberger is leading their digitally enabled shipping initiative, she works in distribution operations rather than transportation. Earlier this summer, FourKites held a Carrier Visibility Summit. What made Ms.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Those goods flowed through three regional hubs – in Singapore, Panama City, Panama and Stabio, Switzerland – to 49 distribution centers, 24 of which VF operates. China, for example, only produces 14% of their total units, only 3% of those units end up being exported to the United States and 2% to EMEA. We will manage by exception only.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

Companies have fewer experienced employees who are knowledgeable about their operations, processes, and safety procedures to lead by example. One survey found that 64% of businesses across materials handling, distribution, or fulfilment had forgone business worth more than 25% of their revenue in 2022 because of staffing issues.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The surging Delta virus, devastating floods in China and Germany and cyber attacks on South African ports are amongst the latest in a series of events that continue to send shock waves throughout the system. In light of all of this, I’d posit we can no longer look at the events of the last year as an aberration. The impact?

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Stord

MARCH 5, 2019

We presented networked distribution and showed how it connects shippers with our network of warehouses across the country. For example, speakers from Walmart and Best Buy shared how they they gained better freight visibility and created a shorter returns cycle.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

And agility is about reacting quickly and hopefully effectively to the actual disruptive event. But the event might not be disruptive at all if you had planned for it. That variability might be in the areas of manufacturing, distribution, or transportation capacity. Resilience comes down to planning for agility.”

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Kanban Logistics

JUNE 16, 2022

As stewards of your precious products, your logistics provider should ask the important questions and take the important action steps before an emergency event. Preventing supply chain disruption begins with careful planning as soon as a major weather event is forecasted. In this article, we’ll examine how Kanban does just that.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 18, 2022

This was my first in-person event in over two years, and it did not disappoint. You could feel the energy in the air as 450+ people seemed to really enjoy being back at an in-person event. This includes weather events, port strikes, capacity shortages, and unexpected demand spikes.

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Now, That's Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2021

In September, for example, warehouse employment reached the highest level ever recorded, with 1.25 Reflecting on the events of 2020, Franco says the automotive sector was among the first to take a hit on the supply chain front, with many other industries following it down that path during the early part of the year.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 8, 2024

For example, if milk wasn’t FDA-certified you wouldn’t have verification that the cows producing it are healthy. For example, Coffee, Food for Animal Consumption, and Cosmetics are all different category types. However, the ecommerce brand is responsible for their own lot traceability of products in the event of a recall.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 6, 2022

As the environmental impact of supply chain activities is more widely understood, now is the time for supply chain professionals to prioritise sustainability in their logistics plans in order to be both successful and make a positive global impact, says IMHX 2022 Event Director, Rob Fisher.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 13, 2022

According to the survey, 44% of respondents have a general sense of potential climate change risks based on previous events. However, the past is not a good predictor of future climate change events, as the severity and impact of events will escalate. Lack of Foresight is Biggest Challenge.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Polycrisis logistics When multiple supply chain disruptive events happen concurrently how can they be tackled? For example, the Dexory View dashboard enables pick face analysis of volumes. Supply chain design, of the number and location of distribution centres , leads to a tech-based materials handling approach. Machine help?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

This ensures the secure, high-capacity, and bi-directional transfer of essential information such as master data on products, customers, production-distribution infrastructure, transactional data on sales, inventory status and position, transportation execution data, external data e.g. competitor pricing, weather, recommendations, action triggers.

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Kanban Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Finding the right food-grade warehouse provider for storage and distribution is an important task that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Confectionery products are a good example of a product that must avoid hot and cold extremes. This lot number allows 3PLs to quickly identify batches of items in the event of a recall. Refrigerated.

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Now, That's Logistics

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Unfortunately, there’s yet one more disruptive event to get through before that can happen: Chinese New Year. Once you understand that China shuts down nearly everything for CNY and nothing, absolutely nothing will get out of China during that time, the better you can plan,” the design, manufacturing and distribution firm advises.

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20Cube Logistics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

3PL providers handle all or several components of your supply chain, like warehousing, distribution, inbound freight, and outbound freight. 20Cube, for example, uses digital freight forwarding technology to provide insights into inventory management and distribution tracking. Benefits of 3PL for Your Supply Chain. Cost Savings.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

APRIL 4, 2020

Olympic Logistics is a physical flow process that consists of basic logistics activities such as transportation, storage, packaging, loading and unloading, distribution, distribution processing, and information processing, and is related to hosting the Olympic Games from the supply location to the receiving location. Concentration.

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LandLink

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Both are powerful new tools that better enable warehouse and distribution center activities to keep pace with rapidly shifting supply chain dynamics. It can identify when specific events occur which require human intervention. An example is a typical commercial bus route. In this example the desired result is the same.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 7, 2021

Their operations include bulk gas storage and delivery, cylinder filling and community distribution gas systems. When it comes to distribution, primary distribution involves getting big bulk deliveries by pipeline and truck to their manufacturing sites. The forecasting projects were focused on secondary distribution.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 22, 2022

Ahead of the WOF SUMMIT , which takes place in Vienna on 4 th -5 th May, we caught up with Chief Commercial Officer of the WOF Group Christoph Grasl and asked him about this inaugural event. LB: What is innovative about your event and how does it differ from rivals?

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

While all Team Members have the opportunity to serve their time or make monetary donations to the Trinity Foundation, there is a subset group, or Board of Team Members, who organize the Trinity Foundation’s fundraising events and giving, which are fueled by the desire to better our local communities. OUR MAIN EFFORTS AND FUNDRAISERS.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

For example, they might browse products online, but visit a brick-and-mortar store to finalize their selection. As just one example, Nike’s online sales grew by 75% in 2020 — but its profit margins fell from 45.5% due to the higher costs associated with online selling. Transportation: Moving to a Digital Environment.

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WorkWave

MAY 3, 2023

This news was first introduced at The Security Event in Birmingham last week. About TEAM Software by WorkWave TEAM Software by WorkWave develops market-leading solutions for companies powered by distributed workforces, specifically those serving the cleaning and security sectors. Giannetto, CEO of WorkWave.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Visitor registration is open for Intermodal Europe 2022 , the leading container shipping and intermodal transport event which returns 8 – 10 November to the RAI, Amsterdam. There are delays and bottlenecks, but the focus on driving efficiency to resolve these bottlenecks is a great example of the industry’s adaptability,” continues Press.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 25, 2023

Even if the situation in Central America does not have a noticeable impact on the German economy, the experts advise politicians and companies to take precautions for the future-for example, for the transport of raw materials and goods on waterways during low water. The Rhine, for example, must be a particular focus of political attention.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

While this creates tremendous value , it also br ings the inevitable risk that certain event s can have far-reaching consequences that influence supply chain s more than ever before. The study include d firms in the retail, manufacturing and distribution verticals. Let’s explore some example s. .

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The “man-up” vehicle expands the intralogistics specialist’s product range for wide and narrow aisle warehouses, thus offering distribution centre operators and manufacturing companies an even greater choice of customized solutions. Depending on the power requirements, for example, a 24v and a 48v motor are available.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Until now, the company has been leasing approximately 51,000 sq m of space in CTPark Bor, which serves as a distribution centre for a large part of Central Europe. The warehouse is completely finished and has already been handed over to the tenant and will be used mainly as a distribution hub.

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FW Logsitcs

MARCH 14, 2023

For example, it can come from a product absorbing the odors of its packing, or even from another product. Food distribution is a vital part of the supply chain. But if the offending party fails to do so within a reasonable time frame, the FDA will order that its processing and distribution activities be immediately shut down.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2023

For example , the Danish shipping company Maersk has said it is pausing all journeys through the Red Sea. Therefore, pricing dynamics in the maritime sector may not always align with immediate events but could be linked to earlier decisions and circumstances.”

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