Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 4, 2024

Recent statistics have revealed a surge in sales across the United States , indicating a growing trend that has caught the attention of both consumers and retailers alike. The tart cherry juice mocktail represents just one of the many trends started by social media accounts on platforms like TikTok and Instagram.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

Top Challenges Faced by Companies: Customer Preferences: Example: An online fashion retailer faces the challenge of constantly changing customer preferences. Supply side shifts: Example: A global coffee manufacturer experiences disruptions due to a natural disaster affecting one of its key suppliers in Brazil due to dry weather.

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The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 9, 2022

When “trams” (coal carts) were in short supply, for example, the “trammers” would horde carts to optimize their team’s performance at the expense of other teams being limited by the number of carts available. See a trend here?). A classic example of this is a heijunka or load-leveling box.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This offers industries a way to meet growing demands for transparency and accountability, especially from regulators and consumers. These challenges raise concerns about whether blockchain can truly scale to meet the demands of global supply chains without compromising efficiency or accessibility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2024

For example, logistics companies are to employ Level 2 and 3 autonomous vehicles that assist drivers by adjusting speed and steering based on road conditions. By adhering to these industry standards, logistics companies ensure safer, more efficient, and compliant operations that meet regulatory and customer expectations.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

I also had to ensure that I planned each route in such a way as to make it possible for the delivery crews to meet the customers delivery time windows. A good KPI dashboard can show you for example, the difference between planned and actual kilometers for each route. KPI dashboards and reporting: This is linked to tip #3 above.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 17, 2024

Jeff Erwin, VP of manufacturing at G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers , has been helping to accelerate the digital transformation while aligning with the company’s goals and mission to improve its operational efficiency and meet customer requirements and regulatory compliance challenges by tracking and measuring performance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The Case for Flexible Automation Flexibility in logistics automation isn’t just a trend—it’s essential. For example, an AMR fleet can focus on picking operations during peak seasons and then shift to returns processing post-holiday.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

All those meetings began in Spanish and they go, “Do you not understand that?” I will give you an example of predictive. This is a whole bunch of tables of information but my brain is not big enough to see trends in there and real opportunities for improvement.” If English will be one, there will be one A. It makes it easier.

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