Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 14, 2021

Sitma Machinery is launching Symphony, a sorting system that takes up the baton of Easy Sort and Speedy Sort, its existing best-sellers in the logistics automation sector. The growth of the logistics sector driven by e-commerce, is one of the most relevant phenomena in recent years.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2023

OPEX® Corporation, a global leader in next generation automation for almost 50 years, is expanding the capabilities of its leading-edge ‘Sure Sort® Warehouse Automation’ technology to incorporate radio frequency identification (RFID) scanning to meet client needs and increase operational speed and efficiency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

An iGPU (integrated graphic processing unit) is a current example. As an example, if we have congested lanes, the system will automatically flag that we have a potential risk of delay based. For example, we’re working on telling the solution that it has a budget. During COVID constraints were popping up all over the place.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

With the continuous development of the express delivery industry, the demands and requirements of various platforms for automated logistics and transportation is also increasing. An intelligent sorting and conveying system has become rigid requirements for companies in various industries to enhance their competitiveness.

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

With logistics, labor, and inventory costs on the rise, finding targeted ways to reduce expenses can have a significant impact on your bottom line. Example: Retail giant Zara uses real-time data from its stores to adjust inventory dynamically. Solution: Build and maintain relationships with multiple suppliers for critical goods.

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Log-hub

DECEMBER 10, 2024

In the fast-paced and consumer-driven market, logistics is more than just delivering products. One crucial yet often overlooked aspect of the supply chain is reverse logistics. Lets explore what reverse logistics entails, why its important, and how businesses can optimize it. What is Reverse Logistics? Why Does it Matter?

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Dedola Global Logistics

APRIL 30, 2025

Global Logistics Trends 2025 Navigating Key Logistics Trends for High-Value Importers Sourcing from China and Beyond Listen to Our Analysis Your browser does not support the audio element. The year 2025 marks a pivotal moment for global trade and logistics. Don't let 2025 catch you off guard. Don't let 2025 catch you off guard.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 12, 2023

Europe’s largest automated robotic parcel sorting system has been installed in Turkey by the leading Turkish-owned parcel distribution and postal services company Kuryenet. Each of the fast-moving sorting robots has a load capacity of up to 10kg and uses collision avoidance technologies to perform their route-based sorting tasks safely.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A giant of the logistics world, FedEx has a turnover of $90bn, 500,000 staff in 200 countries, handling over 16 million items per day. Import sorting Managing Director of Ramp and Gateways Operations for Northern Europe, Alun Cornish, has been with the company for 20 years. For example, a flight from Paris CDG arriving at 04.00

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GlobalTranz

JULY 6, 2015

With major companies taking the initiative to develop and encourage the growth of robotics in logistics and manufacturing industries, the possibilities for the future are endless. Driving Forces Behind Robotics in Logistics in Manufacturing. Benefits of Robotics in Logistics and Manufacturing. Robots do not have emotions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The product press release states that the system provides sort locations for up to 240 orders to be processed at the same time in a single robotic put wall. The post A First-Hand Look at Berkshire Grey’s Warehouse Robotic Solutions appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. Robotic Picking. Final Word.

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Logistics in War

MAY 2, 2024

1] This Plan provisions $11-$15 billion dollars in ‘additional logistics centres and capacity’ amid other investments that contribute to Defence’s ability to respond to contingencies, crisis and conflict. [2] 2] This is the largest, single-hit, planned investment in Defence’s logistics capability and capacity since the Second World War.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. According to CEO Carol Tomé, “if that doesn’t drive productivity, I don’t know what will, and it will avoid all the mis-sorts. The election at the LDJ5 sorting center in Staten Island wasn’t close, with the Amazon Labor Union garnering just 345 yes votes to 550 nos.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

Emergency vehicles, for example, would be exempt, and the California Highway Patrol could authorize the system’s disabling in certain other cases. And now on to this week’s logistics news. and Israeli startups focused on logistics, the supply chain and customer fulfillment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2024

MODEX is the leading trade show for supply chain, logistics, and material handling solutions in North America. Examples of Supply Chain Robots at MODEX 2024 Several exhibitors at MODEX 2024 showcased their innovative solutions for supply chain robotics, demonstrating the diversity and potential of this field.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Locus Robotics is an example solution that decouples pickers from the robots, allowing for a greater degree of freedom that can drive worker productivity gains. Finally, Tompkins Robotics offers a parcel sorting robotics solution that offers dynamic sorting capabilities with flexibility not provided by a stationary high-speed unit sorter.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 27, 2021

When it comes to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR), what benefits do they really offer for businesses in the logistics sector? AI: The catalyst of Logistics 4.0. In the UK logistics market, grocery giant Ocado built an automated warehouse in Andover. Its ‘hive’ of 1,100 robots successfully processed 3.2

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 28, 2017

For example, companies can now do in days what used to take weeks of programming and customization. . We’re already seeing practical examples of this in supply chain operations, with parcel sorting, product packaging, automated guided vehicles, and robotic lift trucks.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Joe Lynch and Jeremy Thone discuss the 3PL basics: the 11 transportation services provided by 3rd party logistics providers. Air cargo or air transport is a vital component of many international logistics networks. The shipments are sorted and placed on local vehicles for delivery. About Jeremy Thone.

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Logistics in War

MAY 1, 2020

Logistics can be filled with a myriad of routine tasks, but the last twenty years of war in the Middle-east have proven that the life of a logistician can be as perilous as any other. It’s a fallacy to think military logistics is only now advancing on an automation. To a logistician, this is not a particularly new problem.

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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. For example, their increase in productivity was 217 percent.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired GroundCloud, the creator of a cloud-hosted final-mile automation platform, for $138 million. The enterprises were added to a lengthy register of companies the U.S.

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20Cube Logistics

MARCH 24, 2022

Logistics in India is one of the sectors that has been facing challenges due to lower digitisation, traditional methods and lack of synchronisation. Efficient logistics for any country is a major game changer as it involves movement of goods and services that in turn drives all other economic activities. Why should we even bother?

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 22, 2018

Shifting gears, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: CVS Adds Home Delivery With Help From Post Office (WSJ – sub. Nestlé and XPO Logistics Build a Digital Warehouse of the Future in the UK. CSCMP’s State of Logistics Report Shows Stronger U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Leading the field are chatbots, which allow text-based interactions, for example, between procurement managers and their suppliers’ systems. Because of its flexibility, companies are using AI to tackle all sorts of supply chain challenges. AI-based applications can extract data from multiple sources and provide answers in seconds.

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ECW

OCTOBER 3, 2024

As someone with extensive experience in the logistics and supply chain sector, your insights on shelf-stable food commodities will be invaluable. Take the Panama Canal, for example. It takes more time and money to unload, sort, and store these products. Welcome back, Richard. This would have profound economic consequences.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

You can just hear each other while Mikropakket’s 50-metre-long electrically powered sorting belt rapidly transports and distributes the various parcels to the thirty inclined discharge conveyors, known as chutes, in PostNL’s Nieuwegein warehouse. For the sorting solution, he approached several providers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Companies are outsourcing all sorts of things – call centers, janitorial services, accounting, IT services, and the list goes on. In the supply chain world, contract logistics – where a third-party logistics (3PL) firm runs and manages warehouses on behalf of their clients, is a $200 billion plus market.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Warehouse and DC operations can involve hundreds of suppliers, manufacturers, and logistics providers, each with their own network and security protocols. A 2020 cyberattack at TFI International, one of the largest trucking and logistics companies in North America, forced them to resort to manually sorting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2021

There is much better access to all sorts of information that can be used to improve supply chain processes then there was even a few years ago. A warehouse worker that receives an advanced ship notice (ASN), for example, can use that information to make sure a dock door is ready to receive an inbound truck.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 4, 2023

Today, a business footprint touches everything from growers and materials suppliers to manufacturers, distributors, logistics providers, and consumers. For example, it’s critical to identify where to focus advertising and how to allocate it for specific products across countries. To read the full article, click HERE.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 17, 2023

The applications demonstrated at the Cognex booth cover all areas of logistics facilities. For example, in scanning applications of individual items, which are normally handled laboriously with handheld scanners, overhead mounted barcode scanners can greatly improve ergonomics and productivity.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Over the last 10-15 years, outsourcing of logistics activities to third-party logistics service providers has become increasingly popular. Research indicates that up to 75% of firms report positive impacts from outsourcing to logistics service providers (Langley J, Capgemini 2007). But what of the balance?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2021

Partner management – before doing business with a new trading partner, there are all sorts of things a buyer of products or services wants to know. Third-party data – One example of the advantage of this category concerns third-party forecast data. In a TMS, a shipper tenders to a carrier for a lane.

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Stord

MAY 15, 2024

Although not often talked about outside logistics circles, dwell time, and actually your Past Dwell Time Frequency is a critical metric that can significantly impact your performance – and how it's perceived. For example, parcel carriers normally sort and scan only in the evenings, and with a few exceptions only on weekdays.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

However, postal services and logistics companies are building digital twins to achieve just that. Alexandra Ballestrem, Key Account Director, and Roosmarijn Schopman, Proposition Manager at Prime Vision, explore how digital twins are providing unparallelled foresight in logistics operations.

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Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

For example, when shipping produce, it is essential to keep the product at a certain temperature throughout the supply chain, so by installing sensors on the container of fruit or vegetables, both the seller and buyer can ensure the load maintains a proper temperature while in transit.

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