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Mastering the Unexpected: Four Essential Tactics to Handle Unpredictable Events in Retail

Locus

Combine this with routing, shipping, and other logistical exceptions, and you’ve got yourself a veritable storm of potential setbacks, including: Routing Exceptions: Gone are the days of simple, static routing. The right solutions can enable: Route Optimization Route optimization is a game-changer. The answer lies in technology.

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ETA in Shipping: Why Retailers & Delivery Partners Need to Pay Attention

Locus

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. It refers to the predicted time when a parcel is expected to arrive at its intended destination.

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Cargo Chat: BlueGrace Execs Talk Nearshoring

Blue Grace Logistics

based third-party logistics firm BlueGrace Logistics, which is in the process of opening an office in Mexico in response to nearshoring growth in the country. Then, for a couple of decades, East Asia, mainly China, took over and presented lower costs … for many of the manufacturing companies. trillion economy.

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Asendia Accelerates Parcel Processing at Heathrow DC

Logistics Business Magazine

Asendia has successfully installed automated sorting and six new robots for over-labelling at its parcel processing centre at Heathrow, fully operational from the end of May 2022. The system has maximum flexibility for despatch, able to sort into bags, pallet boxes, or onward into air containers.

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DHL Express Italy Selects Cross Belt Technology

Logistics Business Magazine

DHL’s partner, Fives designed a solution that would provide high speed and accuracy. The solution integrates 4 GENI-BeltTM cross belt sorters, first unveiled at Post-Expo in 2015 , and 30 GENI-FeedTM high capacity induction lines by Fives. Fives Intralogistics SPA was established in 1957 in Lonate Pozzolo, Italy.

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Supply Chain Planning Solutions are Not Just for the Big Boys

Logistics Viewpoints

Myers Industries Implements John Galt Solutions. They generated revenues of over $750 million in their last fiscal year. Mr. Baker spent over 34 years leading procurement teams at The Dow Chemical Company. At Dow, Mr. Baker had Purchasing experience in raw materials, and logistics for their plastics supply chain.

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Top 50 Logistics Tech Providers offers a glimpse into the future of the supply chain

Blue Grace Logistics

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. Somewhat in the same sphere, there has been a movement to link ports – a digital duplicate of sorts. George Lauriat.