The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Overall, he has executed $30B of combined M&A and investments mostly with UBS Investment Bank’s Technology, Media & Telecom group. It’s hard for Company A to figure out how to lease or allow Carrier B to tap into some of their empty trailer capacity. I think, overall, it’s beneficial to have more capacity in the marketplace.

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TransAudit

MARCH 25, 2025

Bipartisan Infrastructure Laws Impact The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is driving improvements in freight infrastructure, including: Expansion of port capacity to accommodate increasing container traffic. Labor and Capacity Shifts As more freight moves through regional networks, driver demand shifts accordingly.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 21, 2023

Oceaneering’s Mobile Robotics group has added an extra production campus in Orlando, Florida. This move will enable us to more efficiently deliver recently signed orders while positioning us to ramp up to meet the future demand we see in the market.”

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 7, 2021

The 3PL’s capacity procurement team utilizes a proprietary qualification process to identify and contract the highest quality providers to operate within its network. Suppliers who do not meet the minimum OTIF service level are often fined by the retailer. Typically, the retailer will set a minimum service level for OTIF deliveries.

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Logistics Manager

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Leading logistics automation specialist Swisslog , member of the KUKA Group, has reported they have received a major order from IKEA Supply (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. We place immense focus on supporting our customers to meet their business goals.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Many rented extra storage capacity and hired additional trucks and delivery drivers as goods leaving the warehouses came in wave after wave. Libiao’s 3D vertical sorter is a highly flexible solution – its capacity can be easily and quickly increased or decreased simply by adding or taking away robots.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 24, 2021

Pick your country, but you will find the same story: there are not enough drivers to meet transportation demand and the situation is not likely to change for years. Route optimization plays a critical role in increasing the effective capacity of existing drivers and in helping to keep them.

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Freightos

JULY 2, 2024

With the sides still far apart, trade groups are urging the White House to get involved. With capacity already stretched thin by longer routes around Africa, additional delays and backlogs from an ILA strike, or, to a lesser extent, the looming Canadian rail strike possibly in July, would also put more or renewed pressure on ocean rates.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2024

ARC Advisory Group has been covering the Supply Chain Planning ( SCP ) market for 17 years. Supply Planning Supply planning systems create models that allow a company to understand capacity and other constraints it has in producing goods or fulfilling orders. The ability to meet that demand can be less than expected.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The expansion will almost double the storage capacity from the current 27,600 to 50,000 pallet spaces. Boosting capacity The iLogistics Centre in Dunajská Streda has been in operation since 2012, gradually expanding to meet growing customer demand for logistics solutions.

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The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Success of the three shift cycle depended on each shift meeting a rigid schedule, but that schedule did not account for the simple fact that coal seams are not uniform. In practice, though, these systems tend to isolate people from one another, or into small single task groups in much the same way as happened in the coal mine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Descartes Systems Group, a leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that U.K.-based Using the solution to improving picking efficiency and accuracy, AYBL has doubled its fulfilment capacity with existing staff and can seamlessly scale to fulfil over 70,000 orders a day during peak season. “To

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Locus

AUGUST 6, 2024

Peak and holiday seasons are typically when retailers have to scale their capacity to meet the demands. However, with large volumes of orders and manual capacity planning methods, decision making takes a hit and ultimately leads to unnecessary increase in vehicles to accommodate load which leads to increased cost.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

In this scenario, by adopting an adaptive supply chain, the retailer uses real-time data analytics to identify emerging trends and collaborate closely with suppliers to quickly adjust production and inventory levels to meet customer demand. This enables better planning and coordination, reducing lead times and improving cost efficiency.

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CH Robinson Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In a fast-moving world which has been shaken by a global pandemic, ongoing geopolitical challenges, and an untold capacity shortage, shippers are trying hard to stay on top of the game keeping their supply chains moving without sacrificing on their delivery promises. Control costs and improve efficiency through reliable capacity networks.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Transmec and Magnum, two leading logistics businesses, signed up earlier this year following the news that London City Bond, a leading UK bonded warehousing provider, and OASIS Group, a secure information and data storage service provider, would also locate there.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Dive deeper into freight data that matters Stay in the know in the now with instant freight data reporting Sign up for Free Analysis Ex-Asia ocean rates climbed across the board last week on early-month GRIs and further capacity reductions. Freight news travels faster than cargo Get industry-leading insights in your inbox.

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Freightos

AUGUST 6, 2024

And though some carriers will reportedly introduce rate increases in mid-August , easing demand and increased capacity for this lane have many doubtful that rate increases will stick. Prices were stable even as demand gradually improved in the first half of the year , since enough capacity stayed in the lane to keep rates from climbing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2024

Situation Companies are increasingly confronted with complex planning scenarios due to predictable events such as mergers and acquisitions, category expansions, supplier changes, and distribution evolution, as well as disruptive events including demand volatility, material shortages, capacity constraints, and logistical surprises.

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Logistics Manager

APRIL 19, 2020

CNC , a brand of APL, the sole Intra-Asia shortsea carrier of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, recently announced their latest weekly Laem Chabang Express (LCX) service, which connects Laem Chabang Port to the Port of Singapore. It is a brand of APL and the sole Intra-Asia shortsea carrier under the CMA CGM Group.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Every supply chain has its own set of requirements, and thats why the right type of logistics warehouse is essential for optimizing operations and meeting those specific demands for example, some products can be stored in common environments, and others require special conditions to preserve their integrity and quality.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2019

As leaders gather at the of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos for a week of high-level discussions on the future of the global economy, the CDP group released its annual rankings of the top green businesses. million (US$3.6 billion (US$4 million).

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The integrated business plan is at the heart of balancing projected demand with the capacity needed to meet that demand. The critical master data for supply chain management includes sales orders, shipments, inventory, lanes, and manufacturing capacity. But then stuff happens.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

And the impact doesn’t stop there, since trade-off decisions will be required to answer questions like which customer is most important to satisfy with the limited bolts in inventory and if production capacity should be reallocated. And then decisions on these questions will in turn affect other customers in your rattled supply chain.

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NGT News

JULY 10, 2024

a division of ATEL Capital Group and a provider of venture debt and equipment financing solutions to growth-stage companies, has agreed to provide equipment financing to Harbinger, a Southern California-based manufacturer of electric trucks, to enable the company to expand its manufacturing capacity. ATEL Ventures Inc.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2021

However, with the ongoing pandemic, and the resulting capacity crunch, TMS is trending more towards cost mitigation rather than savings. Manhattan Active TM was redesigned and rebuilt from the ground up to for a new level of innovation, agility, and scale to meet the changing transportation landscape.

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Transporeon

AUGUST 8, 2018

To find out more about the transformational journey of digitization in the chemical industry, Transporeon Group recently joined forces with Germany’s largest technical university, RWTH Aachen, to conduct a unique survey of the current status and future of digital logistics. “In Photo credit: Jay Phagan on Best Running / CC BY.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 30, 2022

But I was fortunate enough to pack in a full day of interesting meetings, demonstrations, and learnings. The Locus Vector (600 lb load capacity) and Locus Max (3,000 lb load capacity) were also on display. Open Sky Group , a Blue Yonder global partner, was sensibly located adjacent to the Blue Yonder exhibition site.

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Airfreight Logistics

JUNE 21, 2020

DHL Global Forwarding , Deutsche Post DHL Group’s air and ocean freight specialist, is deploying its many years of expertise to meet the rapidly growing demand for transport services in the Life Sciences & Healthcare segment. “Flexibility and pragmatism are needed to meet demand as quickly as possible.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

There’s an older term now being applied to supply chains for this capacity: antifragility. Polycrisis” was the talk of Davos at the recent meeting of the World Economic Forum, which defines it as “…a term used to describe the current global situation, where multiple complex, interconnected crises are occurring simultaneously.”

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Therefore, it is important to measure how well these suppliers meet the expected high level of quality. Return Material Authorizations (RMAs): RMAs measure how many products or deliveries are returned and whether a product meets customer requirements. It is important to note that capacity may have seasonal or temporary variation.

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The Lean Thinker

JANUARY 25, 2024

Getting a continuous improvement culture into place means changing the day-to-day patterns of interaction between people and groups of people. Or maybe you need to increase your capacity while holding your costs (vs. What is interesting (to me, but I admit I’m a geek about this stuff) is that this is a meta level thing.

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ShipLilly

AUGUST 29, 2020

By using an effective inventory storage strategy, it is possible to meet customer requirements. Items are grouped depending on similar characteristics. Batch picking : This is an approach that groups together different items for different orders. Here, items are grouped into classes based on a shared trait.

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Parade

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Of the new capability, Alex Maurer, Director of Operations for Jones Logistics said “if a driver or carrier can book the load themselves then our reps can spend more time talking to the customer, allowing us to focus our energies on meeting all of their needs and challenges.”. As the 3rd largest open deck broker in the U.S.,

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Stord

MAY 8, 2024

Ryan Andrews, Group Product Manager Growing Your Brand Through More Sales Channels The biggest challenge facing e-commerce brands is enterprise architecture and channel expansion. It’s the only way to ensure they meet their specific client requirements and can truly fuel their supply chain as a competitive advantage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Only award up to a maximum of 80% of a supplier’s capacity so that they aren’t struggling to reach 100% throughput to meet the demand. Bundled offers (if you buy X, Y, and Z from me, I can offer a 10% discount or in case of transportation, grouping of backhaul lanes at a discount along with inbound lanes).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

If you’re a typical shipper, 30-50% of your lanes change every year, and your demand goes up and down which impacts capacity, so it’s a constant battle. Technology companies have an average of 125 suppliers in their tier-one group and more than 7,000 across all tiers. Global supply chains are mind-bogglingly complex.

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