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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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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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 8, 2020

Hyster Europe has announced that the factories making its Hyster forklifts, warehouse equipment and big trucks have started to resume production. Processes are in place so that suppliers can work in a safe way during the current circumstances, while still meeting supply requirements for the Hyster factories. “To

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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 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 Business Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Conveyor specialist Interroll is building a new factory at Kronau, in the greater Karlsruhe area of Germany. The company is investing a total of around €40 million in stages, and completion of the factory is planned by the end of 2020. “With the new factory, we are not only creating new capacities. .”

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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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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

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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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 14, 2018

This robotic dance is a visceral representation of what Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has dubbed “Alien Dreadnought,” a code name for the factory that evokes an early 20th century warship, but with extraterrestrials. But so far, the plant’s choreography has been choppy. Tesla says there isn’t any single problem slowing production down now.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 6, 2023

The line was implemented in a new factory with a total area of 10,000 m² and started operations in March of this year. It will be dedicated to small utility vehicles that will be equipped with batteries from WEG, a Brazilian company that will supply the Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) set.

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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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Automotive Logistics

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Magna Steyr’s vehicle assembly plant in the Austrian city of Graz is not a typical automotive factory; the site, which in 2018 brought its cumulative total production tally to 3.5m has been rebadged as ‘Smart Factory by Magna Steyr’. The post Delivering a smarter factory appeared first on Automotive Logistics.

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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

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

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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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2019

The extra capacity is required to meet the sustained and growing demand for Flexi trucks from third party logistics specialists as well as own-account warehouse operators across a diverse range of industry sectors – both in the UK and worldwide.

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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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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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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

Automotive logistics provider GEFCO has opened what it calls its Innovation Factory. The Innovation Factory will be open all year long, enabling candidates, working in teams, to submit their projects and pitch their innovative ideas at any time.

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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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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Interroll is building a new factory at Kronau in Germany to meet demand for conveyors and sorters, as well as for additional products. Emergency measures have been introduced at the Sinsheim site to increase production capacities; these measures will remain in place until the new factory opens in Kronau. Maria Highland.

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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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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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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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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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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 16, 2024

Engagement with the Tiger team was excellent from the outset, including a number of visitors to their factory, and we are extremely happy with the trailers that they have produced. Tiger’s support has been fantastic throughout.”

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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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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Terrill Johnson was installing car trunks at Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California, when he heard the sound that would define his next few years, if not the rest of his life. “It Stenciled over the entrance to the company’s Fremont factory are these words: “Our mission: to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.”

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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 Business Magazine

APRIL 15, 2024

The last 18 months have certainly been a busy time for us, but we are now in a position to show off our updated facilities which bring us in line with the standards set for all Hörmann factories.

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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. To combat the shortage, manufacturers are looking for ways to recruit and retain skilled talent, by raising wages and reskilling current talent to meet company needs. Industry 4.0

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Ship Monk

APRIL 23, 2024

The UN World Commission on Environment and Development defines sustainability as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” What Does Sustainability Mean? There are several ways to get certified as a sustainable company.

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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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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2024

MasterMover, a global supplier of electric tugs, has announced a significant expansion of its ‘PowerSteered’ range, introducing six new models designed to meet diverse load-moving challenges. These systems can be seamlessly integrated into existing workflows, paving the way for smarter, more efficient factories and processes.

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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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