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Crucial Mistakes for Warehouse Optimisation

SIPMM Professional Publications

Many aspects of the use of time, space, and resources are taken into consideration when designing modern logistic warehouses and distribution centers, making processes more effective through careful planning to increase customer satisfaction and experience. One of the most important considerations for processing tasks that are dynamically changeable in time and are related to technical […].

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Watch: Supply-Chain Lessons From the Pandemic

Supply Chain Brain

Abe Eshkenazi, chief executive officer of the Association for Supply Chain Management, discusses the findings of a new report by ASCM and the Economist Intelligence Unit, examining how more than 300 publicly listed companies withstood and responded to supply-chain shocks of the last year.

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How to motivate supply chain/logistics staff?

Globalior

As with any other industry, it is important to keep staff motivated in supply chain and logistics. Motivating your employees helps create a climate of continuous improvement. Employee engagement should not be underestimated as it can have an impact on the general costs of the company. This is because it is directly linked to the commitment that each worker has in carrying out a certain activity.

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When Is It Time to Expand Your Warehouse?

Supply Chain Brain

You should triage every available option before making a major commitment.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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Weighing Solutions for Operational Efficiency and Output

Quality Scales Unlimited

Truck scales are often used for ensuring compliance with regulations. However they can also help with minimizing high impact loads, avoiding eccentric loading, and ensuring that you invoice your customers for the right quantities. They also boost your efficiency by actively keeping track of the weight shipped. Their unmatched precision translates into cost-effective weighing in the logistics sector while avoiding damage to the vehicle and ensuring safety.

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Green Logistics: 7 Tips for Eco-Friendly Delivery

Bringg

With consumers today showing a preference for retailers and brands that work to reduce their impact on the environment, green logistics is more than a talking point – it’s a growing imperative. . According to an IBM Research Insights report, 57% of consumers are willing to change their eCommerce purchasing habits to help reduce their environmental impact.

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Biden Confronts Decades of Union Decline in Bid to Boost Pay

Supply Chain Brain

The globalization of supply chains, technological advancements that allow companies to replace labor, legal barriers to organizing and the shrinking share of factory workers — traditionally easier to organize — in the workforce have all taken a toll.