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Express Cargo Sorting

Logistics Business Magazine

Import sorting Managing Director of Ramp and Gateways Operations for Northern Europe, Alun Cornish, has been with the company for 20 years. The import sort facility is adjacent to the airside apron at Stansted, with ULD (unit load device) air containers fed directly on to a castor floor. The tour started with the customs hold ‘cage’.

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FedEx Works to Monetize their Big Data

Logistics Viewpoints

Google and Twitter mainly monetize the data through targeted advertising. The value of the data captured by Google and Twitter has made them the darlings of Wall Street. But it turns out big logistics firms also generate Big Data, and they are also working to monetize this data. We have always been good at capturing data.

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Six Package Sorting Mistakes That Impact Your On-Time Delivery Rates

Locus

These troubles occur as a result of sorting mistakes in the warehouse. Every sorting mistake that gets committed leads to a fall in on-time delivery rates , resulting in the company losing more dollars from its pocket. The company loses more money as the deliveries are reattempted due to sorting errors.

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How Online Merchants Make the Most of Data

Ship Monk

There are certain types of data every ecommerce business owner should have at their fingertips to make well-informed decisions. Do you have every piece of data you need to run your brand? Testing Your Data Proficiency There are key questions you can ask yourself at any time to test your brand’s data acumen.

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7 Compliance Challenges Companies Face When Growing Globally

Download this eBook to learn more about: How GDPR affects how companies handle employee data. Sorting out taxation across different locations. Are you focusing on what’s important when it comes to global compliance for your fast-growing company? Why employment contracts, payroll, and benefits are not one-size-fits-all.

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Everything to Know about Ecommerce Data Security

Ship Monk

Of course we’re talking about your ecommerce store’s data security. Exposure Through Data Transfer When you work with any third-party vendors, data is transferred between platforms. Data Security Protection 1.) who can see the data?), data encryption protocols (i.e.

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Road Safety: See it, Say it, Sorted

Logistics Business Magazine

Data insights on road safety lead to action. AI creates the insights, using Samsara’s operational data and images, which leads to recommended actions for driver coaching, asset utilisation, EV suitability and emissions. The platform capture all the alerts in one place, so all the data is there. Immediacy is best for corrections.

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