Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2024

The upcoming peak season in logistics presents a unique set of challenges influenced by multiple factors such as shifting consumer behaviors, economic fluctuations, and evolving technological trends. Recent examples illustrate this trend.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In warehouse environments, AI-powered robotics and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are revolutionizing order fulfillment processes by handling tasks such as picking, packing, and sorting with unmatched efficiency. Despite its transformative potential, the path to full AI integration in logistics presents challenges.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 20, 2024

Like us, they work most consistently and efficiently when presented with standard, predictable, ordered tasks. Which is why even in relatively highly automated facilities there are many workers purely engaged in sorting goods so that they feed the right piece of automation in the right order at the right time.

Inbound 54

Inbound Ordering Supply Chain Software Automation 54

Ship Monk

AUGUST 1, 2024

Carlos has proven that he can get sh*t done and is an example for the KY team! He previously excelled on our sorting team, always hitting his daily sorting rates. Lean runs his sorting team flawlessly. These ShipMonkers proved how they can get sh*t done and are amazing examples for the entire KY team!

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10xLogistics

OCTOBER 19, 2022

There are a lot of conversations happening relative to all sorts of strategies for supply chains (and no lack of consultants who want to sell you on the latest and greatest ideas). At this year's CSCMP Edge conference I attended a great presentation with one of the returnable pallet providers. It is fun and energizing.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Hand-held barcode readers are still widely used to ensure the traceability of goods and packages, for example in retail, warehousing and parcel sorting operations. However, this process not only takes time, but picking and putting down the hand scanner while handling the object risks repetitive stress and strain to the operator.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 17, 2023

Cognex will present machine vision-based solutions for automation in inbound, order fulfilment, sortation, and outbound areas at LogiMAT, the international trade fair for intralogistics solutions and process management, in Stuttgart, Germany, April 25-27th, 2023, at booth J11 in Hall 1.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

Whenever a parcel or letter travels through a sorting centre , it is photographed, scanned and tracked by a wide array of equipment. Contingency planning for every scenario Take, for example, an increase in parcel or letter volumes. If not, is investment in a new sorting centre, equipment or staff required?

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2024

Exhibitors from nearly every sector of the industry are coming to LogiMAT 2024 to present their latest products and solutions for ergonomically optimized intralogistics processes, healthy workplaces, and injury prevention. The intralogistics industry has not been spared the ravaging effects of demographic change and labor shortages.

Optimization Software 60

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Stord

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

With accurate inventory data paired with a robust Order Management System (OMS) with real-time data, not only do these problems vanish, but new opportunities present themselves. For example, if your OMS detects an odd delay (or dwelling ) it can alert your fulfillment team to correct the issue and to your consumer to set proper expectations.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2021

I recently attended a great presentation during which the presenter referred to a BHAG —a big hairy audacious goal. The person who gave the presentation I attended offered the example of a speech by late US President John F. For example, their increase in productivity was 217 percent. How is all that possible?

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The National Award was presented during a celebration held at the Strategic Growth Forum®, one of the nation’s most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies. They are a shining example of business ingenuity, and we are proud to honor them.”. I was right. About ShipMonk. Visit ey.com/us/eoy.

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ShipLilly

MAY 27, 2020

Everything points that no dangerous goods were present inside the lost containers, but maritime authorities continue working hand in hand with the ship’s cargo agent to confirm exactly which containers content went overboard.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 22, 2024

The company says it recognises the challenges and uncertainties that customers and partners face and does what it can to mitigate them, for example by simplifying the organisational structure and communications. This same contact is present during system installation for total continuity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2023

Addverb was exhibiting multiple technologies at ProMat including Medius, the company’s multi-level shuttle system, Sortie, an autonomous put-wall sorting system, and Zippy, and ATV sortation system. I asked Manhattan about recent examples of customers utilizing the company’s WES functionality.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

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. When a package gets mis-sorted and it goes into the wrong package car, that’s not a very good experience for our customer, and it’s actually just a drag on productivity.”

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2021

Extended downtimes – during long weekends or holidays, for example – present a particular challenge for the traction batteries of electrically powered forklift trucks. Proper ventilation of the battery charging rooms is therefore essential and smoke, sparks and any sort of open flames in the vicinity of the batteries must be avoided.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Examples of issues driving this change include those such as changing consumer buying habits, rising environmental and ethical awareness and societal issues such as an ageing population reducing the size of the available labour pool. Examples include the deployment of Panasonic’s Visual Sort Assist System (VSA). In logistics.

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GoShip Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2018

If the average gift weight is 1 kg, Santa has to ship 600 tons of presents across the world. Santa has only one night (22 hours to be exact) to make children happy and deliver presents, which means he has to deliver half a million gifts per minute with no right to fail. million packages during the Christmas season.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

We’ve always been eager to grow the brand by attending events all over the country, but the rise of e-commerce presented an opportunity to expand our operation rapidly. For example, people will buy a shirt and jacket together. This is then taken to a sorting wall, where all the totes are assigned to orders, waiting to be filled.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Sitma, a specialist in designing and producing solutions for automation in the logistics industry, has been chosen as a case study for the book Essentials of Modern Marketing by Philip Kotler together with Weevo, which looked at more than 30 examples of outstanding Italian companies in different fields of production. People and ideas.

Waste Reduction 55

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2021

A growing number of shippers now embrace the gig economy to get orders to customers, for example. Walmart, for example, offers logistics services to competitors. Business intelligence sorts it all out. Carrier capacity management strategies ease the crunch. Others, including some American behemoths, teamed up to ease the burden.

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The Lean Thinker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

All of this is a unconscious but focused effort to present the illusion that things are progressing according to plan. He is getting the response he expects – people are not offering thoughts (other than his) for improvements, though they are experimenting in stealth mode in a sort of continuous improvement underground.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Ferag AG says it has a promising première lined up for LogiMAT 2019: the Swiss material handling specialist will be presenting the new denisort Compact vertical sorter in Hall 3, Stand 3C03. This is a mobile system with a very compact basic design, ideal for sorting goods weighing up to 12 kg.

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Parade

JANUARY 26, 2021

Many a junior executive presented to him what they thought were good results only to be humbled when shown that their input metrics - the foundation of their future business - were shaky. You need a way to sort the wheat from the chaff and the input/output metrics framework is a great way to do it. An example of input metrics.

Freight 78

Freight Digital Examples Blog 78

Parade

JANUARY 26, 2021

Many a junior executive presented to him what they thought were good results only to be humbled when shown that their input metrics - the foundation of their future business - were shaky. You need a way to sort the wheat from the chaff and the input/output metrics framework is a great way to do it. An example of input metrics.

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Freight Digital Examples Blog 78

Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2018

The sortation system has been designed to sort and return empty totes and pallets in the ILC building (80) at the Oxford plant. Located in the Rudolph and Hellmann controlled area, BS Handling has installed an 80 metre loop roller conveyor which sorts empty totes by both colour and size.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

For example, if you’re a retailer and you’re exiting the year with bare shelves, that’s great! For example, if you’re bringing goods in from overseas, you need to build in more lead time versus if the goods are produced domestically, where transit time will be shorter. . How you’re expecting to exit the current year.

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ShipLilly

MARCH 22, 2022

There is also some interim sorting where smaller freights are delivered to more intricate destinations. Examples include the “ backhaul lane, ” which refers to cargo that can be shipped using an empty carrier returning following a delivery. For example, freight carriers may have certain local hubs that can help you minimize costs.

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Negotiating Skills Tips Price Reduction Cost Reduction 75

Ship Monk

JULY 17, 2023

When you work with a 3PL partner that believes in the benefits of technology, your products can get picked, sorted, packed, and sent out with maximum efficiency while retaining accuracy. ShipMonk, for example, has relationships with all major shipping carriers. ShipMonk, for example, has the Virtual Carrier Network (VCN).

eCommerce 52

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Ship Monk

MARCH 21, 2024

But without this information, your marketing team is shooting in the dark, your customer service reps have no idea who they’re talking to, and you are missing out on all sorts of opportunities to grow your business. Here are a few examples of ways you can use CRM software to strengthen your customer relationships and grow your business.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 26, 2020

Hikrobot, for example, will only release a solution to the market once it has completely verified its stability. For example, many 3PLs with multiple sites, often globally, can implement the same proven and successful ‘universal solution’ across their estate. Productivity boosting performance is the prime advantage.

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WorkWave

MARCH 1, 2023

For example, a home with natural light can help improve your mood and provide better sleep. For example, you might create a productivity space if you’re starting a home business. For example, break tasks into smaller chunks to make them manageable. Decorating with natural elements like plants enhances cognitive ability.

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Morai Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Surely, others would take a cue from Amazon’s example. A roughly minute and a half long video from UPS shows the delivery driver loading the drone from the inside of the truck, opening a door in the roof of the vehicle revealing an autonomous drone on a sort of tiny helipad, which then flies off under GPS control to its delivery location.

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Logistics Network Optimization Software Packaging Supply Chain Software Packing 60

EazyStock

AUGUST 24, 2021

Recent examples include the DarkSide cyber attack of Colonial Pipeline in May 2021, which was only resolved once the hackers were paid $5 million in ransom. But with this connectivity and growth potential comes cyber threats, which are present at every stage of software development, distribution and maintenance. Who can access it?

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The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 21, 2017

On the one hand, the practice has become more sophisticated as people explore and learn application in contexts other than the original industrial examples. That book provides working examples of vertical linkage between organizational strategy and shop floor improvement efforts. Study the Process’s Operating Patterns.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 4, 2016

Nearly every company offers some sort of discounted shipping plan for large purchase orders, and more customers are demanding faster delivery at a reduced rate. If labor productivity is down, unloaders at destinations may experience problems with sorting, resulting in additional costs.

Freight 60

Freight Procurement Analytics Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction 60