Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If you’ve followed our blog over the years, you’ll know that we’ve shared lots of information about distribution network design, why it’s vital to get it right, how long it should take, the importance of reviewing the network every so often, and various elements of design such as determining the number of warehouses and where to locate them.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Over a relatively short period, a transport or fleet manager’s ability to support an efficient distribution network through route and delivery optimisation has shifted from almost nil to almost limitless. Finally, we arrived at what we can consider today’s industry-leading software, which we’ll look at now in more detail.

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Trans Global Auto Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Determining the current state of shipping industry news is similar to looking into a Magic 8 Ball – when you shake it and the water settles, the message says, “Future Remains Uncertain.” Shipping Industry News: The Good. The good news is that the shipping industry is doing better than expected.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The synergy between warehouse robotics and rooftop solar energy presents a compelling opportunity for warehouses to enhance operational efficiency, cost savings, and sustainability. has over 450,000 warehouses and distribution centers, with 16.4 According to JLL, the U.S. billion square feet of rooftop space.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Total Quality Logistics (TQL), a Cincinnati-based freight brokerage and 3PL provider, worked with a variety of shippers to divert freight out of Florida, and in some cases, into the state to distribute recovery goods. Distribution centers are not open and current roadway conditions are unclear.

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Freightos

JULY 8, 2024

More Resources Home Empowering Freight Forwarders with AI: Insights from Industry Leaders AI Popup #2 Gaurav Bajaj July 8, 2024 Dive deeper into freight data that matters Learn More Empowering Freight Forwarders with AI: Insights from Industry Leaders For years, technology has been cast as a threat to freight forwarders. What Solvo.ai

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2025

Load balancing algorithms ensure efficient distribution across Amazons logistics network, preventing bottlenecks and improving delivery reliability. AI-enhanced quality control prevents defective goods from reaching distribution networks, minimizing waste. Challenges and Constraints AI adoption presents several challenges.

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Freightos

JULY 8, 2024

More Resources Home Empowering Freight Forwarders with AI: Insights from Industry Leaders AI Popup #2 Gaurav Bajaj July 8, 2024 Dive deeper into freight data that matters Learn More Empowering Freight Forwarders with AI: Insights from Industry Leaders For years, technology has been cast as a threat to freight forwarders. What Solvo.ai

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MTS Logistics

JUNE 8, 2020

As the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to put downward pressure on the shipping industry, organizations have an obligation to operate more efficiently and profitably. The steady growth of exports and imports presents major logistical and technical problems worldwide.

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MTS Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This extensive reach is supported by a robust hinterland distribution network, enabling end-to-end pick-up and delivery services. Most importantly, shippers/customers do not need to be physically present at either origin or destination to book their cargo, paving the way for the future.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

Over a relatively short period, a transport or fleet manager’s ability to support an efficient distribution network through route and delivery optimisation has shifted from almost nil to almost limitless. Finally, we arrived at what we can consider today’s industry-leading software, which we’ll look at now in more detail.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Starting in 2023, the Logistics Hall of Fame will present a new international award: the Lynn C. The 80-year-old US businessman transferred industrial logistics strategies to humanitarian organisations in the 1990s. Fritz Medal for Excellence in Humanitarian Logistics. The award is named after Lynn C.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 1, 2023

The new facility would need to come online and get up to speed in concert with the repurposing of the previous one – and ultimately produce and distribute four times the volume of output. Opened in the fall of 2018, the La Crosse baking facility produces and distributes 19 types of bread and buns.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Blockchain in Action: Technical Implementations and Architectures Food Supply Chains: Cryptographic Provenance & Interoperability Several major food industry players, including Nestl, Walmart, and Carrefour, are adopting IBM Food Trust, a blockchain-based platform built on Hyperledger Fabric to improve traceability and food safety.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Single people mark the occasion by spoiling and treating themselves to gifts and presents, but it wasn’t until Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba chose the date to offer heavily discounted merchandise on its platform for 24 hours, starting at midnight on the 11th November, 2009, that Singles’ Day became a major commercial event.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 22, 2023

It's important that companies prepare now for a coming growth spurt, says Gregor Baumeister, director of warehousing and distribution at Beumer Group.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The manufacturing sector is facing unprecedented volatility in global trade, with tariffs becoming the latest in a series of uncertainty drivers that are impacting virtually all industries. Supply chains need to be more agile than ever, yet much of the advice circulating in the industry remains high-level or less than ideal.

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MTS Logistics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Canadian and Mexican Routes : These alternatives are feasible, though they present challenges: Canadian Ports : Consider shipping through Canadian ports such as Vancouver and Montreal, which can serve as entry points for goods destined for the U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports presents a serious risk to the U.S. economy and global trade.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

In fact, many businesses are presented with multiple barriers when they begin to adopt EV that can sometimes halt the process. This is typically prevalent in industries that have historically been dependant on conventional fuel options. The post Adopting EV Fleets Presents Challenges appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Stord

DECEMBER 1, 2022

18, 2019 -- STORD , pioneers of networked distribution, next-generation warehousing, and distribution for modern shippers, today announced its exhibition and participation at LINK2019 (formerly the Retail Supply Chain Conference), hosted by the Retail Industry Leaders Association, one of the retail industry’s largest events.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Sobeys addressed these integration challenges by using Samsara’s platform to unify operations across its distribution network, enabling it to coordinate activities and achieve efficiencies. Connected fleets are no longer a future concept but a present-day operational tool, enhancing the competitiveness and reliability of logistics networks.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The intralogistics industry needs to keep pace with the rapidly changing markets and customer needs. This trend is being fuelled by the ongoing shortage of skilled workers, which sometimes impacts intralogistics even more severely than other industries. Key areas here are automation, alternative energies, circularity and service.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

One in the pharmaceuticals industry and another in consumer hi-tech products. Both are significant in size (at around $7.5Bn in revenue each) and complex enough to justify between 20-30 distribution centers. To do this, we built two representative models of a business. Looking into opportunities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I’m a supply chain industry analyst, so naturally my takeaways are influenced by my coverage area. This year, Mr. Ellison spun a vision of how the global agricultural industry’s value chain could be reconstructed to improve the quality of food while making the industry much more sustainable. Oracle CloudWorld happened last week.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As Europe aims to become the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050, the haulage industry must accelerate its transformation. SNAP, a digital marketplace for the haulage industry, has predicted how truck parks will evolve to advance the logistics and haulage industry and its carbon footprint by 2049.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

However, while the advantages are clear, implementing blockchain on a large scale presents implementation obstacles that do need addressing. From raw material sourcing to end-of-life disposal, each step is recorded securely on a distributed ledger. Sharding is another technique being examined by industry stakeholders.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

At the event, Samsara also announced a strategic partnership update with ACSS, further emphasising its commitment to driving technology innovation across the industry. Go Beyond, taking place on 12 November in London gathers 250+ innovators across the physical operations industry, including Otto Car, Lanes Group, Fraikin, and more.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 10, 2020

Supply chains provide the transportation and production of raw materials into finished products and include producers, warehouses, transportation companies, distribution centers, and vendors. In the case of munitions, they are created in manufacturing plants and arsenals, and then stored and distributing from depots to armed forces.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The forthcoming Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference (ALMAC) is the important thought leadership event of its kind in Asia, which brings together industry professionals from all sectors along the supply chain and shippers, to exchange latest market intelligence and explore business opportunities around the world.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 25, 2021

For those in the trucking industry, produce season carries an awareness of the many opportunities and challenges that comes with transporting perishable commodities. Managing the rapid changes in available TL capacity when increased volumes begin to consolidate in California presents one of the most significant of those challenges.

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3PL Links

JANUARY 1, 2025

Maintaining specific temperature conditions presents a series of obstacles that can compromise the quality, safety, and efficiency of the process. Consider, for example, a vaccine or medicine that is distributed without an effective tracking system. However, with the right WMS system, these challenges can be successfully overcome.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 5, 2020

Over the last few weeks, the world has seen unprecedented interruption for most industries. Businesses have needed to shift operations to suit present-day needs. Trillions of dollars in value have been wiped out.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2022

A recent survey conducted by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) industry association shows that this bottleneck has exacerbated worldwide over the past two years. The resulting insights enable optimal transport and route management: Which routes within the distribution network should be utilized? Look at the big picture.

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Freightos

JULY 8, 2024

More Resources Home Empowering Freight Forwarders with AI: Insights from Industry Leaders AI Popup #2 July 8, 2024 Dive deeper into freight data that matters Learn More For years, technology has been cast as a threat to freight forwarders. As Sune puts it: “The industry is nothing like 20 years ago where nobody knew what anybody was paying.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 15, 2019

Next, I went to work for an industrial manufacturing / distribution company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Eventually, I owned and operated a retained executive search company that focused on automotive and industrial clients. When you go for a new customer, many questions that only need to be asked and answered once are presented. [16:08]

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Logistics in War

APRIL 16, 2021

This article is adapted from a presentation given at the Williams Foundation seminar on ‘Next Generation Autonomous Systems’ delivered in Canberra in April 2021. It becoming easier to find such opportunities given the vibrancy of the industry sector, and the enthusiasm robotics presently generates in defence circles.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Germany’s MECOTEC Group has launched a complete–one-stop solution for the deep-freeze, transport, storage and distribution for COVID-19-Vaccines with its first Mobile Hybrid Container. Storage & distribution: Immediately after production, the vaccine is frozen on site in a kind of deep cold storage. Deep-freeze cooling + 2.

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