Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 21, 2024

They can make their production processes more sustainable, for example by reducing their CO2 consumption. Charlie Walker, Digital Solutions Consultant with SICK UK, explains: “Even if you walk around the factory today and identify and fix all your leaks, tomorrow there might be three more you will not have found.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A notable example of greenwashing is when McDonald’s introduced paper straws to reduce plastic pollution. Agility Robotics , the creators of the bipedal robot Digit are bringing the world’s first factory for humanoid robots to Salem and say they will soon have the capacity to produce 10,000 robots a year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Molex LLC offers more than 100,000 products across a variety of industries. Those industries include data communications, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics. The company is present in 38 nations and has more than 40,000 employees. It is part of Koch Industries. The Molex Supply Chain.

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Now, That's Logistics

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Marine Exchange of Southern California, for example, reported that the backup of container ships has fallen from a peak of 109 vessels in January to just four ships in October. In early-November, Foxconn, one of Apple’s largest suppliers, was dealing with major disruption at its biggest iPhone assembly factory in China.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

The entire supply chain industry was caught flat-footed by the seismic disruptions wrought by the pandemic. It was precisely the industry’s inability to make real-time decisions (based on real-time data) that was at the root of depleted store shelves, clogged ports and warehouses overflowing with excess inventory. Lesson learned.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 1, 2024

Increasingly, the company is hearing from companies who want to ‘break the mould’ within their industry and take a lead on such an important and relevant topic. read more White Paper: Order Picking in the Timber Industry The post Timber Firm Invests in Sustainable Forklifts appeared first on Logistics Business.

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Conger

MARCH 22, 2024

These driverless machines have replaced some manual labor and forklifts, moving materials efficiently and safely, thus redefining industrial operations. In this article, we explore how these AGVs are changing the warehouse industry by minimizing human error, reducing labor costs, and setting new standards for productivity and safety.

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Conger

MARCH 22, 2024

These driverless machines have replaced some manual labor and forklifts, moving materials efficiently and safely, thus redefining industrial operations. In this article, we explore how these AGVs are changing the warehouse industry by minimizing human error, reducing labor costs, and setting new standards for productivity and safety.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2021

The steel industry is not easy. Even before the pandemic the global steel industry was navigating significant disruptions that included steep price competition (China has been investigated numerous times for dumping), soft demand, and tariff issues. Tata Steel Europe Plant in Wales. A ton of steel can cost as little as $700.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Recent industry reports detail the plight of retailers who aren’t utilizing agile inventory management to their best advantage. For example, if the brand defines target production capacity for each style in the collection, material suppliers can anticipate their production orders for each month or quarter.

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Now, That's Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

It’s the time of the year businesses throughout China shut down, factories cease operations, and activity at the country’s transportation hubs come to a grinding halt. Known as the Chinese New Year, this revered national holiday presents a unique set of challenges for importers and exporters alike. 4 Ways to Manage CNY.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 27, 2022

It does present a training requirement, the need for new skills for industry 4.0 Together they conceived the Unimate, the very first industrial robot. While the industry has been transformed by new technological advances, the workforce has had to play catch-up. Manager and even the Smart Factory Manager.

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3PL Links

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As an example: The conference can be for larger amounts; Identification made by automatic software; The process of separation by areas, and so on. There might also be an exemption from tax on industrialized products at the federal level. People management Certain industries demand extra caution when it comes to product storage.

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 29, 2021

All industries are currently facing challenges with their logistics and the supply chain. However, industries facing high flatbed demand, like construction and manufacturing, are seeing more difficulty than others. These industries have been dealing with capacity challenges throughout the pandemic as they have remained in high-demand.

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Globalior

DECEMBER 19, 2020

For example, under the FCA terms delivery can be made either in the seller’s warehouse or at a predetermined place agreed between buyer and seller. Instead they rely on industry practice and make various assumptions when signing deals with traders. Will the invoice price reflect the Customs valuation price?

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Author’s Note: The following is an excerpt of what I presented recently in a webinar organized by Descartes Systems Group (a Talking Logistics sponsor) focused on “ Delivery – The Moment of Truth.” If you’ve been in the industry for a while, you probably remember “ the moments of truth ” that former P&G President and CEO A.G.

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IoT World Today

MAY 14, 2020

The industry is moving in that direction, as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) systems begin delivering fresh new Internet of Things (IoT) data analytics to workers in a variety of fields. Like Smith, AR/VR industry veteran Jan Pflueger sees AR as a way to help users make sense of big data delivered via the IoT.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 16, 2020

Analysts have selected strategic supply chain technology trends that have a high potential for positive impact on people, performance and industries. For example, retailers utilize CI to automatically react to customer behaviors when they shop online. Edge computing is right now making its way into the manufacturing industry.

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PINC

OCTOBER 29, 2019

According to industry experts, there are two primary well-known forces driving investments in technology in the supply chain and logistics industry: Customer demands and workforce shortage. For companies that aren’t already using autonomous robots, for example, launching a strategy can be intimidating.

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ShipLilly

JANUARY 20, 2022

For example, there is the reality of shortages and delays which virtually everyone in eCommerce has had to contend with. Every year, the shipping industry must deal with the logistical problems that are caused by the Chinese New Year. During the celebrations, factories close and workers go home to celebrate with their families.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Logistics is under massive pressure: On the one hand, the industry has good growth prospects due to the corona-related growth in e-commerce. RFID technology also plays a key role in the digitalisation of the logistics industry. The UR40 RFID reader from DENSO, for example, can read 700 RFID tags per second.

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CH Robinson Logistics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Feeding on more than 300 plant species, the BMSB often invades vehicles, homes, and factories in large numbers during autumn, looking for shelter over winter. All shipment goods must be packaged and presented in a manner that allows for effective BMSB treatment to be conducted.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 13, 2015

Today’s increasingly automated and software driven industries have reduced human intervention to pressing only a few buttons in some cases. Currently applied mostly in space technology and biotechnology, it is going to play an indispensable role in every manufacturing industry in the future.

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Conger

JANUARY 27, 2023

This may include IT automation, business process automation (BPA), industrial robotics, and personal applications like home automation. Examples of automation range from a household thermostat to a large industrial control system, self-driven vehicles, and warehousing robots. This also allows the implementation of new processes.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

The diamond and gold, tea and coffee, beverage, food, and automotive industries all have participants with blockchain applications under test, operating as pilots, or implemented as digital solutions to improve supply chain operations. It appears that the tea industry, in particular, has a problem with counterfeiting.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 28, 2020

As society continues to mature, it brings a host of new challenges and opportunities for industry – forcing them to adapt to thrive. Much-like the business philosophy of Kaizen that came before it, Gemba Process Innovation presents an opportunity to benefit European businesses.

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Freightos

MARCH 10, 2016

I caught up with one of Freightos’ delegates after the conference and scoured through the presentation material for insights. has a growing comparative advantages in some industries, like agriculture, and could export more. CEVA gave as example, that the traditional Chinese New Year gift cards have gone online.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

We have a factory for the production of store pallets,” says Frédéric Pinier-Rafer from E.LECLERC Socara proudly. Helmut Prieschenk, CEO of WITRON, and Karl Högen, CEO of WITRON North America, agree that the OPM was a revolution for the food retail industry. Word spread quickly in the industry. This is going to be great!”

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IoT World Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The logistics industry is presently wrestling with an array of challenges. IoT World is North America’s largest IoT event where strategists, technologists and implementers connect, putting IoT, AI, 5G and Edge into action across industry verticals. Book your ticket now. ]. Supply Chain AI at the Edge.

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Locus

DECEMBER 1, 2021

As the toy industry and supply chain suffer from this shortage, we can expect more out-of-stock situations for desired toys. Missing shipping containers, port congestion, backlogs in ports and warehouses, and shortage of trucks are causing a supply chain nightmare to the toy industry. Worker shortages. Shipping delays.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

As Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Working Group presented their paper at the Hannover Messe, where more than 220,000 representatives of the world’s engineering and manufacturing industry gather every year to see the latest innovations in production and automation technologies. Industry 4.0 Delivered by DHL.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

manufacturing is not experiencing a “renaissance” Industry experts conservatively acknowledge that off-shoring has slowed, and perhaps “stabilized” Although around 80,000 manufacturing jobs have come back to the U.S. Also, the majority of factories that could leave may have already gone. safety requirements.

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Automotive Logistics

JULY 5, 2018

Investments for the new electric components must be borne by our present core business. Asked how this would affect the component network and workforce, a spokesperson for VW said the entire automotive industry was facing the biggest transformation in its history.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 23, 2017

During my research about logistics in the industry 4.0 Mobile factories are versatile and modular, so it is important that the individual components are using the connection-capabilities as well. In my last work experience digitalization became a big topic for me. Interesting innovations are floating the market.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 14, 2021

One example of how automated transport systems can become a game changer and optimise entire production chains is the intralogistics project that STILL successfully implemented in Tinglev, Denmark. The AGVs are manufactured in the same factories as the manual series vehicles. Automation as a success factor.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 28, 2016

Is the factory pumping tons of lethal gases into the atmosphere? Each setting is an accurate image of manufacturing from different time periods in history, the past and the present. Path , a 2011 report, initiated by the National Association of Manufacturers, found a qualified worker shortage of 67 percent across the industry.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2018

At LogiMAT 2019 in Stuttgart from 19 to 21 February 2019, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS will present decentralised and innovative drive solutions for digital, modular intralogistic systems. NORD drives are networked, autonomous and scalable – and therefore form the basis for intelligent intralogistics.

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