Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2024

Exhibitors from nearly every sector of the industry are coming to LogiMAT 2024 to present their latest products and solutions for ergonomically optimized intralogistics processes, healthy workplaces, and injury prevention. Visitors to LogiMAT can look forward to experiencing innovations in equipment and assistance systems.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As physical stores opened, shut down and re-opened again, consumers became more flexible in the way they shop for, and purchase, just about every product. For example, they might browse products online, but visit a brick-and-mortar store to finalize their selection. Navigating an Increasingly Challenging Logistics Landscape.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 18, 2022

This was my first in-person event in over two years, and it did not disappoint. You could feel the energy in the air as 450+ people seemed to really enjoy being back at an in-person event. This includes weather events, port strikes, capacity shortages, and unexpected demand spikes. and Supply.AI.

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Ship Monk

JULY 28, 2021

Think of the last time you purchased a product or service based on the recommendation of a friend, family member, or your favorite social media influencer. Take us, for example. Social proof can come from all sorts of places, but the below examples have proven to be some of the most effective. Product Endorsements.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

Companies have fewer experienced employees who are knowledgeable about their operations, processes, and safety procedures to lead by example. Recruits who are unfamiliar with the processes and risks demand lots of training hours and add pressure on the remaining workforce to increase their productivity. High levels of staff turnover.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 7, 2020

Lessons can come from extrapolating what we witness every day; from events that capture tangible and intangible aspects of sustaining normal life. This sounds like a good problem to have; while having surplus production and availability certainly beats dealing with systemic shortages, logistics ‘scaling’ rarely occurs without problems.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The resurgence of the COVID concerns has created greater customer sentiment fluctuation, causing business leaders to constantly question the level of demand for their products. If a shipment of holiday decorations is not delivered by a certain date, the product’s value can be eradicated.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

You are not alone, especially as in the time since we first penned this article, one huge and unforeseen event has raised awareness of the global importance of this vital sector—and shown it to be an attractive career choice. That event was the global COVID-19 pandemic, which erupted during the first half of 2020.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2021

I am working on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2025, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode. Visibility solutions are becoming more necessary.

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The Lean Thinker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The fundamentals are based on the “Rules-in-Use” from Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System , a landmark HBR article by Steve Spear and H. The article, in turn, summarizes (and slightly updates) Spear’s findings from his PhD work studying Toyota. The path for every product is simple and direct.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 23, 2022

Linde Material Handling provided the answer at its World of Material Handling (WoMH) customer event by presenting the Linde Steer Control system. The advantage of these additional options is that working in the forklift is more relaxed, and the driver remains focused and productive for a longer period of time.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Manufacturers like Hyundai are experiencing a shortage of components that threaten s to halt production. While this creates tremendous value , it also br ings the inevitable risk that certain event s can have far-reaching consequences that influence supply chain s more than ever before.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 7, 2020

The study, conducted between September 2019 and January 2020, is based on a poll of 459 intralogistics specialists, two thirds of whom hold management positions and act as so-called “decision-makers”. However, the mix also included representatives from the retail trade and the chemical and plastics industries, for example.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Koerber Supply Chain’s ‘Elevate’ event in Prague was an opportunity to discover how software and technology address the unprecedented complexity in logistics. Reporting a revenue increase of 27%, 117 new customers and a 20% rise in staff over the last year, he is bullish, unveiling two new product lines: Transport Spend Optimisation and OMS.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

If you were to walk along the racks of an Amazon warehouse, you would not see sections set aside for specific types of products, or indeed, any sign that products are organised into categories, and that’s because they are not. As you can deduce from Amazon’s example, there is no standard for an optimal warehouse layout.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

Based on ARC Advisory Group’s recently released study of the market, this puts them in the top 5. If you take a big consumer goods company, you don’t need to just model products and customers,” o9’s CEO explained. o9 Solutions’ clients also have access to their partner PredictHQ’s event data, which drives improved forecasting.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Example of the massive decrease in dock workers as a result of containerisation. Ceiling year of a study of 22 industrialised countries (Uni.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. For example, imagine your company moves 10,000 containers a year with an average contents value of $75,000. 17% went bankrupt, went private, or were acquired. Reduced working capital.

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Forto

APRIL 25, 2020

Germany’s logistics experts still track products mostly manually. Every company – every manufacturer, every retailer – knows how important it is that products arrive on time. The transparency of the supply chain at the product level, which can be seen at a glance, is lacking in many cases.

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Forto

APRIL 9, 2020

Germany’s logistics experts still track products mostly manually. Every company – every manufacturer, every retailer – knows how important it is that products arrive on time. The transparency of the supply chain at the product level, which can be seen at a glance, is lacking in many cases.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chains Digital 52

Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

After an extremely dynamic 2019 full of events and achievements, Sitma Machinery, a company from Spilamberto (MO), is preparing to open an equally intense 2020 with participation in the LogiMAT fairs (March 10-12 in Stuttgart) and SITL (March 17-20 in Paris). Both events will be characterized by the presence of e-Wrap 2.0, e-Wrap 2.0:

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Forto

JULY 1, 2018

It goes without saying that the process of turning raw materials into finished products, and then getting them from point A to point B often involves many third parties. More specifically, the ARC’s study defined supply chain visibility applications as. The benefits of Supply Chain Visibility — Why does it matter?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Degradation occurs when a balanced status of systems, business processes and people organization is disturbed by some event and then over time the unused potential degrades to a new level where all three dimensions are in balance again. Another example is where a major customer suddenly demands a change in the way its orders are handled.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

How procurement handles itself and its activities set the tone for all the events that follow, right up to the final delivery of goods and services to the end-customer. For example, how would you deal with the following situations in procurement? Read on for more about these examples in the text that follows.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Numerous fields, such as sales forecasting, product demand, credit risk, medical diagnostics, equipment predictive maintenance, and logistics, might benefit from this. All of this predictability can also be utilized to forecast demand peaks for specific products during seasonal times, like Black Friday.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2015

For example, a subtle change in hydraulic pressure may still permit the machine to operate. Similarly, the IoT can help ensure machines maintain functionality by stopping production when maintenance is needed. By identifying inefficiencies and problems before they occur, the overall expense to the supply chain is reduced.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Example of the massive decrease in dock workers as a result of containerisation. Example of the increasing coordination between seaports as a result of containerization.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 18, 2019

Part Two offered examples where militaries get it right, and a number of examples where events did not transpire as well as they might. In the Australian example, this ratio has featured in every review of Defence undertaken in the forty years since the ADF was formed.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 21, 2018

Here are a few examples: Maersk and IBM to Form Joint Venture Applying Blockchain to Improve Global Trade and Digitize Supply Chains. Blockchain in Supply Chain Management. Over the past year, there have been plenty of announcements and articles about the potential role and benefits of blockchain in supply chain management.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2021

In an industry where margins are already tight, the ability of Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) to harness data to make operational and strategic decisions – both in terms of responding to unforeseen events and delivering sustainable profits – can be the difference between survival and obsolescence. across the whole supply chain.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2018

Hans Bert Bong, former head of finished vehicle logistics for Ford of Europe and now a logistics consultant, points to an evolution towards more proactive management of weather-related events in the automotive supply chain, much of which is already evident on the inbound side.

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WorkWave

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

For example, suppose your business offers certain specialized grocery products or local farm-to-table services. The Focus on Products and Store Options. While many business models are similar, there are distinct differences in how they are set up, depending on their size, structure, and product offerings.

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WorkWave

MARCH 4, 2020

Market research aims to understand why consumers buy a product by blending economic trends and consumer behavior. Feedback offers business owners pertinent data about their products from a consumer perspective. This information can be essential in gauging customer satisfaction and product improvement. Conduct Market Research.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Because of service disruptions – not being able to buy toilet paper, for example – the supply chain has been more discussed than ever before. A study by E2open – the 2021 Forecasting and Inventory Benchmark Study: Supply Chain Performance During the Covid-19 Pandemic – provides the answers. But just how bad was it?

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 11, 2019

The following examples bear some exploration to see if they might be for you. In some countries, you can study for a vocational certification that requires no previous logistics experience. If you are at college or university, you might have access to recruiters through events or internal programs that help students find employment.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

When you choose a company to transport your freight or to supply you with the materials you need to manufacture a product, you are putting your hard work and reputation in their hands. The next posts in the series will break down metrics and issues to consider in SQM by industry and conclude with a case study on the application of SQM.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

Part Two offered examples where militaries get it right, and a number of examples where events did not transpire as well as they might. In the Australian example, this ratio has featured in every review of Defence undertaken in the forty years since the ADF was formed.

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