Morai Logistics

MARCH 18, 2020

Safety in factories is paramount—here are some material handling tips for factory workers. Given their knowledge of proper protocol on the factory floor, we were more than happy to accept their proposed blog post. It is common to see workers handling or moving materials in a factory. ” (Learn more about them here ).

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NGT News

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

factory, guaranteeing quality, safety and efficiency in every aspect of design, […]. The post New Mexico Selects BYD to Meet Fleet Sustainability Goals appeared first on NGT News. New Mexico officials have chosen BYD to participate in a statewide purchase agreement that gives transit agencies throughout the U.S.

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The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 13, 2019

The factory is running complex automated equipment. At the morning meeting today we heard “machine x was down for broken bolts.” After the meeting, I saw the production manager on the shop floor. “So, Actually “again.”. Background – the bolts in question resist pressure in molding equipment. So, tell me about the broken bolts.”

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MTS Logistics

MARCH 8, 2024

Behind every transformer is a logistical journey managed by experts like MTS Logistics, ensuring these critical components make their trek from factory to farm seamlessly and efficiently. It’s a dynamic landscape, where technological and financial innovation meets logistics. The post The U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2024

The factory models can include how long it takes to set up a machine, how many units per hour can be made by the machine, how long routine maintenance takes, how many workers are needed, and the hours the plant works, among others. The ability to meet that demand can be less than expected. This would be a three-way tradeoff.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2023

Increasingly it is recognized that the executive planning meetings, that typically take place once a month, should be chaired by a top floor executive – a chief financial officer, chief operations officer, or even chief executive officer. Your inventory levels in the factory are right, your routings are accurate.

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Women in Trucking

AUGUST 13, 2024

Fast-forward today, and the factory is able to produce more than ten times the original amount or trucks each day. It’s what one might call a well-oiled machine – and five members of the Women In Trucking Association’s (WIT) staff team experienced it first-hand earlier this year prior to a board of directors meeting in February.

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Logistics Manager

MARCH 31, 2020

MSC notes that China has begun to show signs of recovery with factories restarting production and the new SOT program will help avoid high storage costs at ports of discharge. The post MSC Unveils New Flexible Cargo Service to Meet Demand From Asia appeared first on Logistics Manager.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

A network design model figures out where factories and warehouses should be located. A planner could ask the SCP engine to achieve 95% service, with CO2 emissions under of under a million metric tons at a given factory in the coming month. A factory planning solution will model the factory floor set up times by machine for example.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2021

The standard process for delivering finished product is to place an order at a factory. The factory then builds, tests, and ships product – often within 24 hours. But the just-in-case maintenance inventory also turned out to be helpful for meeting surges in demand for finished products. Over time that number undoubtedly went up.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2023

In Singapore, the German industrial conglomerate will reportedly spend €200 million to build a facility that will produce factory automation devices to meet rising Asian demands.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

A company with one factory and one DC, reorganizing the location and duties of the facilities, will have little opportunity to drive much in the way of payback from a network design solution. Scenarios are run, and the low-cost network that best meets customer service objectives is selected.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Faster lead times allow businesses to meet customer demands more efficiently, enhancing satisfaction. Domestic factories often adhere to stricter regulatory standards, leading to fewer defects and recalls. Companies must identify domestic suppliers capable of meeting quality standards, volume requirements, and cost constraints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Optimization is used in supply planning, factory scheduling, supply chain design , and transportation planning. In mathematical terms, optimization is a mixed-integer or linear programming approach to finding the best combination of warehouses, factories, transportation flows, and other supply chain resources under real-world constraints.

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The Lean Thinker

APRIL 20, 2020

The whole goal of an ideal “Just-in-Time” system is that we have only the capacity required to meet the demand. It is also true in many traditional factories. This gives us a “time per unit of output” that we have to achieve if we are going to get everything done.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2021

The goal is to produce an integrated plan that meets the strategic goals of the overall organization. The goal is to match projected demand over the coming quarters with the ability of the organization to produce products that meet that demand. With a connected plan those effects are made visible to other business functions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Mr. Masson points out the “challenges are not just about the volume, but also the complexity and fragmentation of data generated by sensors, machines, and smart factories. For instance, advanced factory scheduling solutions use predictive maintenance inputs, which rely on sensor data to forecast equipment failures.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This variability in manufacturing operations led the OTTO team to develop its AMR offering as a platform on which applications can be activated to meet specific needs. One is an OPC UA-based interface for connecting to the factory control layer. OTTO’s technology development is guided by three main tenets.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Getting costs under control is important for a good return on capital investment and to ensure factory equipment is operating at optimum capacity and profitability. Using a quality management system ensures goods inspected on arrival meet the required standards and that products leave the factory at the standard customers expect.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2021

The key to meeting customer demands lies in utilizing last-mile optimization software for tracking orders in real-time. Plans of action aided by the use of last-mile optimization software help to delegate assets, between factory and warehouse operations and manpower. Choosing Last Mile Optimization Software.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 27, 2024

Supply chain management involves efficiently orchestrating suppliers, factories, warehouses, transportation modes, and points of sale so that products are produced and distributed in the right quantities, place, and time. The goal is to minimize total operating costs and meet customer service expectations.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 9, 2015

Factory workers demanding better wages and working conditions are hastening the eventual end of an era of cheap costs that helped make southern coastal China the world’s factory floor. No more warehouses full of old and outdated goods, but a situation in which supply will truly meet demand and not only in theory.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

MASSROBOTICS hosted a meeting on September 8 to discuss the proposed scope for version 2 of its AMR Interoperability Standard. Version 1.0 of the MassRobotics Interoperability Standard was launched in May 2021. A FedEx facility was designated as the location for the first use-case of the standard. rather than overwriting it.

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The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In the late 1940s the industrial engineers turned this craft production system into a factory system with the tasks divided between three shifts. Their conclusion, in short, was that the new work organization was built around the paradigm of a factory assembly line without regard for the variation of geology. The Long Wall Method.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 19, 2023

Supply chain design solutions look at long-term demand projections and then calculate how many warehouses are needed, and where those warehouses need to be located, to meet targeted service levels at the lowest possible cost. Companies can invest to make sure their factories are efficient. Network design is used for this. It doesn’t.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 21, 2022

Making the situation worse, trucking companies haven’t been able to hire back enough drivers to meet demand. T he goal is to have the minimum amount of inventory on hand (plus a safety stock) to meet demand. . The current war in Ukraine will further destabilize the global supply chain.

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ShipLilly

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

According to information obtained from at least three executives from some of the largest container lines, there is a concerted effort to meet the surprisingly high demand from US shippers. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, many factories were forced to close to avoid cross infections. Most ships are actually on the water at the moment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2022

With the launch of its private label brand, SanMar began product development, sourcing, and working with global factories. SanMar has committed to third party audits for every factory they do business with. The GM of the DC that had the highest box re-use rate was awarded the Box King award at the annual General Manager’s meeting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2021

Or the impact of a tier 3 supplier delay on the part you need getting on a truck to your plant in time for you to meet the production schedule so you can deliver on time in full to meet your customer’s newest requirements?”. Or are you asking where your truck is?

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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. Another reason for increased output is the changes in manufacturing factories and their companies. Some manufacturers are even pushing the limit and testing our “dark factories”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Now Let’s Get to the Supply Chain News: Hurricane Helene Disrupts IV Fluid Supply Chain Across Major East Cost Hospitals Hospitals, nursing homes, and dialysis centers across the country are running low on IV fluids after Helene forced a factory in Marion North Carolina, to shut down operations.

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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: Meeting unique customer requirements. Challenge: Skills gap on the factory floor.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Agility Robotics , the creators of the bipedal robot Digit are bringing the world’s first factory for humanoid robots to Salem and say they will soon have the capacity to produce 10,000 robots a year. At full capacity, the company said, the factory will employ 500 human workers in Salem.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 4, 2021

During the pandemic ERP kept industries in operation with its ability to sustain business operations through remote access to data, automated reporting, electronic data exchange, and real-time factory controls. Initiatives that will meet your ROI as a CEO will be guided by and from the factory floor data itself.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2024

By integrating Nauto’s AI-powered Video Event Data Recorder (VEDR) solution with Beans.ai’s precision location data and micro-routing technology, the collaboration offers a comprehensive solution tailored to meet the needs of last-mile deliveries, including VEDR compliance.

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Freightos

JUNE 15, 2021

So to meet capacity, airlines started to convert passenger planes into cargo planes at scale. So when a COVID outbreak hit the port of Yantian – which services factories in the Shenzhen area and handles about 13 million TEU (20’ containers) a year – supply chains were already teetering. Credit: Lufthansa ).

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MTS Logistics

MAY 9, 2022

The cargo volume at Shanghai port decreased significantly in April, as many factories closed, warehouses closed, and transportation options were limited. Authorities sought to meet a specific prevention target by April 20th, but only two districts were able to do so.

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