Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2019

One of the biggest sources of financial uncertainty in 2019 will be international tariff policy and its impact on product demand. The Sloan School of Management at MIT, gathered together a group of experts for their take on what 2019 will look like. Human Capital Management. Technology will continue to transform how we work.

Procurement Solutions 136

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

According to Colin Masson, a director of research at ARC Advisory Group, the opportunity to mine these vast quantities of data to achieve business value is “NOW.” In the supply chain arena, the need to make course corrections is exploding. Warehouse management systems rely on RF scans of locations and products.

Supply Chain Planning Software 116

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 11, 2024

I was part of a group that did days in local (to Seattle) ski areas; annual trips to Whistler, BC (my favorite place); Mount Hood and Mount Bachelor in Oregon; and a semi-fateful trip to Red Mountain in Trail, British Columbia in March of 1993. This is also the text for a course by the same name taught by the Kansas Leadership Center.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

We also learn about a sales improvement course specifically for people in the logistics industry that Joe and Ann are co-facilitating. 02:38 – #1: Internet has given buyers unprecedented access to product and industry information. 02:38 – #1: Internet has given buyers unprecedented access to product and industry information.

Buyer Training 170

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2022

Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, the Utz Group believes that – in addition to its technological innovation and local service – it is the company’s culture of focusing on people and fostering a sense of community that drives its success. Utz recently held a group-wide conference (pictured) to mark its 75-year milestone.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 10, 2024

2024 is 4th Year in a Row 3PL is Recognized with BIG Customer Service Award April 10, 2024 — Customer service is a 365-day a year duty, but today the Business Intelligence Group is shining an extra light on this critical component to any company’s success by announcing the winners of the BIG Excellence in Customer Service Awards.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 111

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 16, 2015

The Rodon Group often hosts school tours and engages with administrators. Our sister company, K’NEX has developed an entire product line devoted to teaching science, engineering and math skills. Most factories today are clean, high-tech production environments and offer high-paying, stable employment opportunities.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2021

As part of this, WEMO will move to the Robotics Division within the HAHN Group in order to offer its customers an even broader portfolio of solutions and products with mobile and collaborative robotics. Already in 2015, the HAHN Group took over the majority of the company’s shares, and finally all of them.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The new logistics centre of German food group EDEKA Handelsgesellschaft Nordbayern-Sachsen-Thüringen mbH located in Marktredwitz, is currently under construction and will start operations in mid-2024 – both technologically and economically. More than 1,000 different products are stored here in a temperature range between +7°C and +10°C.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 7, 2021

At the beginning of 2021, ARC Advisory Group, in partnership with DC Velocity magazine, anticipated factors such as a subsequent surge when we crafted our survey of warehouse practitioners. COVID-19 Labor & Productivity Impacts. Of course, expectations are uncertain. Our research contained questions about numerous topics.

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Optimization Software Optimization Ordering Survey 128

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

He suggested that businesses are more likely to prosper if they focus on meeting the needs of customers, instead of selling products. Ecologists, workers rights groups, and other activists now exert pressure on companies to change practices deemed irresponsible, immoral, or unwholesome (watch out for those diesel fumes!).

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 1, 2015

“5S” programs are taught in some business college courses, and the SCOR model is also utilized. Production goals are rarely met. Production schedules are unbalanced. Inventory records, product specs, shipping documents contain errors. Product is unnecessarily moved. Information quality and flow is poor.

Manufacturing Procurement 133

Manufacturing Procurement Inventory Reduction Waste Reduction Cost Reduction 133

Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The company has donated €5,000 each to the local projects Mittagskinder Foundation ( pictured ), Kultur Palast Hamburg Foundation and the Wilhelmsburg Production School, and has also given around 1,500 chocolate Advent calendars to the three institutions as well as the Hamburger Tafel and the Arche in Hamburg-Billstedt.

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MTS Logistics

APRIL 20, 2022

The Danish group Maersk Line said that “Due to the impact of the lockdown, we have seen an increased yard density for dangerous goods and reefer containers in Shanghai terminals. Therefore, the Chinese government decided to impose a full lockdown in Shanghai in order to maintain the Zero Covid policy on March 28th.

Supply Chains 98

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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. They were competing with one another for a place in the production queue. ” Of course the answer was “No.” There is an icon in the middle of the map. Respect for people?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The answer, of course, is yes. Where customers gain the ability to make informed decisions based on improved visibility into their inventory, 3PLs can reduce their cost of service, while simultaneously enhancing productivity and profits. To learn more, visit Open Sky Group today. But can technology do more?

Supply Chain Planning Software 111

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

Ferguson PLC, value added distributor of plumbing and heating products, came out with their third quarter results on June 14 th. of in-stock products ship the same business day from our DCs; that is best of breed for any industry.” They sell over a million products that range in size from very small copper fittings to 40-foot pipes.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 17, 2023

Our operations are extremely intense,” explains Edward Stephenson, Group Operations Director at Davies Turner. Although the company’s operators were used to hydrostatic controls, a short refresher course enabled them to switch seamlessly to the automotive-style pedals of the Mitsubishi GRENDiA models.

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WorkWave

JANUARY 18, 2023

Giannetto and NASCAR legend Rusty Wallace, and offered specialized tracks and sessions for many of its products including Real Green, PestPac, Coalmarch, TEAM Software, WorkWave Service and ServMan. Pit Crew Award: Wolfpack Pest Control. And everyday, no matter how much you think you know, you’re learning something new every single time.”.

Conference 98

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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. Most of the market share comes from content-related online learning products. The study showed that upwards of 30 percent of American students enrolled in at least one online course in 2018.

Supply Chain Planning Software 93

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Buyer Training Training 93

Logistics Bureau

JUNE 15, 2017

What do different groups of customers value? Do certain products demand different service levels? Of course this requires reliable supply, good demand forecasting, good inventory management, good customer communications and many other elements to be in sync. Move product in bulk as much as possible. Communicate.

Supply Chains 67

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 24, 2022

Of course, you will need a team of dedicated IT specialists to keep the system running. Of course, if you’re working with a legacy WMS that has served its time, you may not be able to automate at all. The connection is direct, and any course changes are simplified because both technologies are built to common standards.

Modeling Software 110

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

And, of course, I will also share how knowing your cost-to-serve will help you to solve those all-too-familiar performance gremlins. Potential Factors in Declining Margins To get to the root of the problem, understanding the costs of production or purchasing will be a necessary starting point, but typically, more information will be needed.

Negotiating Skills 98

Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills Cost Reduction Analysis 98

Material Handling and Logistics

MAY 20, 2018

In fact, 53% of merchants and suppliers experience a knowledge gap within their organization when it comes to understanding the value of cross-channel capabilities, according to 1WorldSync’s Charting Course for Global Commerce. Merchants and Suppliers Face Significant Roadblocks in Navigating Cross-Channel Commerce.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Digital 97

Ship Monk

MARCH 11, 2024

We spend a lot of time researching products before we buy, but in the end we may still feel uncertain. Humans have a natural attraction (psychologists call it a cognitive bias) toward products and services that other people like. Interestingly, the less your customers know about your product, the more important social proof becomes.

eCommerce 105

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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. Alex Pradhan, Product Strategy Leader John Galt Solutions, told me that “all planning vendors have bold marketing around AI.” In making demand forecasts, one can look at product history.

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Freightos

MARCH 19, 2020

Of course, you wouldn’t because it would be hard to trust the results or advice from strangers. Platforms facilitate commercial interactions between groups – with one typically being suppliers and other users. Airbnb exists for precisely this reason. What can freight learn from Airbnb?

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Freight forwarding Logistics Network Optimization Software Modeling Software Sourcing Strategies 133

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Of course, this was an exaggeration, but it illustrated his point well. “ Of course, fiber optic land lines offer greater bandwidth. You don’t see suburban roads lined with telephone polls and wires strung between them like you do in the US ,” he explained. And for good reason. But bandwidth is one dimension.

Automation 122

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 10, 2020

Supply Chain = the whole granddaddy process comprising of all aspects in a product cycle, for example from picking of the fruit at a farm in Point A to delivering the fruit to the shelf at a store in Point B using all of the above-mentioned industries, businesses and services. Which country owns the most number of ships.?? Officer Rank.

Maritime 134

Maritime Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chains Manufacturing Procurement 134

Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As a disclaimer, WebCargo , a Freightos Group company, does offers digital services to global forwarders and carriers, including online sales portals, digital eBooking, multimodal rate management and the Freightos.com freight marketplace. . The shift to full end-to-end integration, of course, leaves no one else in the middle.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 134

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2022

RAJA Group , a European leader in the distribution of packaging , office supplies and industrial equipment, brought together its 300 most important suppliers on October 14th in Frankfurt as part of the RAJA Group Suppliers’ Day 2022. It is also an opportunity to create value and share the fruits of strong growth throughout Europe.

Material Savings 59

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 15, 2021

Interroll has laid the groundwork for a significant expansion of its product portfolio at its site in Baal-Hückelhoven, Germany, near Düsseldorf, by acquiring a neighbouring plot of land. This enables our customers in this important area to further increase productivity while improving hygiene in their material flow.”

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Material Savings Logistics Network Optimization Software Course Groups 67

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

While the primary distribution operation was relatively simple, mainly involving line haul transportation from production plants to various regional distribution centres, the secondary operation comprised multi-drop routes comprising up to 30 deliveries per vehicle per day. Is Your Fleet Routing the Best It Can Be?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2024

Meanwhile, Walmart has aggressively expanded its marketplace of third-party sellers, following a strategy that has enabled Amazon to offer a mind-boggling range of products on its website. Vessels are expected to seek shelter/alter their course to avoid the impacted areas,” Maersk, the world’s No.

Material Savings 125

Material Savings Waste Reduction Resource Reduction Logistics Network Optimization Software 125

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Industries experienced severe operational and financial consequences with issues like supply shortages, supply and demand surges, inventory shortfalls and reduced productivity. Inbound Supplier Quality Levels : The quality of products produced depends heavily on the quality of products delivered by the inbound suppliers.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 105

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 5, 2022

Hal Feuchtwanger, the Director of Transportation at 4Sight Supply Chain Group, reports that the big TMS vendors charge $250 an hour. Some boutiques have consultants that used to work doing implementations or in product development for leading TMS vendors. Mexico, of course, has lower salaries than the US or Western Europe.

Supply Chain Design Software 116

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2023

When products don’t arrive at the right place, the right time and the right quality, both in-bound supply chain planners and procurement buyers face unplanned plant shutdowns or upset customers. Legacy categorization of products into direct and indirect goods hamper the focus on identifying common grounds and gaining resiliency.

Optimal Sourcing 98

Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Strategies Procurement Analytics 98