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Sortation Solution for Japanese Fashion Retailer

Logistics Business Magazine

United Arrows, one of Japan’s leading fashion retail brands, has seen a significant increase in the efficiency of the order sortation process at its Tokyo distribution hub following the introduction of a mobile robot-based sorting system supplied and installed by LiBiao Robotics.

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The Cancer of Fear

The Lean Thinker

This, of course, gets reflected in the conversations throughout the organization. He is getting the response he expects – people are not offering thoughts (other than his) for improvements, though they are experimenting in stealth mode in a sort of continuous improvement underground. Asking for help?

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Road Safety: See it, Say it, Sorted

Logistics Business Magazine

Feats such as reversing the course of the river, reclaiming land from Lake Michigan and building the first skyscrapers followed. Accidents trigger a report and workflows are automatically assigned, using ‘Connected Training’ which has customised courses and quizzes. Workers flocked from everywhere, warehousing and stockyards boomed.

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Automation To Help Smooth Singles’ Day Peak

Logistics Business Magazine

Originating at China’s Nanjing University in 1993 as a sort of anti-Valentine’s Day, Singles’ Day is celebrated by unmarried people in China on the 11th November. Of course, this enormous spike in volumes puts retailers’ supply chains and distribution networks under extreme pressure. billion (€120 billion).

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Warehouse Capacity – How to Increase It and Avoid Moving

Logistics Bureau

They’re trying to sort of retrofit or redesign existing warehouses to fit more in. So 85 maybe 90% depends on the sort of storage media that you’re using. Businesses merging and sort of at the same time rationalizing their warehouse network, but also trying to fit more in. So it’s a very common challenge.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

In some sort or another, Punxsutawney Phil has been predicting the weather since 1890, and let’s just say that his record is iffy at best. cities over the course of the year, bringing the total number to 110. Today is Groundhog Day, a day that lets us know if we will endure six more weeks of winter or enjoy an early spring.

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Key Takeaways from Oracle CloudWorld 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

And of course, Oracle with their investments in Cloud computing, Internet of Things technology, and artificial intelligence can be used to minimize inputs while increasing productivity. In hospitals inventory tends to be stored in all sorts of nooks and crannies across the facility.