Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

A company with one factory and one DC, reorganizing the location and duties of the facilities, will have little opportunity to drive much in the way of payback from a network design solution. Many scenarios were necessary because the way goods flowed from factories to DCs and from DCs out to customers were quite complex.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

APRIL 6, 2020

Cross-docking can be adapted to any merchandise: it does not matter if it is raw materials, finished articles or components destined for factories, physical stores or final customers. Following the cross-docking strategy, the goods remain in the warehouse for a very short time after receipt.

Material Savings 52

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Lauren is a seasoned maritime attorney and the founder of Squall Strategies , a boutique maritime consulting and legal solutions company and offers a wide range of consulting services to serve a variety of businesses and clients. Beagen is a seasoned maritime attorney and the founder of Squall Strategies, LLC. About Squall Strategies.

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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.

Factories 52

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

Automotive logistics provider GEFCO has opened what it calls its Innovation Factory. The initiative represents a milestone in the Group’s innovation strategy and aims to promote new ideas and creativity in GEFCO teams around the world.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 8, 2018

Most of the manufacturing industries have already incorporated lean manufacturing strategies to undermine the non-additive materials from their products. The 3 Most Important Tools for Lean Manufacturing Strategies 1.) Lean manufacturing is one of the leading waste minimization technologies inside a manufacturing industry.

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Automotive Logistics

MARCH 12, 2019

After successful initial trials with converted factory vehicles, the company is now testing them in everyday operations. If the entire fleet of factory vehicles across the company’s 16 production sites worldwide were powered by second-use lithium-ion batteries, the OEM says it would “save millions.”.

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Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

In my factory? It’s one thing to walk down to your own factory floor and be able to certify it, but it’s an entirely different matter to know about the conditions of your supplier on another continent. Enforcement of trafficking in the supply chain is in high gear with U.S.

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Automotive Logistics

JUNE 6, 2018

Seven months after opening a battery factory in north-east China, BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) has already started enlarging the facility. Read more about BBA’s activity in China in our interview with Franz Decker, vice-president of logistics and strategy , in the next edition of Finished Vehicle Logistics.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2019

KION Group AG is pursuing its growth strategy with the construction of a new industrial truck plant in Ko?baskowo, The post KION Group Establishes new Factory in Poland appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. baskowo, near Szczecin in Poland.

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Radius Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Second, we provide end-to-end visibility and control over the supply chain, ensuring our clients clearly understand the movement of goods from the factory floor to the customer’s doorstep. We must manage these risks through contingency planning, mitigation strategies, and real-time supply chain monitoring.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 6, 2021

in which factories are digitally transformed, manual processes are replaced with automated systems, and factories and supply chains are smarter. The digital factory. Digital factory. In a digital factory, artificial intelligence (AI), business process management and analyzing data are integrated.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2024

At CES 2024, Hyundai conducted Media Day, highlighting their strategic theme “Ease Every Way”, a transformation powered by hydrogen and driven by software, which includes the new “HTWO Ecosystem” and “Software-Define Everything (SDx)” strategy. Currently, PEM electrolyzers are approximately 1.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

In Belcorp’s case they have four factories located in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador. Production flexibility is limited; none of these factories can make all the company’s 1,500 products. For consumers in metro areas located close to their factories, there is a one-day lead time. What factory should make a new product?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 3, 2022

But the difficulty in finding workers has becoming a huge challenge at many factories and warehouses. The already fast-growing market for warehouse robots and flexible factory automation has become supercharged as a result. Military strategy changed forever after Hiroshima; supply chain strategy has been similarly transformed by COVID.

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Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Sourcing Strategies Optimal Sourcing 172

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 14, 2020

The disruption caused by the coronavirus has led global supply chains to re-think globalized market strategies. When Covid-19 hit China, its factories were shut down. Before the pandemic, Chinese producers were often selected as the first choice, and China’s share of the global GDP was sitting at 20%.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2023

His latest books include The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy Beyond Covid-19 (2020) and A Shot in the Arm: How Science, Engineering, and Supply Chains Converged to Vaccinate the World (2021). Following the journey of the t-shirt from factory to retailer. and The Future of Work, was released in April 2023.

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Some manufacturers are even pushing the limit and testing our “dark factories”. These are fully automated factories without any human workers on site. Technology will also offer more flexibility and safety for frontline workers, further helping with employee recruiting and retention. Industry 4.0

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The new production line makes an essential contribution to STORA ENSO’s growth strategy in the timber construction solutions sector. High-speed doors for the lorry entrance EFAFLEX has installed very high and wide doors at the Ždírec factory in order to allow large lorries to enter. metres in height were chosen.

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Material Savings Cost Reduction Construction Factories 55

Logistics Bureau

MAY 30, 2022

Our three pillars (or fundamentals) of great supply chain management excellence are strategy, service, and cost. Aligning strategy, service, and financial factors in your supply chain operation is essential to support your company’s overall business strategy , mission, and objectives. The Importance of Alignment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2022

The combination of intelligent software with AI execution capabilities and visibility using location technology gives warehouse and factory operations a tool to decrease complexity and at the same time decrease costs, increase efficiency and user engagement. Bengt Tuner is the Group Chief Executive Officer at Locanis.

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Modeling Software Supply Chain Software Optimization Software Optimization Modeling 118

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

If your factory is the heart of your organization, then your supply chain is the veins and arteries. Evaluate A successful supply chain automation process includes an evaluation strategy that is developed in tandem with an implementation strategy.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 9, 2023

Whether it’s information about suppliers, procurement, inventory management, factory operations, sales or service, an integrated ERP solution has the data necessary to make decisions. Reassess strategy. An ERP system contains all the essential data that personnel need to make decisions about their processes and operations.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, a global leader in factory automation solutions, has announced a strategic investment in Clearpath Robotics, the parent company of autonomous mobile robot supplier, OTTO Motors. OTTO Motors is well positioned to become a leader in industrial autonomy.

Material Savings 62

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Ship Monk

APRIL 23, 2024

Measuring your output will enable you to develop strategies toward reducing your output, and show your customers the progress you’re making. Sustainability Strategies for Ecommerce Businesses You’re not going to become a sustainable company overnight, so it’s best to attack the problem a little at a time.

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Carter Logistics

DECEMBER 31, 2018

A supply chain is a network of suppliers, factories, warehouses, distribution centers, and retail businesses, through which materials are acquired, manufactured, and distributed to customers. How do you build integrated supply chain strategies? It is important to have documented strategies for your supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Vendor Strategies Supply Chains Cost Reduction 60

GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2021

Large companies with a supply chain risk strategy already in place couldn’t fully cope with the impact of the pandemic. It’s the result of a deliberate strategy that may require tradeoffs compared to other approaches. This strategy requires greater investment and inventory carrying costs but enables continued production.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2023

A larger share of freight forwarders and supply chain professionals this year in 2023 are expecting disruptions owing to COVID outbreaks in China and the Chinese New Year factory closures as compared to the last year (2022). “We Amidst this, in the coming weeks, we foresee prolonged factory closures and bearish market conditions.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The pandemic halted many supply chains last year, closing factories and stores, and limiting manufacturing and distribution operations. Having a cloud WMS gives warehouses the ability to deploy flexible order picking strategies allowing better management of market changes and demand fluctuations.

Inventory Reduction 120

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As a Mechanical Engineer with an impressive track record, he has excelled in managing both B2C and B2B markets at local and international levels, showcasing his strong understanding of factory management, operation strategy, project management, lean six sigma implementation, and new product startups.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

To accomplish this, 10,000 supply chain associates worked with 450 global vendors who operate over 600 factories. Achieving agility with a strategy to sell goods in the same region they are produced in, “has never been more important,” Mr. Bailey exclaimed. The company works with 13 ocean carriers and 7 air carriers.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 13, 2016

In other words, the manufacturing skills gap is brewing a cauldron of dangers and profit losses, and you need to understand a few things about bridging the gap in factory settings. Training Can Be Part of Workforce Development Strategies. The role of training in the factory remains a top factor for bridging the skills gap.

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Conger

MARCH 22, 2024

They are often used in industrial applications to transport heavy materials around industrial buildings, such as a factory or warehouse environment. Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are the quiet heroes of the factory floor or warehouse. Here is a quick look at some types you might meet on your next factory tour.

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Materials Handling Material Savings Supply Chain Software Cost Reduction 81

Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 5, 2023

Logistics Business magazine, together with the Information Factory, have produced a 7 page digital magazine on data in transport logistics. The Information Factory have developed a simple framework to help companies harness the power of their data; Strategy, Delivery, People & Culture and Technology.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 24, 2023

Every factory runs on the back of hundreds of specialized skills, some of which take a long time to master. New skills requirements in manufacturing Companies are investing in learning and on-the-job training as the most common workforce strategy to deliver business goals. If not, you should be.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

Your transportation consultant can help develop response strategies to ensure your supply chain continues to operate while the problem is addressed. Large companies with a supply chain risk strategy already in place couldn’t fully cope with the impact of the pandemic. The average cost of a data breach reached $3.86

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 14, 2018

Many devices come from the factory with easily guessable default passwords that users never bother to change. There are solutions available to shoring up the security of IoT devices, Sastri notes. First and foremost is the simplest: ensuring the use of strong passwords. The 2016 cyberattack on domain-name system provider Dyn, Inc.

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