Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Labor management systems break the work down into very granular activities, set targets for doing those tasks in an allotted period of time, and measure how workers do against the time standards over the course of the day. The trend toward automation has never gone away. Risk management had been a hard sale.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Drive specialist NORD DRIVESYSTEMS continues on the course of growth and success. In Poland, a new motor factory was built, and a factory extension was completed. The post NORD on a growth trend appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. Last year, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS invested in locations and logistics.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2018

When it comes to inventory management, new trends are demonstrating that less is more. Having less inventory on-hand increases liquidation, allowing for a more agile response to shifting consumer trends. However, a technology solution that only provides visibility without a means to right the course isn’t enough to ensure reliability.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 14, 2022

For decades, ASEAN manufacturing, once seen as a global phenomenon, had been overshadowed by the meteoric rise of Chinese factories. Of course, the pandemic then hit global shores, not to mention the ripple effects of global trade wars. In 2019, China accounted for 28.7 Furthermore, ERP will help you achieve your Industry 4.0

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Importers have been scrambling to find ways to get their cargo from origin factories to their warehouses and ship them out for the Christmas season. Follow the latest trends and expectations in the supply chain to get ahead of the curve. A lot of things have happened over the past two years that have affected shipping freight rates.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 12, 2015

” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. Tomorrow, we will do more of the top areas or trends for manufacturers to look out for in 2015. Rising costs of labor in China and other places.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2015

Take a look at how the IoT supply chain is changing the landscape in terms of equipment functionality, shipping processes, invoicing and payments, and analysis of trends. Analysis of Trends and Recommendations. In some cases, human intervention and input will be completely eliminated. IoT and Machine Functionality.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

To accomplish this, 10,000 supply chain associates worked with 450 global vendors who operate over 600 factories. VF is having conversations with fabric manufacturers to encourage them to produce more fabric in factories outside of Asia. COVID accelerated a long-term trend toward consumers buying more goods online.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 26, 2015

This trend continued as advancements in manufacturing grew into the mid-19 th century. Then, it all appeared to slowly die out over the course of the next 50 years. However, these types of workers are not counted as a manufacturing job, because they don’t work in a factory.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 27, 2015

Now, let’s look at the sales data in the last 4 years and see how that fits into the trends for the previous 15 years in the graph below. As we all remember recovery was in full swing in 2011, but since then we see a slow downward trend in equipment sales. Are newer factories in the Southeast buying more?

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2014

We will feature over the next 7 business days each category’s top 10 most viewed posts over the course of 2014. INFOGRAPHIC: 3D Printing and the Supply Chain to Drastically Alter Manufacturing: Who would have thought that modern manufacturing could be done without a factory? What is the new-growth factory for a company?In

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2017

Speed – Think five days from a factory in China to a warehouse in the United States. CO2 emissions – Of course, air freight also leads to far more emissions. Seasonal trends in clothing can shift fast. As a result, companies generally need to get clothing from factories to stores as quickly as possible.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2017

So, let’s take a look at how our predictions for the first four manufacturing technology trends (Predictive analytics, 3D Printing, and VR) to watch for in 2016 stacked up. Of course, reports Predictive Analytics Times , analytics also possess potential to change how companies obtain the raw materials for their products.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

However, this is not a trend exclusive to the US, the manufacturing workforce across much of Europe is said to be shrinking, while the trend continues in East-Asian countries, according to Bloomberg. CNN Money partly attributes the decline in manufacturing jobs to the rise in industrial computer systems on the factory floor.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In the course of updating our annual research on the supply chain planning market , I talked to executives across the industry. One real trend ARC has seen this year, is the increasing investment supply chain planning suppliers are making to improve the ability of SCP to help companies reach their sustainability goals.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 23, 2022

A manufacturer of plastic bags for food packaging that operates a factory in Poland has been using Delta automation technology on its production lines for years. Several heat sealing machines and conveyer systems were in operation at the factory before the expansion. VFD-E series Delta motor drives come into play for sealing tasks.

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MTS Logistics

JUNE 9, 2021

China is making calculations of sending the goods produced in its factories to Europe via the Arctic instead of the Suez Canal. And of course, there are veins of precious metals and minerals. By 2024, Russia aims to send 80 million tons of cargo via the North Sea route.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Take, for instance, the two week-on-week increase exceptions that bucked the trend of ongoing, eight-week long declines. You might think that after the Chinese Golden Week holiday closedown, with their factories and ports about to come back into action, increased demand for container slots would buoy up rates. So where is the change?

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 5, 2023

Nearshoring, an idea that was gaining traction before Covid and has exploded since, is the trend of companies moving manufacturing out of China and other Asian countries and into Mexico, where shortened supply chains can ship products all over the U.S. in a matter of a couple of days rather than a few weeks.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 22, 2023

The factory in question has resumed its operations, although it is expected that the trend will continue for some time since it’ll take some time for them to secure their previous deals domestically. The best course of action in the polymer market is to wait and see what will happen, with a strong emphasis on global conditions.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Some of the top logistics trends to affect the industry in the coming year include these key automated logistics technologies. The Top Logistics Trends that Will Impact Logistics Management in 2018. The ongoing self-optimization process of modern systems will give rise to smart, intelligent factories and logistics networks.

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CH Robinson Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2019

Several trends are already apparent. While once China may have been on track to becoming “the world’s factory for goods” that trajectory has changed. in 2019—a downward trend that indicates what’s in store for the future. China is offering incentives for factories moving west. Vietnam to become world’s factory?

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

The new year will then bring series on trends and on the state of some of the business functions and technology used in proper transportation and logistics management. In the supply chain articles category it is clear the top ten are all about trends, facts, technology, and of course optimization. Read the full article here. .

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 24, 2019

Industry analyst Gartner has named its top 8 supply chain technology trends in 2019. The trends, according to Gartner, are: Artificial Intelligence (AI). The rapid explosion in the number of connected, intelligent things has given this trend a huge push,” said Mr Titze. Digital Supply Chain Twin. Blockchain in Supply Chain.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

Indeed, there is cause for concern about Chinese factories’ ability to fulfill orders, given the massive uptick in COVID cases since the harsh policy was lifted. Other reports say that people are sickening quickly and in enormous numbers, leaving factories short-staffed at the worst possible time—Chinese New Year. But with U.S./China

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 21, 2020

Is it possible to reverse the offshoring trend to protect Australia from similar situations in the future, and if so, at what cost? Before attempting to answer such questions, it’s helpful to look in a little detail at the drivers behind the offshore manufacturing trend. Why China Became Australia’s Factory.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 16, 2016

Sensors are embedded in machines , and advanced algorithms comb through data sets to uncover trends and issues faster than any historical form of predictive analytics. Preventive Maintenance in the Factory. As explained by Vin Vashista , the availability of data has become more readily embraced thanks to the IIoT.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

They wanted to stop me because I and my teammate Ralph were off course. We turned our bikes around, coasted down the hill, and got back on course. More Factories Crop Up Closer to Customers (WSJ – sub. It turns out they didn’t want to high-five me for cycling up a 3-mile hill. We had missed a turn 3 miles back.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

The company announced that it is expanding its associate-to-driver program so that any Walmart worker at 439 store locations nationwide can become a truck driver after completing a 12-week course. The trend is truest for ocean freight rates from North Europe to the U.S.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

This is usually accomplished by using statistical sampling of all incoming materials that can produce charts to show the quality trends over time. Freight bill accuracy : Whether shipping from factory to warehouse, or to the customer, this metric helps identify problems in billing operations. Manufacturing KPIs. Outbound KPIs.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Highway and transportation closures, and mandatory 14-day quarantines for people returning home from strongly affected areas, mean that even in places no longer shut down, the return to normal at factories and ports will be slow. . Sometimes smaller players prove to be more nimble than the big guys in adjusting to market trends.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Of course, delivery has always been part of the order fulfillment process, but it’s only been in recent years that it has emerged from the shadows, from being a cost center and a back-end process to becoming a competitive differentiator and a key driver of customer experience. Poor Delivery Experience Can Negate It All.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 30, 2020

According to the World Economic Forum , the disruption to primary supply caused by the Coronavirus pandemic has seen many global manufacturing OEMs scrambling to find secondary or tertiary suppliers, as well as moving some core business functions back to their own factories. 3) Shorten Your Supply Chain—Source Locally.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 7, 2023

Companies need to be always aware of new trends and ready to meet what the market demands at the right time, given the importance of the sector. More than 50% of the clothes, particularly the high fashion items are made in Zara’s own factories in Spain, most of them close to the headquarters.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 28, 2016

Is the factory pumping tons of lethal gases into the atmosphere? Additionally, the industry has added approximately 50,000 jobs per quarter over the past few years, and the trend shows no signs of stopping. Picture of traditional job in manufacturing. Is the dust flying; are the squeals of machinery mind-numbing?

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 8, 2018

I understand that the path of a product from factory to store can be a highly complex process but nowadays technology and data are playing an increasingly important role in helping companies synchronise their supply chains. I like to read articles and try to follow this topic.

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ShipLilly

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This trend is likely to persist right up to the end of the fourth quarter. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, many factories were forced to close to avoid cross infections. Another important trend has been the shift to e-Commerce as people increasingly avoid any risky situations with regards to the possibility of getting infected.

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