Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Forward-thinking organizations are also embracing circular supply chain models, which prioritize reusing, recycling, and repurposing materials to extend product lifecycles. Comprehensive health benefits further enhance workforce morale and productivity, creating a supportive environment for employees.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Schneider Electric provides energy management and industrial and building automation products and services. Energy management solutions are products that energy utilities use to produce power and data centers use to consume power. But since COVID,” Mr. Botham explained, “there’s been a big drive to increase resilience.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

One promising application that is emerging in the Supply Chain and Sustainability space is Digital Product Passports (DPPs). Blockchain can serve as the backbone for tracking and managing product information throughout its entire lifecycle. Sharding is another technique being examined by industry stakeholders.

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WorkWave

JANUARY 20, 2025

In industries like lawn care and pest control, businesses tend to operate on thin profit margins. Lets explore how AI and BI empower these industries, using specific examples to illustrate their transformative potential. Cleaning and security businesseseven thinner. Data is critical to managing every dimension of the business.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 12, 2021

Guy Courtin is Vice President and Industry Principal of Retail at Tecsys, a global provider of supply chain solutions that equip the borderless enterprise for growth. Guy Courtin is Vice President and Industry Principal and Retail at Tecsys , a global provider of supply chain solutions that equip the borderless enterprise for growth.

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Many of today’s manufacturing trends are in line with the industry’s goals to improve processes, create more efficiency, and meet consumer demand. The manufacturing industry has seen challenges, from changes in the way people work to the rapid growth in demand, with many of these challenges accelerated by the recent covid-19 pandemic.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 13, 2025

The food and beverage industry is a dynamic, ever-evolving sector in which manufacturers are continuously seeking ways to optimize production and reduce costs in the face of shifting consumer demand and preferences. Optimizing production is essential to addressing these challenges.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

I attended because of Rockwell Automation’s recently expanded presence in production logistics due to its acquisition of OTTO Motors. First is safety without compromising productivity. OTTO Motors’ Production Logistics Value Drivers OTTO Motors’ business is focused on production logistics – as opposed to warehousing and fulfillment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

In the realm of industrial robots, a cornerstone of LG’s Smart Factory business, the company’s Production engineering Research Institute is spearheading substantial revenue growth through the integration of AI and digital transformation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 10, 2025

They recently gave the industry analyst community an update on their business performance over the last year and their outlook for the year ahead. Product Line Growth From an industry perspective, automotive was the fastest-growing vertical; it was up 56% year-over-year. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Panasonic.

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2024

Nor did they talk about executive bonuses or using excess cash for stock buybacks to raise the price of outstanding stock rather than investing that money into developing new aircraft; improving existing products or processes; or distributing that profit as dividends to the shareholders. I hired into Boeing in July of 1989.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Productivity improvement / technology investment. As ecommerce fulfillment becomes an increasingly important part of the economy, warehousing companies are investing in technology to increase productivity. The largest logistics companies are investing heavily in sustainability which will force the whole industry to invest to keep up.

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Many of today’s manufacturing trends are in line with the industry’s goals to improve processes, create more efficiency, and meet consumer demand. The manufacturing industry has seen challenges, from changes in the way people work to the rapid growth in demand, with many of these challenges accelerated by the recent covid-19 pandemic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Jack Fiedler : We’re unique in the technology industry. We invest a huge amount of time and resources into our people and making sure that we have the best digital talent in the industry and that we’re doing the most innovative things in the supply chain. An iGPU (integrated graphic processing unit) is a current example.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Despite these reductions, the industry faces complex economic, regulatory, and technological challenges that impact its scalability. For example, current costs for private space launches range from $2,600 to over $10,000 per kilogram, depending on the mission, which poses a barrier for smaller companies.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The emerald ash borer, a devastating wood-boring insect found in China and eastern Asia, is an example of a pest that is expensive to eradicate. Finally, because of their liking for wires, they have the potential to harm electrical products. They may also cause products to be destroyed and viruses to infect humans and animals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2024

It may seem like a small detail, but wine has multiple component costs that affect the total price—such as production, land, labor, and oak barrels. For example, in the UK, duty on a bottle of wine is currently £2.23, and on top of that, there’s a 20% VAT. All of these factors can fluctuate from one year to the next.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Suppliers are now crucial strategic partners that support product innovation, efficient supply chains, and overall competitiveness. When companies collaborate closely with suppliers, they can co-develop new products and improve existing processes, leading to competitive advantages in terms of product differentiation.

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Freightos

MAY 23, 2024

More Resources Home Innovative Synergies: Logistics Tech Lessons from Other Industries Judah Levine May 23, 2024 Though the logistics and supply chain industry has made and continues to make a lot of progress in its digital transformation, it has a reputation for being part of the late majority or even a laggard in terms of digitalization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

Logistics warehouses that prioritize flexibility, operational efficiency, and throughput will be able to secure long-term growth, meet client demands, and stay ahead of evolving industry trends. Accelerate Product Launches Rapid fulfillment is critical for businesses introducing new products.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

All industries have their unique aspects which is why it is so important to select an ERP system that caters to your business’s specific challenges. Data can also be used to generate reports and insights that can help distributors improve their business regarding everything from pricing and product selection to marketing and sales strategies.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 26, 2024

While you may not be in the business of selling combustible materials, like lithium for example, all sorts of toys, electronics, and household items contain lithium-ion batteries, from cordless toothbrushes to vaping devices. Extra care must be taken when storing, handling, packing, and shipping these and other hazmat products.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Products come back in dribs and drabs, not in nearly packaged batches. Looking to real-life examples for inspiration, we can ask, ‘Who does reverse logistics well?’ Reverse logistics, while not being the opposite of forward logistics, is still about products moving backwards in the supply chain. Tempting, but wrong.

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MTS Logistics

APRIL 10, 2024

This is a leading trade event for all sectors of the Seafood Industry. One of the most important topics being asked in the industry right now is “Where are we with the Department of Commerce implementing Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty from Ecuador, Indonesia, India, and Vietnam? This event takes place every year.

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Dedola Global Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Industries such as automotive, electronics, and retail are particularly vulnerable. During Hurricane Helene, for instance, the disruption of critical component imports led to production halts across multiple sectors, affecting not just U.S. companies but global operations​.

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The Lean Thinker

APRIL 20, 2020

From an industrial engineering standpoint, takt time is an expression of how much capacity you need. In other words, takt time is the required rate of production. ” After all, I could just as easily say I need the capacity to product 96 units per day. This is true in Steve’s example of an Emergency Department.

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MTS Logistics

MARCH 10, 2025

Britain and France have imposed tariffs on each other as early as the 17th century to only be exacerbated throughout Europes industrial revolution. The port industry in Portugal definitely benefitted from, at first, no trade between the two powers, and then they kept benefiting when heavy tariffs resumed between Britain and France.

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

For example, a mid-sized e-commerce company that partnered with a 3PL was able to reduce its shipping costs by 25% thanks to the provider’s bulk shipping agreements. This strategic redirection can lead to improved overall productivity and a stronger competitive edge.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Logistics is a confusing term that many people new to the industry have trouble with, not being entirely sure what it covers and what it doesn’t. Well, as Logistics Bureau has decades of experience in the industry, we’re in a pretty good position to give you a definition of what logistics really is. So what is logistics?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2023

Meanwhile, inventory optimization and production scheduling are more of a black box. Customers that implement inventory optimization or production scheduling and then turn it off, Mr. Botha argued, often have a lower level of supply chain maturity. They may have a sense that a plant can produce 20,000 units of a product in a week.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Discrete manufacturing ERP software provides an integrated solution with the tools to help discrete manufacturers plan, execute and control production. Discrete manufacturing is a mode of production of distinct individual products. These products are often made from components or larger assemblies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

Companies that previously prioritized cost-cutting and centralized sourcing quickly found themselves exposed to serious production and distribution risks. In response, many organizations have shifted toward decentralized and regionalized supply chain models, distributing production and sourcing across multiple regions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

According to a survey by ARC Advisory Group, only 10% of industrial companies are ready to apply artificial intelligence/machine learning. The percentage of industrial companies broadly applying agentic AI and generative AI would be a small fraction of that number. ARC has been actively studying industrial AI for over two years.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2021

Whether you’re delivering products or services, there is a lot of focus today on the last mile. And one of the best examples is newspaper distribution which, like other industries, has to keep pace with changing customer expectations and market trends. What are the biggest trends impacting this industry?

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 24, 2024

More than just storage space, logistics warehouses allow for comprehensive inventory management, offering services or activities that add value, that is, they allow for more precise control over products, ensuring that customers receive their orders within the stipulated deadlines, which translates into greater profitability and reliability.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The food and beverage industry has faced significant challenges and growth over the past couple of years. After several unpredictable years, many hope we’ll see more stability back in the industry. In this blog, we’re going to dive into some of the latest trends in the food and beverage industry.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Our goal is to make payments faster and simpler for the logistics industry. I saw the product and was struck by how paper-based the process used to be. It’s a slower workflow because, for example, you might have to hand write things. There are so many challenges that companies in this industry are grappling with.

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