Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Walter Rose & Son, a British multi-award-winning butcher, has rolled-out a digital distribution system with software from Podfather. Walter Rose is a fantastic example of what our core product is designed to do,” comments Colin McCreadie, Managing Director at Podfather. “We

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

When the new distribution centre is up and running, the ramp-up was successful, and the first items are picked onto pallets or roll containers with the help of highly dynamic COM machines, then the ‘Grand Opening’ is celebrated, everyone involved congratulates each other, and there is a festive atmosphere.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The 42-tonne Renault Trucks E-Tech T 4×2 has been delivered to Welch’s Transport, the Cambridgeshire-based freight, haulage and logistics business where it will operate out of their flagship site in Duxford, Cambridgeshire on regional distribution and long-haul deliveries.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 13, 2025

Automated trailer loading systems (ATLS) are often considered the domain of large-scale manufacturing facilities and distribution centres operating shuttle runs between a factory and warehouse. However, ATLS are proving a good example of how access to automation is changing.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 22, 2024

A KPI is a practical and objective measurement of progress, either: Towards a predetermined goal, or Against a required standard of performance It might help to think of a KPI as something like an instrument on a car dashboarda speedometer, for example. Why Are KPIs Important? Remember what the K stands for!

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Looking to real-life examples for inspiration, we can ask, ‘Who does reverse logistics well?’ For regulators and the public, reverse logistics may be judged by how safe and how green the process is, for example, recycling products instead of throwing them into a landfill. Persuade the customer otherwise.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Mini Case Study: Walmart Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. For example, supplier performance issues can cause problems with inventory, order fill; on-time delivery performance and customer-order lead times.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 16, 2023

The distribution centres in Belsele, Herentals and Grobbendonk support the growth of customers, who also benefit from Bleckmann’s growth opportunities and additional logistics flexibility. East of Antwerp, in Herentals, a new distribution centre was set up specifically for a new customer.

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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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Food Logistics

JUNE 15, 2025

For example, a food and beverage importer facing tariff-related storage challenges was able to secure immediate storage within 7 days, allowing them to pre-position inventory before tariff hikes, saving them hundreds of thousands of dollars in import costs.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2024

Advice from these experts on enablement, the use of dashcams and sensors, risk management programs and use case examples. The post Podcast: Fleet Insurance: Strategies to Control Costs appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. How can data help achieve and support this? How can the data be put into practice?

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The Gothenburg region tops the list when leading Swedish industry magazine Intelligent Logistik annually ranks Sweden’s best logistics locations. In the port, for example, we are developing the Halvorsäng Logistics Park together with Castellum just ten minutes from the quayside, it will be an important addition to port-side logistics.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 22, 2023

KG and talks about ergonomics in logistics and the distribution centre. Here, WITRON was one of the pioneers in the industry, as we have been working intensively for more than 20 years on how to minimize the lifting and carrying of heavy loads for employees in the distribution centre. Schweiger has been with WITRON for ten years.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 20, 2025

One example of this can be found in the switch from a paper bill of lading to eCMR. For example, it provides data on shipments and enables real-time visibility, ensuring that all stakeholders are constantly aware of the latest shipment status.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As available space for storage and distribution is scarce and therefore expensive, the trend towards multi-storey warehouse buildings is increasing. For example, parametric interfaces are offered for the Olympus goods lift, which reduce the need for cables and communicate directly with the fleet management system.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 19, 2022

Examples of case studies on the new website include work carried out by Invar Group for major international brands SuperDry and Pets at Home – with further case studies in the pipeline. The post Invar website walks businesses through digitalisation appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The partnership, which will see Zeus handling freight transport for the retailer on distribution routes to France, Italy and the Czech Republic, comes as Zeus recently marked its second anniversary. Under the agreement, Zeus is starting with distribution to destination stores in Italy and fixed ad hoc work to Czechia and France.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

Arvato Supply Chain Solutions has switched the energy supply of five more distribution centres in the USA to green electricity from wind and solar energy, aiming to be carbon neutral. “Because our distribution centres in Louisville are among the first in the U.S.,

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 11, 2023

Exadis, which was already relying on the Infor M3 on-premises ERP solution, has renewed its partnership with Infor as part of its migration to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud using Infor CloudSuite Distribution Enterprise, Infor Factory Track production automation and the ADS solution from Infor’s partner Authentic Group.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 6, 2022

For example, as part Combilift’s drive to help customers achieve their aims of more sustainable operations, over 60% of the company’s output is now electric. The post ‘Business as usual’ is no longer an option appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. IMHX 2022 takes place from 6 – 8 September at the NEC, Birmingham.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 17, 2023

For example, in scanning applications of individual items, which are normally handled laboriously with handheld scanners, overhead mounted barcode scanners can greatly improve ergonomics and productivity. The post Machine Vision Solutions for Logistics Automation appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

In close cooperation with TGW, a solution was developed and implemented that ensures a future-proof distribution process. Unique service requires flexible and future-proof system stichd specialises in the design, production and distribution of high-quality bodywear, legwear and swimwear. Moreover, the Rovolution is deployable 24/7.”

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 28, 2023

“In automated distribution centres you need a strong and stable team, but less training and management. Offering flexibility is important in ecommerce, for example in being able to reduce the number of cartons.” ” The post Automation Technology the Key in Ecommerce appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2023

Yorkshire, UK-based temperature-controlled food storage and distribution (TSC&D) firm, Reed Boardall, has battled through one of the most difficult years in its 30-year history. The post TCS&D Firm Looks to Grow appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. It also provides blast freezing, picking and packaging services.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 4, 2022

The facility in Tilburg is the latest example of how quickly we’re moving toward highly automated, eco-efficient freight hubs. With 90 loading docks, the warehouse is fully adapted to cross-dock activities for pallet distribution and can handle over 20,000 shipments per week. The modernised terminal site has an area of 59,210 sq m.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2022

The 150-year-old Finnish beverage and brewing company Olvi relies on Cimcorp’s WCS to handle all intralogistics within its distribution centre. For example, Olvi plans and forecasts picking activities based on order data. The post WCS for Special Brew appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The company in this example has tailored its fulfilment concept precisely to these demands and implemented it with state-of-the-art technology from its long-term intralogistics partner SSI Schaefer. Example contents include headache pills, nasal sprays, and adhesive bandages.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The suits were introduced to XPO Logistics network sites and some dedicated warehouses in January, including Crick (Scania), the Leicester shared user warehouse (Samsung), and the Volkswagen Group UK National Parts Distribution Centre in Dordon, Glen Dimplex, and Daimler in Milton Keynes.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 31, 2023

Register for our free webinar on August 23rd @ 2pm GMT with Matt Spooner, Kinaxis and Peter MacLeod, Editor of Logistics Business Magazine. The post Webinar: SCM – Striking a Balance between Speed & Accuracy appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 18, 2025

Unless the contract expressly addresses tariffs – for example in a tariff-specific adjustment mechanism – as a general principle, the legal obligation to pay import tariffs rests with the importer (buyer).

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

All other categories follow some way behind, being evenly distributed between 3% and 8% – though 51% said they didn’t send anything back. For example, pallet racking can be configured with a single pallet bay level and shelving above to provide locations for unpalletised ‘returned to stock’ items. Shoes come next (15%).

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 17, 2023

These include, for example, good accessibility for service and maintenance teams, cleaning of the facility, fire protection, escape routes, or how the new technology can be physically implemented into the building in the best way (e.g., via the roof or by opening side walls). • More than 30 percent of these are brownfield solutions.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2023

The company develops specialist software in-house to provide value-added services covering pre-retail, returns processing, fulfilment, wholesale distribution, and transportation. For example, the new operating facility provides retailers with the ability to process European customer returns much closer to the point of sale.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2023

A scalable, reliable, high-throughput sorting system, Sure Sort has long been a preferred warehouse automation solution for distribution centers, retail stores, and third-party logistics companies that look for cost-effective and accurate order handling, cross-docking, and reverse logistics.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2024

For example, predictive analytics can forecast demand shifts, enabling businesses to adjust their inventory levels, reduce overstocking and avoid shortages. This provides enhanced visibility and performance monitoring, allowing businesses to make data-driven decisions that align with their goals.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This novel approach has been made possible by the latest ‘data mesh’ technology, based on distributed architecture for analytical data management. For example, consignment and inventory data can be combined with transport schedules and allocated transport.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 27, 2023

Hankook Tire & Technology is one of the world’s leading tyre manufacturers and its UK subsidiary has used the location of Daventry, including Apex Park, as its main distribution hub. The post Build-to-suit Warehouse Unit Agreed appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. on a 22-acre site on the park.

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