Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

More than 1,500 exhibitors from Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa will present their current portfolios of products, systems, and solutions for efficient intralogistics processes to an international industry audience across 125,000 square meters of the fully booked exhibition centre—7% more exhibit space than last year.

Production 58

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 22, 2024

But electronics; industrial and manufactured; and apparel, footwear, and textiles make up the bulk of products detained. several countries have enacted legislation to ban products made with forced labor. Omnichannel refers to the ability of a consumer to get products fulfilled to them in various ways. Outside of the U.S.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2023

I spent the full day yesterday roaming the floor and meeting with exhibitors. ProMat is the first public exhibition of this product, although it is currently live at a customer site in California for the unloading containers filled with dry goods. ProMat 2023 is being held this week, March 202 -23 in Chicago.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Myth #1 – Robots are well-suited for all picking styles Today there are AMR’s that can handle almost all styles of picking. Using AMRs as take-away or transport systems will eliminate some worker travel, but warehouses will still need to optimize pick rates and minimize worker travel within picking areas.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2021

This type of AI can be embedded within robotics (to identify objects), automation (to predict failures), and software systems, including business applications that provide recommendations to managers (suggested product moves) or that initiate actions themselves (such as creating a daily staffing plan). Here are two examples.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 27, 2024

Top Time-Saving Fulfillment Center Solutions At a glance, for your ecommerce business to thrive you need a fulfillment center and fulfillment services outfitted with time-saving automation that make picking, packing, shipping, sorting, and managing more efficient. ShipMonk’s 3PL software , for example, is time-saving automation at its finest.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2023

I therefore took the opportunity to meet with a few of the independent consultants in attendance. For example, instead of traditional longitude latitude coordinates, electric power distribution companies often use approaches such as linear referencing and network connectivity to describe asset context and attributes.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Throughout Olvi’s logistics centre in Lisalmi, Finland, goods are mainly produced at the brewery and then automatically transferred to the high-bay warehouse for storage, picking, and dispatching. Standard delivery time from production to the customer’s premises is 48 hours. “The Automatic picking. It can be busy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 19, 2023

For example, as a picker is moving through the warehouse, their scan gun will read, “go to location XB312 and pick three cases!” Automatic identification (AutoID) solutions – like scan guns or Voice Systems – is what allows a WMS to ensure the right product is picked from the right location.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In fact, depending on the sector, peaks will keep popping up throughout the year – Valentine’s Day, Easter, summer goods and Halloween being just a few examples. For example, each Christmas sees a ‘must have’ toy or game emerge, sometimes apparently from nowhere. They offer simple automation that can enhance productivity.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 18, 2016

When the Internet first arrived, the idea of waiting for an extended period to receive a product was great, asserts Gordon Hellberg of Material Handling and Logistics. It opened up doors and gave millions access to products that were never available in local areas, regions, or other countries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

There’s a new reason to optimize DC operations, and it’s bigger than the old reasons of productivity and efficiency gains. Expectations for short delivery times, 100% fulfillment accuracy, and large product selection and availability have become a key deciding factor on which customers make their purchase decisions. Dynamic Slotting.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2021

“The solution illustrates our significant investment in technology that helps us improve productivity for our customers and safety for our colleagues while optimising vertical warehouse space in Europe.”. The post GXO installs multi-tiered cobots appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Robotic solutions for automated storage and retrieval, as well as order picking, provide the secret to successfully hitting seasonal peaks – and can give a competitive edge at this crucial time of trading, writes Stefan Pieters, CEO of Movu Robotics. Pallet and bin shuttle systems for automated storage and retrieval are a prime example.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 31, 2024

were impressed; Rob Brand-Smith, managing director of the company, attended the initial meeting with two of his top management team. Designing the integrated conveyor solution “At the first design meeting, the BSH team walked around the existing system and listened to our thoughts about how the new powered conveyor system could work.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2019

Narrow Aisle Ltd, manufacturer of the Flexi range of articulated forklift truck-based intralogistics solutions, has announced a major investment strategy that it says will allow the company to significantly increase output at its UK production site over the next three years.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Of course, there is no quick and easy way to curb increases in the cost of energy and labour, but now is an excellent time to start thinking about practical ways to reduce energy usage and increase labour productivity and efficiency. Do We Understand Where Efficiency and Productivity Needs Improvement?

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FW Logsitcs

MAY 13, 2024

Businesses need to deliver orders quickly to meet customer expectations. By offering fast order processing, picking, packing , and shipping, businesses can meet these expectations. Imagine a customer eagerly awaiting their new gadget, only to receive the wrong item or a damaged product.

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3PL Links

APRIL 16, 2024

However, how can we aim for productivity, flexibility, and efficiency to meet the needs of a market that is expanding all the time? Because of its improved stock storage techniques, increased flexibility, and efficient management, the company can easily handle the surge in orders and always adjusts to meet demand.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

For example, ShipMonk customizes logistics services and associated fees to the unique needs of every client. In the previous example, you have the physical weight that extra travel inventory creates in your luggage that you have to lug around. You never want to cut corners on these, or any, crucial areas of your ecommerce brand.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

We’re talking about tasks like picking and packing orders, verifying delivery addresses, finding the most affordable way to ship packages, tracking deliveries, handling problems, and managing returns. Let’s take ShipMonk, for example, one of the fastest-growing 3PL fulfillment providers in the US.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Yale Lift Truck Technologies has launched a new Outdoor Reach Truck, which it says applies smart design to meet the operational needs of logistics businesses. The Yale MRO16-20 is positioned to aid the streamlining of vehicle-to-warehouse movements by combining the functionality of two traditional trucks into one product.

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FW Logsitcs

JANUARY 24, 2024

Supply chains that utilize this process are able to meet customer demands faster by avoiding extra inventory handling steps. This allows companies to have products available for customers more quickly and efficiently. Are you looking for fulfillment solutions that can assist you in storing your goods and products?

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The “man-up” vehicle expands the intralogistics specialist’s product range for wide and narrow aisle warehouses, thus offering distribution centre operators and manufacturing companies an even greater choice of customized solutions. Depending on the power requirements, for example, a 24v and a 48v motor are available.

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Stord

MAY 15, 2024

Customer satisfaction hinges on more than just the quality of the products purchased; it's also deeply influenced by the efficiency and reliability of the delivery process. When customers hit 'purchase,' they're not just buying a product; they're buying an experience — one that includes a swift and smooth delivery process.”

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Providing up to 50% more storage capacity than traditional racking on the same footprint, a Pallet Live Storage (PLS) system can contribute significantly to accommodating sufficient stock to meet growing demand from a grocery retailer’s customers. For smaller stores with a lower turnover, they might ship a half pallet.

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Conger

MARCH 22, 2024

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. Advanced scanners provide extensive hazard detection around the vehicle to ensure both product integrity and worker safety. Let’s dive in!

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 4, 2019

Thanks to an improved design and many technological refinements, the new order pickers meet the ever-increasing demand for efficiency and productivity in order picking, says the company. Getting in and out up to 300 times, starting and stopping again – countless small interruptions define the picking processes in warehouses.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Edward Hutchison, Managing Director of BITO Storage Systems , applauds the UK Retail Sector for meeting 2020’s challenges and looks forward to supporting it through innovative intralogistics installations in 2021. This places enormous pressure on intralogistics operations to improve order-picking productivity.

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Trinity Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2024

Produce shippers face several hurdles that they need to overcome for their products to deliver fresh and meet the growing consumer demand. What’s best for your product? Without a clear look into your shipments, you’re left in the dark and uncertain whether your product will arrive on time or in acceptable condition.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2022

Attended by some 150 visitors, the three open days gave guests the opportunity to see some of the recent additions to the Flexi Truck range of articulated warehouse trucks and hear how the latest generation of Flexi Truck models are helping today’s logistics operations meet their sustainability goals.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 1, 2022

Logistics management is the process of organizing products and the flow of goods in the warehouse to reduce the time and cost of picking and shipping orders. Proper distribution of logistics flows is the first step for a company to differentiate itself from the competition and meet customer expectations.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 1, 2024

Amongst these measures, is the installation of LED lights equipped with sensors through the premises, a biomass facility that uses waste products for heating and a significant investment into a fleet of HGVs that are EURO 6 and ULEZ compliant. As a result, Vincent Timber’s carbon footprint has already decreased by 50%.

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Conger

MARCH 22, 2024

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. Advanced scanners provide extensive hazard detection around the vehicle to ensure both product integrity and worker safety. Let’s dive in!

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 4, 2024

She works on Day Shift and goes above and beyond every day for the team with all the effort she puts into ensuring our inventory is as accurate as possible and keeping our locations clean, organized, and pick ready. She is very detail-oriented and kind to everyone she meets. She definitely gets sh*t done! Thank you, Francheska!!

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2022

To make ends meet, many colleagues also worked second jobs. Companies must also offer a healthy workplace which listens to their workforce and offers modern tools that keep workers happy in addition to being productive. Making the process better for associates makes them more productive. with one of the highest costs of living.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2024

The solution meets the issues of 3pl industry by providing flexible in product handling and throughput. Without the need for lift truck aisles, the atlas system maximises storage capacity on a given footprint, while also removing manual handling, helping to reduce both personnel risk and picking errors.

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