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3 Factors Affecting Growth of Automated Material Handling

GlobalTranz

Automated material handling systems reduce—and sometimes eliminate—the need for human intervention in industrial tasks. It’s for this reason that increasing numbers of industrial organizations are electing to automate as a means to minimize manufacturing costs by reducing human involvement. Plain and simple. Reduced Costs.

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What will 2019 bring for the trucking industry?

Blue Grace Logistics

What will 2019 bring for the trucking industry? How will the changes in the trucking industry impact a shipper’s business? Knowledge of the existing trends can also provide insight into what one may expect from the trucking industry in the coming year. Will there be a capacity crunch, demand – supply imbalance?

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Land Transport Outlook for the Year Ahead

Now, That's Logistics

As far back as 2005 the American Trucking Associations (ATA) was documenting a shortfall that the Great Recession erased but that quickly resurfaced as the national economy recovered. This will allow the industry to “close the gap” caused by demand for freight, projected retirements and other issues.

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Cargo movement during South Africa lockdown – What is allowed and not allowed

Shipping and Freight Resource

Under sections 80(1) (g) of the National Ports Act, 2005 (Act No. 12 of 2005) as of 18th March 2020 crew change is prohibited till further notice in all eight commercial ports in South Africa – Durban, Richards Bay, Cape Town, Mossel Bay, Saldanha Bay, Port Elizabeth, Ngqura and East London. Crew Change.

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The Top 10 Manufacturing Blog Posts from 2014

GlobalTranz

We look forward to beefing up even more great content to give value to our customer base of manufacturers and those in the manufacturing industry. Since the Industrial Revolution, manufacturing has been synonymous with factories, machine tools, production lines and economies of scale. But how does it work in industry?

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3-7, 2017)

Talking Logistics

In their June 2005 paper titled, “ The Effect of Supply Chain Disruptions on Long-term Shareholder Value, Profitability, and Share Price Volatility ,” Kevin Hendricks and Vinod Singhal report the following findings from their research: Disruptions have a negative across the board effect on stock price, profitability, and share price volatility.

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Big Data: The Driving Force of Supply Chains

Morai Logistics

Industry experts believe that supply chains must continue to utilize Big data to improve efficiency, transparency and immediacy. . In 2012, the New York Times published an article entitled “The Age of Big Data”. Our industry is seeing a growing need for Big Data, with an even greater emphasis on understanding how to use it.