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AUGUST 31, 2006

Companies that are considering outsourcing warehouse operations for the first time should keep several issues in mind. Most important is ensuring that customer service is enhanced, rather than diminished. Another important consideration is what logisticians call Optimized Network Design -- or, more simply, "Where should I locate my outsourced warehouse, how many should I have, and how will this impact the flow of my products?

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AUGUST 24, 2006

Speculation about the Panama Canal's future continues to stir dialogue between the Panamanian government, The Panama Canal Authority (ACP), and local economists. But for the time being, the 20th-century anachronism is capably and safely meeting the capacity demands of its most important constituents -- global shippers. This is evident in ACP's second quarter 2006 metrics: Panama Canal/Universal Measurement System tonnage increased 5.7 percent to 75 million tons from 70.9 million tons in 2005.

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AUGUST 19, 2006

What does the word ‘Intelligent’ suggest when used in conjunction with Logistics? It connotes “smart,” foresight-driven, sensory, responsive, and adaptive Logistics. How can one equip Logistics to have foresight, be able to sense changes, respond to those changes and be adaptive to changes in the environment? These are hot topics in the Supply chain and Logistics world today.

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AUGUST 14, 2006

World's Largest Container Ship Named "Emma Maersk" A.P. Moller-Maersk Saturday named the world's largest container ship, the 11,000-TEU declared capacity "Emma Maersk," at the group's Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark. Traditionally secretive about its ships, A.P. Moller-Maersk is known to underplay its declared capacity and the "Emma Maersk" is thought to have a capacity ranging from 13,000 TEUs to 15,000 TEUs, based on a reported length of 399 meters (1,310 feet) and 53 meters (174 feet), eclip

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Heico Sandee, CEO of Smart Robotics, explores how automation redefines warehouse culture. By shifting repetitive tasks to skill-based roles, automation improves safety, fosters collaboration, and makes warehousing more appealing to today’s workforce.

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AUGUST 11, 2006

The decision to build a distribution center comes with expectations that it will help a company reach key markets, hire an appropriate workforce, and maximize profitability while minimizing operating costs. Finding that ideal location in a community that embraces the company's operations, however, is more difficult than merely choosing any site within a targeted region.

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