Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

You can just hear each other while Mikropakket’s 50-metre-long electrically powered sorting belt rapidly transports and distributes the various parcels to the thirty inclined discharge conveyors, known as chutes, in PostNL’s Nieuwegein warehouse. For the sorting solution, he approached several providers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

Emergency vehicles, for example, would be exempt, and the California Highway Patrol could authorize the system’s disabling in certain other cases. And now on to this week’s logistics news. and Israeli startups focused on logistics, the supply chain and customer fulfillment.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Our goal is to make payments faster and simpler for the logistics industry. 07:45] While we were prepping for this interview, I said that I thought everyone was using some sort of technology or automation for payments, but you explained that is not the case. 19:59] I really like that you specialize in transportation and logistics.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MARCH 26, 2023

As a logistics fanatic, you might be wondering what logistics have to do with computer games. However, the reality is that logistics plays a critical role in everyday life, and it can also be applied in the virtual world of gaming. This is where logistics come into play. source of image: [link]

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. According to CEO Carol Tomé, “if that doesn’t drive productivity, I don’t know what will, and it will avoid all the mis-sorts. The election at the LDJ5 sorting center in Staten Island wasn’t close, with the Amazon Labor Union garnering just 345 yes votes to 550 nos.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 17, 2023

The applications demonstrated at the Cognex booth cover all areas of logistics facilities. For example, in scanning applications of individual items, which are normally handled laboriously with handheld scanners, overhead mounted barcode scanners can greatly improve ergonomics and productivity.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 27, 2021

When it comes to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR), what benefits do they really offer for businesses in the logistics sector? AI: The catalyst of Logistics 4.0. In the UK logistics market, grocery giant Ocado built an automated warehouse in Andover. Its ‘hive’ of 1,100 robots successfully processed 3.2

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3PL Links

MARCH 27, 2024

Image source: PickPik | The Applications and Benefits of IoT (Internet of Things) in Logistics The Internet of Things, or “IoT” for short, has many applications across a variety of industries. One such application is in logistics, where it provides solutions that improve a company’s output and productivity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired GroundCloud, the creator of a cloud-hosted final-mile automation platform, for $138 million. The enterprises were added to a lengthy register of companies the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 24, 2022

But it turns out big logistics firms also generate Big Data, and they are also working to monetize this data. For example, an intervention might consist of a team scooping up the packages at risk at a sort center and putting them in a van that will leave immediately. A case in point is FedEx.

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Ship Monk

JUNE 15, 2022

Today, we’re talking about the difference between inbound logistics and outbound logistics. At a glance, inbound logistics and outbound logistics refer to the different stages that goods go through while moving down the supply chain. Each logistics aspect is tied to transportation. Inbound Logistics.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 24, 2022

Global real estate firm Hines has announced the sale of the Royal Mail sorting warehouse in Edinburgh. The investment underlines our ongoing belief in the logistics market’s robust occupational tailwinds with the firm eager to deploy further capital in the sector across Europe.”.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2021

The person who gave the presentation I attended offered the example of a speech by late US President John F. As I explain in a YouTube video on this subject, I recently saw a good example of how a BHAG can galvanise a workforce and make a dramatic impact on productivity. For example, their increase in productivity was 217 percent.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 12, 2023

But though it is a pain point for many fashion logistics companies, within the challenge of returns lies opportunity, writes Harald Hanaweg , Head of Sales Engineering at BEUMER Group. There are two elements to a solution to this problem that fashion logistics businesses can explore.

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Ship Monk

JUNE 9, 2023

Is distribution logistics the same thing as fulfillment logistics? When we’re distributing inventory across multiple warehouses, we’re dabbling in distribution logistics. But first and foremost, we’re fulfillment logistics experts. Is a distribution center the same thing as a fulfillment center? No, and heck no.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 21, 2023

Apart from providing a base for our European sales and service teams, the new premises will be a place where logistics professionals can learn how LiBiao’s robots can improve their productivity and cost efficiency. The post LiBiao Robotics Opens Frankfurt HQ appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Warehouse and DC operations can involve hundreds of suppliers, manufacturers, and logistics providers, each with their own network and security protocols. A 2020 cyberattack at TFI International, one of the largest trucking and logistics companies in North America, forced them to resort to manually sorting.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 2, 2023

Example of a lunch/dinner bag. Logistics is an essential aspect of the operations of non-profit organizations , such as food banks. Some key considerations for logistics and operations of these type of associations include: 1. They rely on the food collection from markets and individual or corporate donations.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 22, 2022

While non-conveyable items, including those that are oversized, irregularly shaped or heavy, have always been an issue for sorting centres, they’ve become a particular problem over the last two years, as customers have flocked to ordering nearly all household goods online. This is because a rug that is 12-foot-long (3.6

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 8, 2022

The AJOT’s annual Top 50 Logistics Tech Providers offers a glimpse into the future of the supply chain. The AJOT’s annual Top 50 Logistics Tech Providers offers a glimpse into the future of the supply chain. SMC3, for example, provided pricing for trucking, which almost seamlessly moved into the digital space. June 20, 2022.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The automation of hand scanning processes increases productivity at inbound and outbound areas of logistics hubs dramatically. Hand-held barcode readers are still widely used to ensure the traceability of goods and packages, for example in retail, warehousing and parcel sorting operations.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For example, automatic storage and retrieval systems paired with Prime Vision mobile autonomous robots (AMRs) and computer vision systems allow items to move faster through the warehouse. Additionally, bottlenecks in warehouse sorting processes can be identified and resolved, further promoting efficiency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

One example from healthcare involves using generative AI integrated with Oracle’s electronic health record (EHR) solution to create a Clinical Digital Assistant that enables providers to use voice commands to produce rough drafts of new patient forms that would be reviewed but would still save significant labor. Uber has an ecosystem.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Locus Robotics is an example solution that decouples pickers from the robots, allowing for a greater degree of freedom that can drive worker productivity gains. Finally, Tompkins Robotics offers a parcel sorting robotics solution that offers dynamic sorting capabilities with flexibility not provided by a stationary high-speed unit sorter.

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Ship Monk

JUNE 5, 2023

Anyone who owns an ecommerce brand has unwittingly been through a crash course in ecommerce logistics. Forward logistics, or the process of moving a product through the supply chain from the manufacturer to the end customer, is a process most startups don’t worry about until it becomes a problem. But what about reverse logistics?

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2023

Logistics Business has a new Webinar to play on-demand for free, moderated by Editor Peter MacLeod. Peter talks to Fabio Sacchi, New Application Director of Fives Intralogistics SpA and Fabrizio Oleari, CEO of Italian third party logistics company SNATT Logistica SpA. Click here to watch now. Here is the transcript: 1.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2023

There is a form of warehouse automation technology that offers all the capabilities necessary to orchestrate and fulfil orders for high street stores and ecommerce, all in a single seamless operation – offering automated movement, sorting and buffering of hanging goods and boxed items in one system.

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GoShip Blog

JUNE 16, 2021

From virtual assistants, robotics, analytics, and autonomous vehicles, AI technology has provided sophisticated solutions to supply chain and logistics operations around the globe. What are the benefits of AI in Supply Chain Management and Logistics Operations? . With the use of intelligent high-speed robotic sorting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Companies are outsourcing all sorts of things – call centers, janitorial services, accounting, IT services, and the list goes on. In the supply chain world, contract logistics – where a third-party logistics (3PL) firm runs and manages warehouses on behalf of their clients, is a $200 billion plus market.

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Stord

JULY 6, 2022

In 2022, almost every significant logistics company has some sort of technology play. All of these other players build technology to augment the specific physical logistics services that they offer and/or give clients insights into exactly what these logistics companies are doing on their behalf (for example what orders were shipped).

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Locus

MARCH 24, 2023

ETA or Estimated Time of Arrival is an essential component of shipping logistics. ETA is a crucial aspect of shipping and logistics, as it helps retailers and delivery partners plan and organize their operations efficiently. For example, in air freight, the ETA is calculated based on the flight schedule and the expected flight time.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

For the world of logistics, and in particular for e-commerce warehouses and postal hubs, the Black Friday period – which coincides with the beginning of the peak season – represents a challenge in the fields of packaging, labelling, sorting and shipping. In England, for example, sales during the month of October 2020 represented 28.1%

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 4, 2023

Today, a business footprint touches everything from growers and materials suppliers to manufacturers, distributors, logistics providers, and consumers. For example, it’s critical to identify where to focus advertising and how to allocate it for specific products across countries. To read the full article, click HERE.

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Logistics in War

MAY 1, 2020

Logistics can be filled with a myriad of routine tasks, but the last twenty years of war in the Middle-east have proven that the life of a logistician can be as perilous as any other. It’s a fallacy to think military logistics is only now advancing on an automation. To a logistician, this is not a particularly new problem.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 19, 2022

With the high cost of human labour prompting more and more logistics companies to seek ways of working that rely less on people, interest in automation is greater than ever at this year’s IMHX , says Event Director, Rob Fisher. This represents some 12.5% of the total workforce required.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Leading the field are chatbots, which allow text-based interactions, for example, between procurement managers and their suppliers’ systems. Because of its flexibility, companies are using AI to tackle all sorts of supply chain challenges. AI-based applications can extract data from multiple sources and provide answers in seconds.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Sorting, Packaging, and Cooling: Immediately after harvesting, the time sensitive journey to final consumer becomes a race against the clock. Produce is sorted by size, appearance, and quality to remove damaged or subpar items. Sustainable Practices in Produce Logistics Sustainability is at the forefront of the modern food industry.

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