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The Principles of a Warehouse Layout Design

Cyzerg

Planning a warehouse layout design can be a complex process due to the various factors involved. This process includes strategically planning a facility layout that can properly utilize the space available , facilitate the smooth functioning of operations, and increase efficiency. This article will help you understand the importance of a practical warehouse layout design and discuss some of the most crucial principles that you should consider while designing the layout for your warehouse.

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CASE STUDY: Handling a 500% order Spike During Pandemic

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Public Goods sells quality household products that are healthy, sustainable and ultra-affordable. Most sales are online at publicgoods.com, but in early 2020 the company began national distribution to a major retail chain. As if opening up a new sales channel wasn’t enough of a distribution challenge, something else happened in this timeframe – the Coronavirus pandemic shutdown hit hard.

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National diesel average sees a slight gain

Logistics Management

Eking out a 0.005-cent increase, this week’s national average is $2.430, following a 2.20-cent increase to $2.425, for the week of June 22, and a 0.007-cent increase, to $2.

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How AI and Blockchain Can Minimize Supplier Complexity

Supply Chain Brain

Companies are drawing on data intelligence to simplify supplier onboarding, enable deeper collaboration and create new value for customers.

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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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4 Ways Supply Chain Modeling Enhances Enterprise Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain modeling is essential to substantiated resiliency analysis and to the planning of risk responses. A supply chain model is the digital representation of the structure, product flows and policies of a physical supply chain. It is created by transforming data into predetermined structures, so that such data templates can be used in conjunction with mathematical algorithms, to determine improved future state structures, product flows and policies.

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Liability insurance hike: Guess who would benefit?

Overdrive Online

There’s an old saying about courts and legislatures: 'Hard cases make bad law.' A case based on extreme circumstances is a bad foundation for a law with wider application. For a good example, look no further than the U.S. House’s proposal to increase minimum liability insurance requirements to $2 million.

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DAT points to increased spot rates in run up to end of quarter and July 4 holiday

Logistics Management

With the second quarter quickly coming to a close, data issued by DAT, a subsidiary of Roper Technologies and operator of an online marketplace for spot market truckload freight, showed significant increases in truckload rates and ratios, for the week of June 22-28, as shippers take steps to get their freight moving in advance of the Fourth of July holiday and the mid-year point of 2020.

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A Guide to Amazon FBA Storage Fees

Stord

July 1, 2020 If you’re selling on Amazon’s online marketplace and relying on Fulfilled by Amazon to store, pick and ship orders for you, you’re going to be subject to some storage fees. These fees can get pretty hefty once they add up, so it’s important to understand the breakdown before you get sent the bill. Amazon sellers are subject to both monthly storage fees and long-term storage fees if they apply.

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With leniency on truck payments and a new carrier, owner-op couple starting to climb out of COVID’s hole

Overdrive Online

Trucker Pedro Leiter and his wife Shirley Rodriguez, who last spoke with Overdrive in mid-May, have made some progress in catching up on truck loan payments. But the couple's still struggling to make ends meet.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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Ways2H, Ford, Bacon & Davis Partner to Build Hydrogen Facility

NGT News

Ways2H Inc., a global producer of renewable hydrogen from the world’s worst waste streams, and Ford, Bacon & Davis, a company that specializes in energy facility engineering, procurement and construction, have partnered to form a joint collaboration to design and build waste-to-hydrogen facilities in California and other locations in the U.S., to produce renewable hydrogen […].

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Thursday is this week’s Friday — decisions to make if not already set

Overdrive Online

For most businesses shutting down an extra day in observance of the Fourth of July, when it falls on a Saturday it's Friday that gets the kibosh. (For some cutting against the grain, it could be Monday.) Plan accordingly, and if you're staying out, here's a few ways you can take advantage.

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The Food Industry Needs Visibility In The Supply Chain

Trinity Logistics

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What is Procure to Pay (P2P) – What is Procurement to Payment?

Logistics Bureau

“PROCURE TO PAY is a PROCESS that can be enable by a SYSTEM” – Trent Morris. Watch the full video here to learn more about P2P: Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne. Email: robyrne@logisticsbureau.com. Phone: +61 417 417 307.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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How Are Mobile Shipping Apps Changing the Shipping Industry?

GoShip Blog

The freight shipping industry is moving far away from paperwork-centered operations. Most companies have implemented technology tools to run their business and keep data organized. Now that CRM’s, ELD’s, and many other essential technologies have become popular in the industry, shipping apps can improve shipping experiences for both shippers and carriers.

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Bolloré Logistics India Successfully Handles a Charter from Mumbai to Yangon

Airfreight Logistics

Bolloré Logistics India successfully moved a charter for Aid & Relief and Healthcare shipments from Mumbai, India to Yangon, Myanmar. The team proposed the most economical and time bound solution in close coordination with Myanmar, to the clients who awarded their shipments from various locations within India. Bolloré Logistics India successfully organized these expeditions through two charter flights.

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CEVA Logistics Significantly Expands in Africa

Logistics Manager

CEVA Logistics is launching a three-part expansion plan for the African market, through which it aims to become a leading, continent-wide market player. CEVA Logistics has acquired a controlling shareholding in AMI Worldwide , a third-party logistics provider with an extensive network in East and Southern Africa, which has more than 100 years of expertise in the region.

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Specialist Transport Operator Brit-Pol Adds 156 Krone Trailers

Logistics Business Magazine

Specialist transport operator, Brit-Pol is embarking on an expansion programme with the addition of 156 new trailers from Krone, which will take the family-run business into new markets throughout the Benelux countries and wider Europe. Formed just over 10 years ago, the company runs an average of 89 vehicles, delivering auto parts and general cargo to UK and Benelux destinations.

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How to Conduct Workplace Incident Investigations to Create Safer Workplaces

This white paper provides a comprehensive overview of global workplace incident trends, focusing on the top three biases leading to such incidents. It also highlights the significance of CSA Z1005 as a risk management standard and outlines the ROI of thorough incident investigations, covering emergency response to post-incident interviews. Additionally, it introduces an Investigation Evidence Gathering Matrix.

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Digitizing Proof Of Delivery: Overcoming POD Challenges & Benefits of Document Management

Turvo

The changing face of the supply chain means more freight and shipments move and require more tracking capabilities. Traditional options for managing and documenting the process also remain stagnant. It’s easy to claim a delivery was completed, but where is the proof? The answer lies in a mountain of paperwork and the hope of problem-free delivery. That’s not reality.

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COVID-19: Drafting a Forward-Looking Assessment of the Water Industry

Mazars Ledger

As Denis Waitley once said, “Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all… The post COVID-19: Drafting a Forward-Looking Assessment of the Water Industry appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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“The problem with coronavirus is it came suddenly”

World Food Programme Logistics

WFP is providing cash in Uganda’s capital Kampala to 80,000 refugees living in informal settlements who have been hard hit by the consequences of COVID-19. Adela, 41, a refugee who fled to Uganda from the Democratic Republic of Congo, lost both of her two jobs to COVID-19. Photo: WFP/Hugh Rutherford Not far from one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in Uganda’s capital, Adela Dagadi struggles to raise ten children in what her sons call “a ghetto.

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What Will be the New Normal in Luxury?

Mazars Ledger

The global luxury market is expected to contract 25%-30% in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19. While some key… The post What Will be the New Normal in Luxury? appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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Finding the Last of the TP: Grocers Need More Supply Chain Control and Diversity

MercuryGate

What does supply chain control mean? Is it the ability to track the performance of current operations after they are complete, or does it mean something else? Does it take on a new persona in the grocery vertical? Does it require more finesse than simply knowing what is happening or thinking about what could happen? […]. The post Finding the Last of the TP: Grocers Need More Supply Chain Control and Diversity appeared first on MercuryGate International.

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Retailers Adapting Creatively as They Re-Open

Mazars Ledger

New York State is finally ready to reopen retail outlets. This is perfect timing for my 10-year anniversary. After three… The post Retailers Adapting Creatively as They Re-Open appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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USMCA Takes Effect

3PL Insights

On July 1, 2020 the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will replace North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The new trade agreement updates policies to account for new technology and changes in the economy. The USMCA contains new laws related to intellectual property, e-commerce, and the internet which were not written into NAFTA. What does this mean for trade and manufacturing in North America?

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A Bumpy Re-Start for the North American Automotive Industry

Mazars Ledger

The North American automotive industry ground to a halt in March 2020 as the spread of COVID-19 forced a complete… The post A Bumpy Re-Start for the North American Automotive Industry appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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Purpose of the World Trade Organization

Globalior

The World Trade Organization addresses global trade rules and interactions between countries. The WTO aims to develop cross border trade rules that work well to facilitate fair trade activities across the world. What is the purpose of the World Trade Organization? The WTO performs the following roles, all aimed at facilitating trade flow across the world: It acts as a forum for government to hold negotiations related to trade activities It acts as an platform for countries to resolve disagreemen

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COVID-19: Drafting a Forward-Looking Assessment of the Water Industry

Mazars Ledger

As Denis Waitley once said, “Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all… The post COVID-19: Drafting a Forward-Looking Assessment of the Water Industry appeared first on The Ledger - Mazars USA.

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Suttons Tankers Wins TFL Hydrogen Gas Logistics Contract

Logistics Business Magazine

Suttons Tankers has won a three year contract with Ryse Hydrogen for the exclusive provision of logistics services to transport bulk hydrogen gas from the North West to the capital for Transport for London. As part of their commitment to become a zero-carbon city by 2050, TfL have purchased 20 new hydrogen fuelled buses which is a prominent move towards providing more sustainable methods of transportation.