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Boeing: The Turning Point(s)

The Lean Thinker

With the justification aside, they next had us go through exercises calculating net present value and ROI for a hypothetical capital investment in tooling – as though a shop floor supervisor would do this at any point in the course of their job. The structural designs were far more tolerant of production variation, for example.

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Editor’s Choice: WMS Budget – Room for an Implementation?

Logistics Viewpoints

Today’s article comes from Eric Mcpherson at Open Sky Group and looks at a WMS budget and preparing for implementation. Transitioning from legacy systems presents hurdles that add to the true cost. For example, monthly subscription fees, any software support charges, and data migration fees.

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TGW Presents the Future Fulfilment Centre

Logistics Business Magazine

The TGW Logistics Group will demonstrate its Future Fulfilment Centre – how it works, how users can benefit from its advantages, and what technology it uses – for visitors at the LogiMAT intralogistics trade fair in Stuttgart from 25 to 27 April. This means that it fulfils tasks independently, optimises processes and is constantly learning.

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Fleet Route Optimisation in the Past, Present, and Future

Logistics Bureau

Indeed, the transition has taken place so swiftly that some companies may still need to fully grasp the present or future possibilities to exploit distribution performance as a competitive advantage. In reality, it would take several rounds of fine-tuning to get all the orders sorted into routes without leaving any vehicles underutilised.”

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Is it too Early For 2022 Predictions?

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, Amazon’s Whole Foods business is now incrementally charging for delivery to offset increased delivery costs. It also presents an excellent opportunity for supply chain and logistics professionals to raise the visibility and value of supply chain strategies and operations. The post Is it too Early For 2022 Predictions?

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 STILL presents smart solutions in wide-ranging announcement

Logistics Business Magazine

For example, it is possible to run the DIN EN 16796 cycle with the new RXE 10- 16C in such a way that energy consumption is up to 17% lower than was possible with its predecessor, the RX 50 – despite the greater vehicle mass. For example, major customers should increasingly be advised and supported independently of brands.

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TGW presents new digital services at LogiMAT

Logistics Business Magazine

The TGW Logistics Group is equipped with modern technology for the digital age. The systems integrator will be presenting the full spectrum of its digital services at the LogiMAT intralogistics trade fair (31 May to 2 June) in Stuttgart. In the realisation phase, TGW employs agile implementation, emulation and performance checks. .