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

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Product slotting is one of the few cost saving ideas that you can implement in your current facility whilst making no changes to infrastructure (although there may be further benefits to do that). Product slotting is a warehouse term that involves placing products in optimal locations within a warehouse to enhance operational efficiency.

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Dedola Global Logistics

JANUARY 14, 2023

Transloading: A Comprehensive Guide With Client Examples . For example, a shipment of heavy machinery may be transferred from a cargo ship to a truck using a break-bulk method, with the machinery being stored temporarily in a warehouse before being loaded onto the truck for the final leg of the journey.

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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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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 9, 2024

Kelly is the VP, Product Management of Trimble Transportation , a technology company that offers a suite of transportation technology solutions, including fleet management, route optimization, and freight visibility tools, to improve efficiency and safety.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2024

With the official departure from the European Union on 31st January 2020, followed by subsequent negotiations and agreements, the impacts continue to reverberate throughout the industry, raising questions about its future trajectory. The delays are due to the border checks for plant and animal products brought in on 30 April.

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Dedola Global Logistics

JANUARY 14, 2023

Transloading: A Comprehensive Guide With Client Examples Transloading is a process that involves transferring cargo from one mode of transportation to another during the shipping process. This involved taking the container from the port by truck to our nearby warehousing facility, where we loaded the products onto domestic dry vans.

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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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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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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 15, 2021

These new tools will free time for managers and engineers, making them more productive and their DCs more efficient and effective. New AI/machine learning applications will provide DC managers and industrial engineers with insights to: Dramatically improve workforce planning and management. Engineered Standards vs. Machine Learning.

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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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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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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2021

However, the 5G protocol is slowly evolving to add more features for industrial applications. Like many other large industrial manufacturers, Covestro has been very interested in 5G as a key enabler of the Smart Factory. For industry, 5G is a developing technology. Pietro Valsecchi, Covestro’s Expert on 5G.

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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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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

Plenty of examples of warehousing. This accounts for 15% of the total warehousing industry in the US. This allows companies to keep a closer eye on inventory levels, product flows, and shipping. Perhaps the most prominent fulfillment center example is Amazon’s fulfillment centers. Their pros and cons. Let's dive in!

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

However, some brands have unique requirements based on their products, for example HAZMAT products, products requiring FDA approval , and products that are sensitive to temperature. That journey comes with risk and exposure as products pass hands.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

There are also many companies in the industry who have grown successfully and organically, that are still operating as they did when they were much smaller, simpler entities. They improved net warehouse productivity 10-15% within six weeks, minimized picking set up time, and drastically reduced new employee training and ramp up time.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 22, 2022

The fabricated metals industry operates with a low margin in a highly competitive market and material availability, production schedules and workforce skills must align to meet customer expectations. Challenge: The supply of raw materials and achieving optimum inventory levels. Solution: End-to-end supply chain visibility.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2021

The person who gave the presentation I attended offered the example of a speech by late US President John F. As I explain in a YouTube video on this subject, I recently saw a good example of how a BHAG can galvanise a workforce and make a dramatic impact on productivity. Slowly the productivity went up.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

For almost 40 years, more and more high-speed doors from Efaflex have been reliably doing their job in the production of Wernsing Feinkost GmbH in Addrup-Essen/Oldenburg, Germany. The production halls of Wernsing Feinkost GmbH are as dynamic as the relationship between the two business partners.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 13, 2024

StayLinked’s research report, titled ‘Dropped Sessions – The Hidden Productivity Killer’, is the first to explore the impact of dropped sessions with those directly involved in warehouse operations: the warehouse worker. Each worker incurs an average of 50 minutes of lost productivity per day resolving dropped sessions.

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Trinity Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Whether your product is coming straight from the farm, is moving between processing, or heading off to the consumer, the dairy industry needs first-rate cold chain solutions to meet their complex supply chains. Dairy products such as milk, cheese, and butter are household staples and essential in many people’s diets.

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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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Trinity Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The chemical industry serves as support for many other industries, like agriculture, automotive, construction , and pharmaceuticals. Chemical manufacturers often process raw materials into refined products used in other industries or within the chemical industry. Logistics Operating Costs in the Chemical Industry.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The climate change crisis has become a top priority for nations worldwide affecting everyone and all industries and therefore it is no surprise that governments are working to cut carbon emissions wherever possible. We take a deeper look at some of the ways to decarbonise the shipping industry. Alternative Fuels.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

Robert O’Donoghue from Hyster Europe reveals the key trends and challenges affecting industrial manufacturing warehouse operations and discusses how Hyster® materials handling equipment is responding to changing requirements. Warehouse equipment should be designed for operator comfort to help deliver the best productivity levels.

Industry 55

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 19, 2024

This is made most glaringly apparent in the fast fashion industry. The circular economy is a model that involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing, and recycling existing materials and products as long as possible. In this way, the life cycle of products is extended. The apparel industry is a prime example.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 11, 2024

We spend a lot of time researching products before we buy, but in the end we may still feel uncertain. And when we feel uncertain, humans tend to look for examples of what others in our situation have done. We’ll give you some examples of social proof, and we’ll even rank them in terms of trustworthiness. What is Social Proof?

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Trinity Logistics

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The food and beverage industry has faced significant challenges and growth over the past couple of years. After yet another unpredictable and unstable year, many hope 2022 will bring more stability back to 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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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2024

With speeds comparable to home broadband and low latency, 5G won’t just improve our home lives, it’s set to revolutionise industry in the same way. The logistics industry, for example, has historically struggled with labour shortages, rapid changes in demand, and poor tracking information.

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Trinity Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2023

The chemical industry faces challenges such as volatile raw material prices, shortages , supply chain disruption, and more. The chemicals industry is one of the most important sectors, with 96 percent of all manufactured goods depending on them. Here are some of the biggest challenges affecting the chemical industry.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 30, 2018

Use of Blockchain in Supply Chain and Logistics Will Put Certain Departments at Risk As explained by Connor DiGregorio of Industry Week , blockchain technology carries a degree of risk for traditional supply chain departments. For instance, Martine Jarlgaard and Provenance are working toward this process in the fashion industry.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2024

The report argues that high-capacity batteries could play a crucial role in the UK’s future energy strategy, potentially powering entire industrial sites—or even cities—during times when renewable sources aren’t available. The technology could be compared to Tesla’s Powerwall systems , but on a much grander industrial scale.

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The chemical industry faces complexities every day. From safety regulations to handling and shipping these products, making, and delivering chemicals is no easy task. One of the significant challenges facing the chemical industry today is the pressure for sustainability. Sustainability Issues within the Chemical Industry.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The automotive industry is in a perpetual state of change. Globally linked economies, tight competition, and emerging markets all force constant review of production goals, suppliers, and long-term strategies. What is traceability in the automotive industry? In the past Toyota had to recall 2.9 Benefits of traceability.

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Stord

MAY 25, 2023

Brian Lemerise brings 20+ years of collective industry experience to further accelerate Stord’s growth and elevate customer experiences for DTC and omnichannel brands ATLANTA, May 25, 2023 – Stord , the Cloud Supply Chain leader, today announced the addition of Brian Lemerise as Vice President of Fulfillment.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

E-commerce businesses offer a prime example of companies requiring space to process constantly rising volumes of orders. A typical multi-tier shelving installation of two or three storeys might, for example, place a high-turnover item pick zone on the bottom tier, and put lower-turnover items higher up.

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