Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 27, 2019

This article, written by Mal Walker , Manager at Logistics Bureau, in the January/February 2019 issue of MHD Supply Chain Solutions. People often ask me: what is the secret to distribution centre (DC) design? I’m not sure that I have a secret to share, just logic, common sense, and experience (including a lot of mistakes on the way). However, I will share four design tenets that I’ve found useful and formed into the acronym FACT.

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Trucker Dump

JANUARY 27, 2019

(c) Can Stock Photo / stuartmiles Recruiters have an especially bad rap within the trucking community. Most truck drivers think all recruiters are big fat liars with flaming pants. But what if that wasn’t always the case? Today I’m going to give you a different spin on this line of thinking. This post is an […]. The post TD135: Trucking Recruiters… Friend Or Foe?

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Logistics Manager

JANUARY 27, 2019

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) recently announced they had moved more containers in 2018 than at any time other time in their history. A total of 591,253 twenty-foot equivalent units moved through the port in 2018 this is a 12.3 per cent increase compared to 2017. This is the fifth consecutive year that Port NOLA has surpassed the half million TEU-mark at their Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal.

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Airfreight Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2019

One of the world’s leading international cargo carriers, Russian-based AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) recently announced they had experienced a massive 60 per cent growth in their ABC pharma service. The airline has promised freight forwarders and their pharmaceutical customers more specialist cool chain solutions in 2019 as the demand for such services increases.

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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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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2019

Dorking-based Paragon Software Systems has supported the St Gemma’s Hospice annual Christmas tree disposal service, helping the charity to raise more than £20,000 to care for terminally ill people in West Yorkshire. The company provided route planning expertise to support the collection and recycling of more than 1,400 Christmas trees in and around the city of Leeds during January.

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Airfreight Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2019

One of the world’s leading ground handling organizations, providing high-quality cargo, passenger, premium, ramp, baggage and technical services, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) recently announced they have gained IATA CEIV Pharma certification for their pharmaceutical handling facilities at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The airport is regarded as one of the leading air cargo hubs in Europe for life science and healthcare products.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 27, 2019

High Inventory Levels: A Problem for Everyone. Small- and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) often ignore high inventory levels. Either they don’t have enough time or human resources to address the challenge or they don’t have the right tools for the job. But surprisingly, high inventory levels aren’t only a challenge for SMBs; large enterprise corporations are fighting similar battles.

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Airfreight Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2019

The state-owned flag carrier of Qatar, Qatar Airways Cargo recently announced they have started freighter operations to Almaty in Kazakhstan, providing more than 200 tonnes of capacity every week to the Kazakh city. This is their second new destination in 2019. Qatar Airways Cargo will employ two of their Boeing 777 freighters on the twice-weekly service, departing from Doha on Thursdays and Sundays, arriving in Almaty on the same day.

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