Conger

OCTOBER 22, 2021

This article is all about aerial lift safety tips for operators, managers, and pedestrians. 15 aerial work platforms safety tips. 15 Aerial Lift Safety Tips. Aerial lifts can tip over if operated on uneven or unstable terrain. 15 Aerial Lift Safety Tips. In it, you'll learn: What an aerial lift is.

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Conger

JULY 6, 2023

10 OSHA Forklift Refresher Training Examples How to Choose a Quality Forklift Refresher Training Program Where to Find Forklift Refresher Training Courses Forklift Refresher Training Formats: Online, In-Person, and Hybrid Common OSHA Forklift Refresher Training Requirements Questions What Are OSHA's Forklift Refresher Training Requirements?

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Forto

JUNE 21, 2020

Actually, good and detailed product descriptions and photos should be a matter of course. It’s important to keep in mind that all essential information about an article must be clearly arranged and visible at a glance, so customers can quickly scan whether your product is what they’re looking for.

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Conger

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Because this article explains everything you know about them, including: What and where the load center is. 6 Load Center Tips. Don't have time to read the whole article? The forklift load center concept is important because if the load you're lifting exceeds it, you can tip the forklift over. And much more! Check it out!

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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. Does your company use incandescent, halogen, or HID lighting in its warehouses?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

But if you and your team are perplexed over performance measurement and management, the following tips might help you get KPI selection right. In answering that question, we’re not going to provide you with a list of possible supply chain KPIs to use in your business—at least, not in this article. What Makes a “Right” KPI?

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 7, 2023

Standardise and Digitise The key to managing complexity, of course, is to be organised. Naturally, there is much more to return inventory management than we have space for in this article. Still, the tips above should help you to start cutting the losses generated by high volumes of ecommerce returns.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 27, 2018

These are the principles we’ll expand on in the remainder of this article. Of course, gamification can only be used in processes requiring human input, since it drives performance by way of motivation. This article is not intended as a how-to guide for implementing gamification, simply because there are so many ways to approach it.

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Conger

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The different types of MEWP along with examples of each. Examples of MEWPs. Don't have time to read the whole article? Now, the purpose of this article is to make you familiar with the new ANSI standards for aerial lifts. For example, types of lifts included scissor and boom lifts. And much more! Let's dive in!

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Forto

JULY 25, 2018

They may be pure chemicals, mixtures of substances, manufactured products or individual articles on their own. Below are the 5 tips to guide you on dangerous goods shipping. For shipping paint, for example, hazardous transport regulations are applicable. The classifications as shown in the chart below. Know your hazardous goods.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

If you browse through the Logistics Bureau blog, you’ll find at least two or three articles—and about the same number of videos—that cover warehouse product slotting. For example, slotting strategies often involve placing the fastest-moving SKUs close to the warehouse dispatch zones, minimising picking operatives’ travel distances and times.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

The tips in this article will help you know how to identify the customers, products, and processes that might be inflating your cost to serve (CTS) unnecessarily. For example: Compared to selling a product in-store, the cost to deliver that same item as a small parcel can be several times higher. Rework – due to errors.

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Freightera

MAY 31, 2022

If You’re Looking to Ship FTL Freight You’ll Want to Check Out These 5 Tips for a Good Experience. In this article, we will run down a list of useful tips for shipping full truckloads worth of cargo. This point naturally leads us to the next tip. Well, we’re here to answer your questions. 1) Save up your cargo.

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WorkWave

MAY 24, 2024

Of course topics like due diligence, deal structure and valuation matter, but are there other variables you should be factoring into the equation outside of the money? Q&A highlights in this article [Open] [Close] WorkWave: Where should you start if you are looking to sell your business? Check out these tips.

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Forto

JULY 6, 2020

In addition to your own website, you should offer your products on other sales channels, for example Amazon. Facebook, for example, has set up its own shop system. There you can bring your articles to your customers in a targeted manner (for example, through custom-fit advertising). Sustainability as a selling point.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The answer depends, of course, on your company’s objectives and, particularly, on your customer service promises. It’s a random approach in which, for example, a consignment of electric blenders might find a home in a storage location between bottles of shampoo on one side, and dog collars on the other.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 19, 2021

It would, of course, be what the winning time was when this race was last run in your district. It’s no good measuring the performance of a grocery retailer, for example, against an industrial product supplier. If you found this article useful, you may want to know that it is based on a Supply Chain Secrets YouTube video.

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Freightera

MAY 20, 2022

For example, the first tip we’d like to give you is: 1) Do not use just one carrier. For example, many shippers are so accustomed to using FTL (full truckload) services that they will do so even if they’re shipping only 10 medium-sized pallets. By having very competitive prices and providing excellent service, of course.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 31, 2022

If you follow the Logistics Bureau blog, you might recall that we have, once or twice, made passing reference to the concept of the circular supply chain , primarily in our articles focused on developing trends in the supply chain and logistics sector. Examples of the Circular Supply Chain in Action. C) Regenerating natural systems.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

So that’s the route we’re taking in this article, exploring the evolution of fleet route optimisation from a time-consuming pen-and-paper exercise to a high-tech process that, in some cases, can be completed in minutes. The answer could be to focus on the execution side of route optimisation. Could Drones Ease Road Congestion?

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Conger

MAY 28, 2021

By the end of this article, you’ll learn: Why forklift operator safety training is important. Lucky for you, this article is here to help! An example of a forklift certification card. Online courses. In-person courses. Online Courses. This is the ultimate guide to forklift safety training. Let’s dive in.

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Forto

AUGUST 3, 2020

Manufacturers in China often produce articles much cheaper, so the profit margins in sales are therefore higher. Here are five tips: 1. Of course you can start by looking at the websites of the suppliers in question and find out who they already supply. After all, what good are articles that you are not allowed to market here?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

To that end, we hope you will find the tips in this article helpful as you look to improve container utilisation in your supply chain. For example, you can look at: 1) Your products and the way you package them for shipping. Is Container Underutilisation That Much of a Problem? You can approach the problem from several angles.

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Ship Monk

MAY 5, 2022

In past articles we’ve looked at some of the signs that it’s time to change your 3PL, and tips for finding the right fulfillment partner. For example, you might ship 50% of each SKU quantity, or a specific group of products. So you’ve made the decision to break ties with your fulfillment provider and switch to a new 3PL.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2019

Since I first published this article back in 2009, warehouse design principles haven’t altered that much, but as we received many comments, including requests for more information, I figured it might be a good idea to expand on the original piece. Some Tips for Multi-Warehouse Network Planning. It can go further than this, of course.

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Conger

JANUARY 11, 2022

This article is all about comparing sit-down forklifts and stand-up forklifts. By the end of the article, you’ll be able to decide which one is best for you. One such example is the swing mast forklift: Not all sit-down forklifts are the same - some, like this swing mast truck, are quite different. And lots more!

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Of course, they need to be SMART—Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time phased—but this may too rudimentary a set of rules to ensure KPIs are really effective. Later in this article, I will suggest some rather more comprehensive guidelines, but for now, aside from applying the SMART acronym, my basic take on KPIs is this….

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Conger

JANUARY 7, 2022

This article is all about forklift weight capacity. And if there’s too much weight on one side, the lift truck will tip. And this prevents the truck from tipping forward when loaded. And when that balance is maintained, the forklift is stable and won’t tip. In it, you'll learn: How forklifts work. And much more!

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 18, 2017

That being said, it’s not always easy to know where to begin, so here are a few tips to help you get a well-structured, methodical, warehouse review/redesign process under way. For example, is an SKU typically ordered by the pallet, carton, split carton, or individual unit? 1) Understand the Design Objectives and Constraints.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 7, 2021

Of course, there’s only one way to find out if crowdfunding is the secret ingredient missing from your eCommerce sauce of success, and that’s through reading this article. Take PopSockets, for example. P.S. Want more helpful tips, tricks, and advice? Luckily, we’ve made it a good one (did you expect any less?),

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2020

Whole Foods, for example, has done incredibly well, owing largely to its owner, Amazon. During Amazon’s second quarter of 2020, the retail giant continued to see huge gains overall due to the impact of COVID-19, with online grocery sales alone reaching three times last year’s figures,” reads an article from SupermarketNews.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 5, 2020

In this article, Peregrine Storrs-Fox, Risk Management Director of TT Club writes about the importance of declaring correct cargo details and consequences of cargo misdeclaration. As a result, TT Club commissioned Exis Technologies to develop e-learning training courses for the transport industry; CTUpack e-learning ?.

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IoT World Today

MAY 21, 2020

Key Takeaways from This Article: COVID-19 has unveiled the fragility of a global supply chain predicated on lowest-cost principles. Supply chains will survive COVID-19, of course, but not without interim pain and structural change. Shortages, consumer hoarding and delays all signal a tipping point. “We

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 10, 2020

In this article I unpack the difference between Maritime, Shipping, Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain and how it is all connected, starting with some simple definitions of these terms. Of course different freight types have different characteristics and susceptible to different types of cargo damage and needs expert handling in all cases.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

The types of cold storage warehouses (with examples). Tips for working safely in cold storage warehouses. 5 Cold Storage Warehouse Examples. 5 Tips for Working Safely in Cold Storage. Of course, the more of these items that are sold, the greater the need for cold storage. 5 Cold Storage Warehouse Examples.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 9, 2019

Editor’s Note: This article is from Steve Bettwy , Vice President – Quality and Business Continuity, Operational Excellence, and Continuous Improvement at Direct Supply. Of course, along with that comes a lot of products that need delivering. None of this is new news, of course. GET YOUR FREE WHITE PAPER.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

For example: Why will it exist? That’s exactly what will happen if, for example, you underestimate the quantities of products your warehouse must comfortably hold. You will need to make sure you calculate, for example, how many intake doors will be optimal for your volumes of incoming goods. A Bonus Tip to Take Onboard.

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