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Kimberly-Clark’s Digital Transformation of Shipping

Logistics Viewpoints

This was an online event. With the visibility solution, the company is able to develop a plan for warehouse labor that insures when a load comes in, that workers are ready to unload the truck, or when an outbound truck is scheduled at a dock, the pallets are staged and ready to be loaded. What made Ms. At Kimberly-Clark, Ms.

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Transportation Management System ROI: What Other Business Areas Can Benefit?

GlobalTranz

For example, everyone knows that sales will peak around the holidays, but analytics can identify peaks that happen when you think you are in a lull. In addition, how much are these events or incidents costing your company overall? Both Inbound and Outbound Logistics Benefit From Implementing a TMS. The Big Picture.

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LTL to Intermodal Shipping: How to Find and Eliminate Freight Spend Black Swans

GlobalTranz

For example, a black swan event may include both the physical damage and ongoing disruption caused by a hurricane and subsequent bottlenecks, so shippers that know how to isolate the causes of poor visibility and areas that are likely to contribute to worsening of black swan events can effectively reduce their chances of coming to fruition.

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Innovation and smart technology: Why BMW is driving both

Automotive Logistics

The carmaker’s use of technologies including autonomous transport systems (ATS), robots, augmented reality (AR) and paperless systems, was discussed at length at a recent BMW press event near Munich to showcase logistics innovations. Enhancing outbound visibility. Jürgen Maidl, BMW’s senior vice president logistics. “We

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3PL Warehousing 101

Kanban Logistics

Recall capabilities: In the event of a product recall, the WMS will assign the flagged items to a segregated hold location and prevent them from being distributed. From there, the 3PL will coordinate the outbound shipment – either with its internal transportation arm or with an external provider. Value-added warehousing services.

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Automotive Logistics Awards – Europe winners announced

Automotive Logistics

During the event on June 12 – held on the eve of this year’s Automotive Logistics Europe conference – former Opel, Fiat and BMW vehicle designer Chris Bangle handed out a total of 14 awards covering every aspect of inbound, outbound and aftermarket logistics.

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Navigating unchartered waters

Automotive Logistics

NotPetya arrived hot on the heels of other major cybersecurity events. Outbound cybersecurity lags behind . It struck glass-maker Saint-Gobain along with major players in advertising, pharmaceuticals and consumer goods.