Locus

JUNE 28, 2025

These tools not only chart a direct course but also flag and avoid restricted areas, thereby ensuring deliveries stay on schedule and within the law. For example, while a route generated using Google Maps might appear ideal for a car, it could take a truck under low bridges or through a residential area with truck bans.

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Conger

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Understanding the types of forklift attachments and the vital role they play is necessary to turn a standard forklift into a multi-functional tool. Whether you’re managing a warehouse, construction site, or manufacturing facility, understanding these tools can help you choose the best equipment. OSHA mandates a forklift safety course.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Of course, AI is already in use in the supply chain, adding its capabilities to myriad other efforts to optimize operational efficiency. That’s because supply chain itself is huge, Koganti argued. In any given country’s economy, it represents around 20% to 30% of GDP. It employs 450 million people globally, and contributes $1.45

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 13, 2025

Think of it like choosing the right tool for the right job: Road Transport (Trucking): This is your most flexible option. For example, some consumers will want to save money above all else, either generally or in a specific shopping scenario. Let me walk you through the key pieces of this logistics puzzle.

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Log-hub

JANUARY 8, 2025

These tools can transform your supply chain, helping you predict inventory needs, automate repetitive tasks, and optimize delivery routes. AI-driven tools are helping businesses minimize errors and make faster, smarter decisions. Diversify your suppliers, monitor risks in real-time, and invest in tools that give you better visibility.

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WorkWave

MARCH 27, 2025

While border restrictions and tariffs can be difficult to navigate, the right tools and planning can put delays and issues in the rearview. Of course, those working in last-mile delivery already know that its impossible to talk about delivery days without also touching on an intrinsically linked topic: customer satisfaction.

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WorkWave

JULY 17, 2025

With their deep well of knowledge and experience in all things finance, business and, of course, pest, Olins and Gordon were able to distill the complexities of navigating tough financial times into four distinct areas. The one-time work has to be real high-margin work,” Gordon expands, noting some examples that occur in the pest industry.

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The Lean Thinker

APRIL 20, 2020

If I need to make 96 units during the course of an 8 hour day, then I need to have made 48 units in four hours. This is true in Steve’s example of an Emergency Department. Asking and answering these questions is the purpose of many of the “lean tools” – including takt time. are an example of this.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

As explained in a previous blog post, continuous improvement in an organization can be achieved through the use of performance measurement tools via big data. For example the operational efficiency of a given loading is directly related to how quickly Pickers are able to fulfill orders and move them onto the dock.

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ShipLilly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

An example is that of Evergreen Line which has publicly declared its capabilities in this respect. Mediterranean shipping company’s new self-serve tool. And of course, we’re looking at the uptake curve. The German line Hapag-Lloyd was first to market with an instant quoting tool called Quick Quotes.

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 11, 2024

No matter which of those courses of action I chose, they are not things I can assign to someone else to do for me. The expansion, examples and explanations are my interpretation. A new ERP system is a prime example. I could take fewer risks, though that would mean plateauing my own learning. I have to do the work myself.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 16, 2015

They often shy away from STEM education courses and technical education. The use of video testimonials would show kids a real-life example of a pier that chose a manufacturing career. Here is an example from the website Profoundly Disconnected, a project developed by Mike Rowe of “Dirty Jobs” fame.

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Parade

MARCH 3, 2021

In this article, we explore Invoice Reconciliation tools as a core piece of every digital 3PL/freight brokerage’s operations. This post was written in collaboration with , OpenEnvoy , a leading automated invoice reconciliation tool. Digitize Invoicing to Eliminate Errors and Guard Cash Flow.

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Now, That's Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2021

And even if there’s an imbalance, good forecasts allow organizations to course-correct before a real problem emerges. At the end of August, for example, 44 container ships were stuck outside of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in California. Planning is obviously key,” says Chrapko.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Successful procurement leaders are operating smarter by leveraging analytics and technology such as integrated suites to generate clean data (at least if they have a unified data mode) and master data management solutions for addressing issues in back end systems, cleaning and normalizing suppliers’ records, for example. How do you do that?

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IoT World Today

OCTOBER 15, 2020

FedEx, for example, has been on a multiyear digital transformation journey that included cloud computing and work-from-home capabilities but also widespread sensor technology buildouts, robotics forays and continued support of blockchain technologies. And … you couldn’t fake it, and [these tools held up].”.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 16, 2015

Throughout the course of business, business owners, who may be in the manufacturing, retail, or in another industry, find themselves focusing on innovation. It sounds simple, but the floor squeegee was once considered an innovative business tool.

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The Lean Thinker

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

2 At some point, of course, you will likely bump into the threshold of knowledge for the entire organization – the point beyond which nobody really understands how it works. When someone says “no” they can feel more in control and are more likely to offer corrections or additional insights.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 6, 2022

Transportation is, of course, a major source of green house emissions. For example, Oracle is using average emission from a 5-ton truck, or a bulk tanker. For example, if they buy a component for their hardware products in Thailand, they have an estimate for the logistics emissions associated with the component.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The report outlines the tools with the highest transformational benefits and capabilities that are becoming standard business practices. Prescriptive analytics “describes a set of analytical capabilities that finds a course of action to meet a predefined objective, such as maximizing revenue or minimizing costs.”

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IoT World Today

MAY 21, 2020

Supply chain recovery hinges on incorporating robust data analytics and other data-driven tools into business operations to increase efficiency, reduce costs and proactively manage risk. Supply chains will survive COVID-19, of course, but not without interim pain and structural change. Erratic consumer demand adds further dysfunction.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Whereas online courses and programmes were previously managed as a separate entity, they are now an integral part of most academic systems. The study showed that upwards of 30 percent of American students enrolled in at least one online course in 2018. Online courses are the quickest path for a student to obtain a degree.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 6, 2021

As industries evolve the distance between the worker and the job has grown, for example back in the day the worker had one tool between them and the task. For example, chatbots are now able to enhance human abilities, using AI to serve as an advisor or support to help maintain efficiencies within the organization.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2015

For example, a subtle change in hydraulic pressure may still permit the machine to operate. However, over the course of several months, this slight change in pressure could cause permanent damage to the machine, or it may cause additional problems for other aspects of the manufacturing process.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Of course, that all depends on seeing the activities that are occurring, benchmarking current carrier operations and continuously improving. And freight KPIs can serve as a valuable tool for freight market intelligence. Freight intelligence tools help management develop a more unified freight strategy. Request a SONAR Demo.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 11, 2024

And when we feel uncertain, humans tend to look for examples of what others in our situation have done. We’ll give you some examples of social proof, and we’ll even rank them in terms of trustworthiness. Of course, sometimes following the herd can lead us astray. We look for “proof” that we’re making a good decision.

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Forto

APRIL 25, 2020

The exchange of information, meetings and even training sessions run smoothly for us despite social distance – digital communication tools such as Slack or the video conferencing software Zoom make it possible. Of course, this applies not only to the internal distribution of tasks. How can we pass this test?

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Forto

APRIL 9, 2020

The exchange of information, meetings and even training sessions run smoothly for us despite social distance – digital communication tools such as Slack or the video conferencing software Zoom make it possible. Of course, this applies not only to the internal distribution of tasks. How can we pass this test?

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Dedola Global Logistics

JUNE 19, 2020

For example, customs-related delays are often due to paperwork or procedural errors due to inexperience or neglect. The best freight forwarders have in-depth online tracking, providing all the key information about your shipments, reporting capabilities, document storage, and of course up to the minute status of your shipments.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 17, 2022

Of course, we subsequently share interesting insights in Logistics Viewpoints articles. As an analogy, DHL has established parameters that enable these technologies to be used like “a tool in a toolbox.” Brian provided me with insights into some specific warehouse automation and robotics examples.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

This will also enable manufacturers to uncover new sources of value in services, for example, IoT devices will keep track of the final product from the factory to the customers’ hands. Low-code/no-code (LCNC) tools are designed to make it relatively easy for non-technical people to design, build, and launch applications quickly.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The shift to full end-to-end integration, of course, leaves no one else in the middle. The first is size , of course, with Maersk running over 17% of global ocean capacity , but also selling land-services to just under 20% of those same customers. Other sources reported that DB Schenker was not the only forwarder making this shift.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

The answer is to benchmark your freight, of course. It will also make it easier to determine, for example, if you should opt for contract rates over spot rates or vice versa. The range of such tools is growing along with demand, so you should be able to find one that matches your budgetary and capability requirements.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Dubbed YAFO, the modeling tool also helps users understand how forests will adapt to a changing climate, drawing on data from multiple European countries. . Governments are also relying on AIMMS-based tools to assess the costs and benefits of renewable energy subsidies. Supporting S&OP with prescriptive analytics .

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The Lean Thinker

JANUARY 25, 2024

We can put in all of the lean tools we want, but if those conversations don’t follow, the system quickly reverts to the previous baseline. In this working example, asking the shop floor workforce to fix this problem would be futile. ” Of course the answer was “No.” ” Who Needs To Fix This?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 27, 2022

Of course, robotics does not tell the full story, as the world of manufacturing has evolved even further over the last few decades, with the rise of data and smart, autonomous systems. Take for example the implementation for an ERP system. The aim of this technological advance was to simply augment and enhance human ability.

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Morai Logistics

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

As important as forecasting is, it’s agility that’s gained greater attention over the course of this year. An article from Manufacturing.net expounds, For example, 66 percent of millennials are more likely to patronize a company with sustainable and eco-friendly culture. No tool is quite as robust and varied as AI.

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