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How cargo survey for refrigerated and frozen cargoes works

Shipping and Freight Resource

This cargo is further divided into goods carried in: Frozen state example meats, fish, and butter, Chilled state example beef, vegetables, cheese, and eggs and. Air cooled condition example Fruits and vegetables. Marine Cargo Survey Practices. Ensure that cargo manifests match what’s being shipped.

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Digital technology helps mitigate climate change risk

Logistics Business Magazine

Twenty-seven percent of supply chain leaders have conducted a climate change risk assessment to identify their most critical supply chain risks, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. According to the survey, 44% of respondents have a general sense of potential climate change risks based on previous events.

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60% of Warehouse Leaders Plan to Deploy RFID by 2028

Logistics Business Magazine

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the invention of RFID which has become a problem-solving tool for front-line workers in warehouses and other industries. In fact, both groups — 82% of associates and 76% of decision-makers — acknowledge they need better inventory management tools to achieve better accuracy and determine availability.

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Industry Outlook: Manufacturing Trends

Trinity Logistics

DIFFICULTY FINDING LABOR DIVERSIFYING WORKFORCE TECHNOLOGY IS TAKING OVER INCREASING CYBERSECURITY CARBON NEUTRALITY BUILDING RESILIENT SUPPLY CHAINS DIFFICULTY FINDING LABOR Manufacturers are still struggling to find labor, with a recent Deloitte survey estimating that the manufacturing sector will be short 2.1 Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0

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Why Planning and Forecasting are More Important Than Ever

Now, That's Logistics

At the end of August, for example, 44 container ships were stuck outside of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in California. In surveying the global ocean market right now, Bennett says there’s not much additional tonnage available. Covering the Demand. Planning is obviously key,” says Chrapko.

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How manufacturers and distributors can use ERP to gain control across the supply chain

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

New SYSPRO research reveals 47% of survey respondents invested in sensors, IoT or IIoT to collect data and respond to supply chain disruption, however only 20% of businesses invested in data analytics tools to process and analyze the data and only 5% of businesses investigated AI and ML to draw any long-term benefit from the data collection.

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What’s the gig economy mean for the warehouse labor market?

Logistics Viewpoints

In the recent Lucas Systems Voice of the Warehouse Worker survey, nearly 3 in 4 (74%) warehouse workers were at least somewhat likely to take a pay cut to work at another company with more technology tools to help them do their job. Some IT software skills may be necessary as more complex software is being installed.