Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2019

Starting in September 2019, Walmart will require suppliers of fresh, leafy greens to implement real-time, traceability of products back to the farm by participating in the Food Trust Consortium. The Food Trust consortium, run by IBM, is focused on using Blockchain for Supply Chain technologies. The post 2019 is the Year for Blockchain in Supply Chain Management, but Will it Have Legs?

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Logistics Management

JANUARY 21, 2019

Mixed economic signals are proving to be somewhat of a Rorschach Test for shippers trying to gauge freight demand levels heading into the strongest part of the 2019 freight season.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 21, 2019

State-of-the-art technology for managing global supply chains is beginning to percolate down to the individuals who need it most: small farmers in developing economies.

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3PL Insights

JANUARY 21, 2019

The history of an industry is shaped by the businesses that innovate. As of 2019, Evans Distribution Systems has been in business, providing logistics solutions for 90 years. [ That is a long history of innovation and adapting to the exponential growth of the industry. So, in commemoration of 90 years of business, we decided to highlight the big changes in the industry, technology, and the company over time.

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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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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2019

It is that time of year again when we at Cerasis take a global view of what trends to expect in supply chain management throughout the remainder of the year. We will delve into what will set third-party logistics providers apart in the coming year, and what to expect as e-commerce continues to merge with brick-and-mortar retail. We will turn over each stone and consider how innovative technology will shape the future of shipping and logistics.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 21, 2019

The heavy-duty truck and fleet industry has prolonged its dialogue regarding the prospects of electric vehicles — and how they stack up against diesel counterparts.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2019

Towards the end of last year, passenger car production in Poland looked like it was going to finish lower for the second consecutive year, after being affected by weak sales in the EU. The big questions now are whether the current downward trend will last and if new approaches in the outbound logistics segment can help support the domestic finished vehicle industry. .

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World Food Programme Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2019

Growing food anywhere WFP tries out Hydroponics in Kakuma camps Maru Turich Ador, one of the youth participating in the WFP hydroponics trial in Kakuma inspects spinach growing on a net-tube. Photo: WFP/Prisca Owato WFP is piloting hydroponics technology in Kakuma refugee camp and Kalobeyei settlement in the arid Turkana County, Northern Kenya. This is a method of growing plants in a water based, nutrient rich solution.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 21, 2019

To understand how paperless systems are impacting modern warehouses, we asked distributors who have paved the way with the help of warehouse management systems.

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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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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2019

Lödige Industries, a leading provider of automated parking systems, has secured a contract from SSR-Performance to deliver an automated car storage system. The 141-space facility in Munich, Germany is billed to be the most modern automated system aimed at luxury and classic car owners. SSR-Performance is constructing a 10,000 m2 classic, racing and luxury car hub with specialist repair and styling facilities, race sports services and showroom.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 21, 2019

While the changes occurring within the supply chain are, at times, in tandem with the rapid growth of e-commerce and technology, how companies approach things like their distribution networks and industrial building design is fundamentally changing. That was a key thesis of a new research report issued today by Chicago-based commercial real estate broker JLL.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2019

Conveyor technology expert Interroll says it grew substantially in 2018. It reports that orders received rose to CHF 592.6 million (+29.4% compared with previous year), and net sales rose to CHF 560.1 million (+24.3%). In terms of net profit margin, an above-average improvement of at least 30% is expected. The Group says it will “start the 2019 financial year confidently with full order books” With a record value of CHF 592.6 million, the orders received in 2018 were up 29.4% on the

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 21, 2019

DHL Express has invested €134 million in new hub at Copenhagen Airport to increase its activities in the region. DHL Express’ new freight terminal will be located on a 43,116 m2 site in the eastern freight area of the airport, where a new Airport Business Park is being built. It will be ready in 2023 and able to handle five times as many packages as today.

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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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Logistics Manager

JANUARY 21, 2019

One of the world’s leading shipping groups, France-based container transportation and shipping company CMA CGM recently announced they are to support the financial and industrial development of the new and innovative company specializing in urban agriculture, Agricool. With the support from the CMA CGM Group, Agricool is now able to launch their industrialization phase.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 21, 2019

The Port of Felixstowe and Danish ferry operator DFDS have agreed to invest in a new linkspan, tractor units and additional trailer parking facilities to increase roll-on/roll-off capacity at the UK port by over 40 per cent. “The new contract includes a significant investment by Hutchison Ports replacing one of our existing ro/ro bridges with a modern floating linkspan capable of handling the latest generation of ro/ro vessels and creating over 300 additional trailer spaces for unaccompanied ro/

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Airfreight Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2019

The long-haul subsidiary of AirAsia, AirAsia X and the world’s leading provider of outsourced Unit Load Device (ULD) management and repair solutions, Unilode Aviation Solutions recently announced they have extended their ULD management agreement until 2023, this is the second time they have extended during their 10-year partnership. CEO of Unilode, Benoît Dumont said, “AirAsia X is one of the fastest growing long-haul, low-cost airlines in the world with more than 100 widebody aircraft on

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 21, 2019

European logistics investor, asset manager and developer Delin Capital Asset Management is to develop a 403,646 sq ft logistics complex in Den Hoorn, the Netherlands for joint venture partner 4PL Van Der Helm. The development site is located in business park HarnaschPolder in Den Hoorn, western Netherlands. The park lies within the Haaglanden region business park, an initiative between the cities of The Hague, Midden-Delfland, Pijnacker-Nootdorp and Rijswijk to drive regional growth.

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Radius Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2019

My personal motto is: I’ve worked at Radius since 2013. I think I was hired at Radius because of my customer service skills and knowledge of the transportation industry. The most inspiring part of my job is making customers happy. My family consists of myself and husband Steve , daughter Nicole , son Brendan and 4 awesome steps kids ! If I won the lottery tomorrow, I’d buy all the kids a house each and then retire to Hawaii.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 21, 2019

By LM Staff ·. January 18, 2019. Maintaining a forklift fleet shouldn’t be a juggling act, but without the right balance of equipment uptime, output, safety, and maintenance, that’s exactly what it can turn into. Download this new “Making the Case” to discover, How firms can adopt a proactive stance and uncover overlooked opportunies with aftermarket services.

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Tradewinds

JANUARY 21, 2019

Specifically outlining the dollar opportunity of a particular problem Market size is something venture investors spend a lot of time trying to understand. At the seed stage, apart from a quality founding team, having a thorough market understanding is a top priority. Founders in our industry still struggle to size their market and convey associated growth in an accurate way.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 21, 2019

Snack manufacturer pladis has appointed A. Salman Amin as global CEO as of February 2019. A. Salman Amin, global CEO, pladis. Salman will be accountable for all the categories and geographies of the company: Europe, America, Africa to Middle East, Central Asia and Far East. He will be tasked with building on pladis’ focus to strategically diversify its global brand, McVitie’s, alongside Ulker and a range of Godiva chocolates.

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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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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2019

There are several advantages of shipping vehicles in kits rather than as completely built units, including lower costs for transport, better customs import conditions and the support of local government in exchange for providing employment to the workforce. A major disadvantage, however, is that defective, damaged or lost goods may delay assembly. Therefore, the kits need protection and monitoring to reach their destination in perfect condition.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 21, 2019

Rugged hardware, software and services provider Renovotec is to feature Honeywell’s Thor VM1A vehicle mounted computer and ScanPal family EDA60K mobile computer at the IntraLogisteX exhibition which will take place on the 26-27 February at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. The EDA60K has been developed to speed data input and increase productivity for mobile on-site workers in retail inventory management, light warehouse management and e-commerce logistics workflows.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2019

It’s been more than 30 months since the EU Referendum, but if and when the UK stops being an EU member state and becomes what is known as a “third country”, the number of customs declarations is expected to increase from 50m to 350m a year. British companies will be facing tariffs and customs checks, and OEMs such as Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), which cited Brexit as one of the reasons for cutting 4,500 jobs, have spent millions of pounds in preparation.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 21, 2019

By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor ·. January 18, 2019. Earlier this week, Trucker Tools LLC , a Reston, Va.-based provider of trip planning, shipment visibility and freight matching solutions, said that Schneider Transportation Management, a subsidiary of Green Bay, Wisc.-based freight transportation and logistics services provider Schneider National , is now using various offerings from Trucker Tools in order to support its growing carrier network and freight brokerage operations.

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World Food Programme Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2019

Arif Husain, Chief Economist of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), reflects on the metrics of global food output and needs There are 821 million hungry people in the world. Photo: WFP/Mahira Afzal Japanese cuisine and statistics are two of my passions. And while I rarely indulge both at once, there’s a common thread: there are, in both, any number of ways to slice and dice things.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 21, 2019

Narrow Aisle is to increase output at its UK production site over the next three years due to increased demand for its Flexi forklift trucks with factory expansion plans. Narrow Aisle will overhaul and extend its UK site’s production and spare parts operation to increase stock handling and pick and pack capacity to enable same-day dispatch of spare parts to UK and Overseas distributors.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 21, 2019

As 2018 came to a close, U.S. logistics managers witnessed unsurpassed inbound container traffic through our nation’s largest ocean cargo gateways. But industry analysts warn that a variety of disruptive factors may demand more creative solutions from port stakeholders to remain competitive. Fitch Ratings expects port volume growth to continue in 2019, consistent with the U.S. economy, but ports with higher exposure to commodities or trading partners targeted by tariffs and trade policies may se

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