Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

That can make it difficult to meet your delivery times unless you take proactive steps now to minimize the risk in your supply chain. There may be instances where you will have to work more closely with carriers and book further in advance to ensure you can meet critical deliveries. Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2024

For example, in a trip to the airport, there is a chain of events that determines whether a person will arrive on time. Each event is a “state.” As the likelihood of different factors changes—such as through an adverse event—Atlas re-optimizes based on this “new view” of risks. I slept in late, or I didn’t.

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Dedola Global Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2021

As Chinese factories roared back to life following the Covid lockdowns of 2020, coal consumption within the country skyrocketed. Energy shortages have led to factory closings, production delays and choked the flow of imports from Chinese ports. The Current Situation in the Asia Pacific Trade.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 15, 2024

After a short presentation, attendees to the event will be taken on a tour of the Hörmann Transdek manufacturing facilities which have recently undergone an 18-month investment programme. During the day visitors will also have the opportunity to talk to the Hörmann Transdek experts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2021

Or the impact of a tier 3 supplier delay on the part you need getting on a truck to your plant in time for you to meet the production schedule so you can deliver on time in full to meet your customer’s newest requirements?”. Or are you asking where your truck is?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The pandemic halted many supply chains last year, closing factories and stores, and limiting manufacturing and distribution operations. The challenge is to be able to maintain enough warehouse facilities to meet this rapidly expanding market, and have distribution networks that are agile enough to address unpredictable and disruptive events.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 18, 2022

This was my first in-person event in over two years, and it did not disappoint. You could feel the energy in the air as 450+ people seemed to really enjoy being back at an in-person event. This includes weather events, port strikes, capacity shortages, and unexpected demand spikes.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Here’s what I wrote back on this date in 2009, as I recalled the events of that tragic day eight years earlier. I was in a meeting with folks from Manugistics (now part of JDA) getting an update on the company and its transportation management system. The meeting ended in disbelief and confusion. I never forget.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

When it comes to the constrain-based models, Mr. Gottemukkala continued, it’s not just about modeling the factories and the distribution centers. For example, for a yogurt company, decision of where to ship a short lifecycle product coming out of a factory is done daily because “demand can shift in very short time frames.”

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 26, 2021

Our roadmap not only relies on our own knowhow, but on the expertise and collaboration of promising and innovative companies, making it essential for us to meet with start-ups through events like the EIC Corporate Day. Paolo Pompei, President Trelleborg Wheel Systems , says: “At Trelleborg, innovation is crucial to our strategy.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

JUNE 17, 2021

June 17, 2021, Chicago, IL — Blank sailing data tracked at major Shenzhen ports by project44 has shot up, spelling further cost increases and inventory shortages for businesses as they struggle to meet the demands of reopening economies. The mean dwell times on import containers into Yantian were lower, at 5.96 days, up 127.5%

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Now, That's Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Retailers like H&M can’t meet demand because of delivery delays, Nike cut its sales forecasts after COVID-19 triggered factory closures and Bed Bath & Beyond has faced ongoing shipping challenges. When the pandemic knocked the global economy down in early 2020, factories slowed output or closed.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Process manufacturers in industries ranging from food to chemicals and pharmaceuticals are obliged to meet stringent requirements of local and international safety and quality regulations. In the event of a problem, full recalls are required and must be audited. Co- and by-products. Process manufacturing 2.0. of themselves.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2023

One of the biggest impacts of decoupling in the supply chain is that it helps minimize the impact of unexpected events. Spreading production across multiple countries or regions can mitigate the risk of production halts due to unexpected events. What are the impacts of decoupling in the supply chain?

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

APRIL 25, 2022

Since the arrival of the Internet, no event has shaken up this global market more than the pandemic. If a designer pulls the bell too late on TSMC to meet a rising demand for chips, it can take a long time to fill that extra demand. Building more factories was the most obvious solution. But, TSMC’s supply has limits.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The hiring ramp comes as Amazon prepares to host a Prime Day-like deal bonanza next week, the second time it will hold two such events in the same year. The event will serve as an early kickoff to what some analysts project will be a slower holiday season amid soaring inflation and fears of a recession.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 21, 2022

Unless manufacturers change, they will find that their ability to forecast demand, and determine what to do to meet it, will be challenging. It seems that manufacturers found it much quicker and cheaper to increase inventories than build regional factories. Risk analysis is becoming an important part of SCM.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

As the supply chain continues to grow in complexity and regulation, the opportunities for problems and other events to impact operations negatively will consequently grow. This level of collaboration allows for adjustments from suppliers and distributors and meet the demands of the specific incident. Flexible Response Plan.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2022

Seven technicians maintain and repair machinery at the company’s factory in Alfreton, Derbyshire – which recently took delivery of its tenth injection-moulding machine – while four employees in the toolroom produce and service tools to meet production requirements. “My

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20Cube Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2022

Factories, government offices, corporate organizations would shut their operations down for this week and ports and customs offices would only deal with essential and perishable items. Even after the holiday season is over, the factories will not have a full workforce to run their services.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

According to one survey , only 27% of leaders believe that they have the talent needed to meet current supply chain performance requirements. The 2017 hurricane season,” Mr. Herzog said, “was a big event on our journey. What should supply chain leaders be looking for to close the talent gap?

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 16, 2016

In other words, the traditional supply chain must evolve to meet the demands of modern society. Some items sell faster during particular seasons or events. Preventive Maintenance in the Factory. Data Becomes More Available and Accessible. Analytic models have been used for ages in manufacturing.

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Dedola Global Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The Current Situation in the Asia Pacific Trade As Chinese factories roared back to life following the Covid lockdowns of 2020, coal consumption within the country skyrocketed. Energy shortages have led to factory closings, production delays and choked the flow of imports from Chinese ports.

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ShipLilly

JANUARY 4, 2021

When it comes to international production and shipping volumes, specific events tend to trigger an upsurge in demand including Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Hanukkah, and Christmas, which all occur in a small time frame and create a peak season for shipping and operations. When is the Lunar New Year 2021? The Impact on Your Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

That is every machine, factory, DC, mode of transportation, supplier, product, material, etc. Artificial intelligence can also be used in supply and factory planning. These “events” are turned into supplier scores, and if significant the score goes flagged in the Oracle procurement system.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 8, 2017

This includes billing, generation of bills of lading, compliance reports and even movements throughout a factory or warehouse floor. Additive manufacturing includes all actions in the supply chain that can enhance existing factory production, if not replace it entirely. Additive Manufacturing –. What Is It?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

That’s why the supply chain team proactively kicked off a series of meetings. Manufacturing would not have been able to respond to that kind of event for two months. “We Long lead times left them exposed, they could burn through safety stock and not have enough inventory to meet an order.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 10, 2023

Photo by FOX on Pexels.com The release of the PlayStation 5 was one of the most highly anticipated events in the gaming industry. The main issue has been the shortage of microchips, which has made it difficult for Sony to produce enough units to meet the high demand.

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In this scenario, the ecommerce business is considered a contract manufacturer, and the factory is considered a subcontractor. Work-in-Process Inventory (WIP): Inventory that is currently on the factory floor being turned into finished goods. Raw materials inventory costs must include the cost of freight, storage, and handling.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Tesla is ramping up production at its factories in Texas and Shanghai to head off an upcoming ambush of new EVs from legacy automakers. Panasonic plans to resolve the bottleneck in early 2024 when it starts producing the advanced cells at the $4 billion battery factory it’s building in Kansas.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In 1952, Hyster created its first European plant in Nijmegen, with the first Hyster Big Trucks manufactured at the factory from January 1953. An official event was held to open the site in October 1953, attended by a number of dignitaries and more than 500 guests.

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WorkWave

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Also, sending reminders for events and meetings can be automated, as can social media posts for business exposure. There are many tasks that automation can help take over on the back-end of services as well. Backing up data, for instance, is a commonly forgotten task. Increases Business Growth.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

As Gartner notes, BMW has developed a 3D digital twin of its factory that it uses for plant modifications and performance calculations. In any event, Coke has turned to technology to speed its supply chain and logistics processes, such as its use of AGVs throughout its factories and loading docks. Printer-friendly version.

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Locus

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The first event that comes to mind when we speak of global shopping events is, easily, Black Friday. But few know that there is a shopping event even bigger than that. or Bachelor’s Day is currently the single largest event in the world—over double the size Black Friday and Cyber Monday put together. Schedule a demo now

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Transporeon

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

A global chemical company that ships a wide array of polymers, inorganic and organic chemical products from 43 factories worldwide was finding it difficult to obtain competitive ocean freight rates. Procurement meets benchmark The company set out to find a partner with expertise in web-based transportation and logistics.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 5, 2023

We are thrilled to be exhibiting at LogiMAT 2023, and to have the opportunity to demonstrate our Visual SLAM solution at a key event for the intralogistics industry. The technology radically simplifies and accelerates their development efforts, as it can easily be installed on any kind of ground vehicle, transforming them into smart robots.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2016

For some manufacturers, having factories and operations in foreign countries is beneficial to foreign customers, but having factories in the US is also beneficial to US customers. Even though these events do not necessarily represent a threat on US soil, consumers want products that are related to safe areas.

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