Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Against the current backdrop of soaring inflation and energy costs, loading and unloading specialist Thorworld Industries is urging UK distribution businesses to take advantage of potential efficiency savings through changes to their loading operations to help weather a challenging economic climate.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

“The grocery industry is extremely competitive, as shoppers change consuming habits fast and change stores even faster,” says Kari Miikkulainen, Director of Warehouse & Distribution Industry Sales at Cimcorp. For example, Cimcorp has helped Mercadona to match automation and RPCs for excellent results.

Supply Chain Software 58

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 22, 2023

A sustainable chain involves implementing sustainable practices at each stage of the supply chain, from raw material sourcing and production to transportation, distribution, and end-of-life disposal. For example, ensuring that if a BOM is changed to include recycled material, the change of requirements is seamlessly passed on to suppliers.

Manufacturing Procurement 98

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Cooper has one main distribution center roughly three miles from their largest hospital in Camden. These are big data platforms that monitor news sources and assorted databases from governments, financial institutions, ESG NGOs, and other sources to detect when a negative event has occurred or may be about to occur.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 6, 2021

As industries evolve the distance between the worker and the job has grown, for example back in the day the worker had one tool between them and the task. For example, chatbots are now able to enhance human abilities, using AI to serve as an advisor or support to help maintain efficiencies within the organization.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In the United States, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) has, for example, prohibited the import of goods manufactured in whole or in part by forced labour and originating from the autonomous region of Uyghur since June 21, 2022. For a Chinese supplier, for example, is the production plant close to a Uyghur forced labour camp?

Supply Chains 62

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 22, 2023

It requires the company to examine, and importantly to keep examining, its whole operation, from Board-level strategies and policies down to the individual processes and procedures that govern or affect the delivery of quality in goods and services. Our experience at Bis Henderson Space serves as a good example.

Cost Reduction 63

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2023

The government is reluctant to place additional costs on businesses and risk pushing inflation higher. For example, exporters could see costs of around £200-£250 per consignment once checks are implemented. The most likely scenario is that border checks will be delayed by 3-6 months.

Government 59

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 22, 2021

Decarbonization initiatives within the government and private sectors. Trucks also account for 40% of the expected growth in oil demand up to 2040 and are targets for governments and manufacturers who need to decarbonize to reach net-zero carbon goals. The impact of the transportation industry on emissions and sustainability.

Optimal Sourcing 62

Optimal Sourcing Cost Reduction Waste Reduction Material Savings 62

Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 22, 2021

Decarbonization initiatives within the government and private sectors. Trucks also account for 40% of the expected growth in oil demand up to 2040 and are targets for governments and manufacturers who need to decarbonize to reach net-zero carbon goals. The impact of the transportation industry on emissions and sustainability.

Optimal Sourcing 62

Optimal Sourcing Cost Reduction Waste Reduction Material Savings 62

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2024

This article is from Scott Mullins, EVP of Operations and COO at Lucas Systems, and looks at self-distribution in healthcare systems. Self-distribution is an increasingly popular option for healthcare systems to consider when deciding how to manage their supply chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software 129

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MTS Logistics

JULY 24, 2023

Supply Chain Interruptions: Wildfires can occur in regions that are important hubs for manufacturing, agriculture, or distribution centers. When these areas are affected, it can lead to supply chain interruptions, causing delays in production and distribution.

Supply Chain Planning Software 67

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 28, 2023

China tensions and the pandemic-driven distribution crisis forced businesses to give priority to supply-chain resiliency over the cost-cutting that once sent that production to Asia, particularly China, consultants and deal makers say. companies opening factories in Mexico, for example, nor investment in private real estate.

Trends 62

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World Food Programme Logistics

JULY 16, 2020

The Government acted quickly and ensured children kept learning from home by providing lessons through television, radio and newspapers. A key priority for the government was to not stop the learning. Together with the government, WFP launched a “School feeding at home” initiative.

Government 52

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

Plenty of examples of warehousing. Government Warehouses. Distribution Centers. Government Warehouses. The United States Federal government leases or owns 90 million square feet of warehousing space across 19,000 buildings. Federal government uses up 15% of all warehousing space in the country.

Examples 52

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MARCH 5, 2018

The newsreader reported that the Syrian government and Russian airstrikes started a new offensive against the rebels in East-Ghouta and even worse than this fact is that there are still thousands of civilians cut off and stuck in the battle zones. There is only a lose track of weapons and often a missing supervision by the delivering party.

Video 40

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Forto

JANUARY 25, 2021

Distribution of Covid-19 vaccines has begun worldwide – in the EU, vaccines from pharmaceutical manufacturers Biontech/Pfizer and Moderna already have conditional marketing authorizations valid for one year but renewable, and the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine received emergency marketing authorization in the United Kingdom.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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FW Logsitcs

OCTOBER 4, 2019

It’s not just inventory management and the distribution process that you need to be concerned with. This specific distribution center is usually owned and managed by a channel supplier. That’s going to be your manufacturers, traders, or anyone spearheading in the reselling process on an exclusive distribution channel.

Warehousing 40

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World Food Programme Logistics

APRIL 16, 2020

How WFP is protecting refugees against coronavirus during food distributions in Uganda Story by Petroc Wilton A woman has her temperature checked before entering the food distribution point in Bidibidi. For example, the usual fingerprint or iris scanning?—?used At first, we were scared because of this new disease,” says Mary.

Temperature 52

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

On November 4 th , I interviewed Jim Andrew, the Chief Sustainability Officer at PepsiCo, about their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) program. Their distribution approach varies country-to-country. But in North America, distribution is predominately through their company-owned fleet.

Food and Agriculture 113

Food and Agriculture Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Purchasing Skills 113

Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2023

With UK Government encouragement, media pressure and customer demands the automotive industry is continuing its drive toward cleaner logistics through the use of electric vehicles (EV’s). The Government is being pressed to review the current VAT policy as businesses pay four times the rate of tax as those charging at home.

Purchasing Skills 64

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 11, 2023

Consumers are demanding real action from retailers – not just green washing – and government programs are enticing with big money when it comes to energy-efficiency and sustainability. The problems should not be solved in the distribution centre, but where they arise. Brownfield projects are becoming increasingly important.

Supply Chain Design Software 63

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 23, 2022

Premium versions include, for example, a new generation of high-performance ring wrapping machines with patented Cube Technology, suitable for wrapping and stabilising pallets with stretch film. For example, pallets with canned goods have to be wrapped differently than beverage crates, bottles or milk cartons.

Material Savings 52

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 6, 2023

One such example is the concept of warehousing, which, despite having a shared fundamental definition of a place to store goods, takes on nuanced interpretations within different contexts. The digital warehousing aspect of logistics involves comprehensive data governance, privacy considerations, and data lifecycle management.

Warehousing 40

Warehousing Digital Optimal Sourcing Inventory Reduction 40

Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2023

Recent government census results show a twenty-six consecutive monthly increase in unfulfilled orders for manufactured goods. Current issues in distribution involving labour shortages, strikes, and delays could all be avoided by investing in robotic warehouse automation. Robot-as-a-Service.

Supply Chain Software 64

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Airfreight Logistics

MAY 7, 2020

FedEx Express announced the delivery of its first shipments as a part of Project Airbridge, a public-private partnership managed by the federal government. The FEMA Movement Control Team will then manage distribution to healthcare facilities and workers throughout the country. FedEx has contracted with the U.S.

Operations 61

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EazyStock

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The supply chain is typically linear, with a product designed and created then distributed to the end user – only to be disposed of by the end user. Green supply chains are the key to 2020 as consumers continue to call for environmental practices and global governments seek to add environmental legislation.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 18, 2023

Data analytics innovator Entopy has won a share of the UK government’s new £7 million fund to boost innovation in the freight industry. It can accurately notify relevant organisations of the arrival of a consignment at a port of exit, for example, or give advance warning when goods are likely to be late reaching their destination.

Supply Chain Planning Software 60

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Supply Chain Software Freight 60

Ship Monk

MARCH 30, 2023

Governments, industry leaders, and consumers alike are calling for improvement in sustainability performance. The ecommerce supply chain spans the sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution of products. For example, what is your packaging situation? And they were right! Are you using the best, greenest options for dunnage ?

Supply Chain Software 79

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Logistics in War

APRIL 6, 2019

Australia’s guiding principle is that energy markets should be left to operate freely, without unnecessary government intervention. Furthermore, Australia has no Government-owned strategic oil or fuel reserves, and does not mandate minimum stock holding requirements for the fuel refining / importing industry.

Sourcing Strategies 59

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 8, 2023

Pay or benefits structure – Seasonal workers may receive hourly wages or a fixed salary, which is often governed by local labor laws and regulations. For example, you’ll need more tech skills to manage the equipment (robots, hydrogen vehicles, ASRS). User-defined training is a wave of the future that workers are embracing.

Optimization Software 125

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

This can result in a messy supply chain network and flows that adversely impact cost-to-serve as can be seen in figure 1 in case of a distribution intense company we worked with. For example, forecasts are generated using the past three years of history, implicitly assuming history repeats.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

A recent demand to the government from the UK Warehousing Association for logistics staff to be exempted from the need for self-isolation if ‘pinged’ is an indication of how far reaching and disruptive the current pingdemic is becoming. The post ‘Pingdemic’ exemption can save Christmas appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

Packing 69

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 5, 2023

If your company operates a distribution fleet, you’ll know that the costs of running trucks for customer deliveries are continually increasing. If your distribution fleet comprises large goods vehicles, you can save much money on tyres by retreading them instead of replacing them when the original treads wear down.

Cost Reduction 73

Cost Reduction Purchasing Skills Price Reduction Waste Reduction 73

World Food Programme Logistics

JUNE 17, 2019

When disasters strike, ensuring the World Food Programme’s staff can access and distribute life-saving food is key to launching an effective and immediate response. “We WFP’s Pakistan Country Office has recently built and inaugurated a state-of-the-art Humanitarian Response Facility (HRF) for the Government in Gilgit Baltistan.

Government 40

Government Construction Capacity Training 40

Logistics Bureau

APRIL 23, 2020

For example, in South Korea, 70 percent of consumers say they plan to shop online. If your brick-and-mortar outlets have been closed to consumers by a government-ordered lockdown, back rooms or even sales floors can be transformed into temporary mini-distribution centres. Step #4: Advertise and Market Your Online Operation.

Ordering 62

Ordering Modeling Software How To eCommerce 62

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Recent studies have shown that among the challenges frustrating warehouse and distribution centre managers this year, rising energy and labour costs are two of the most often cited. It’s a good idea to begin by gathering knowledge about the areas of high energy consumption in your warehouse or distribution centre.

Cost Reduction 107

Cost Reduction Purchasing Skills Waste Reduction Material Savings 107