Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2022

Born in 1856, Taylor’s ideas about how to most efficiently organize factory work tasks were present at the creation of mass production in the early 1900s. A good candidate would be Frederick Winslow Taylor, the “scientific management” guy from 100 years ago. Once popular.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 15, 2020

To compensate the cancelled Hanover Fair, PSI will be presenting integrated software solutions for production and logistics at its own virtual trade fair. The post PSI to Present Software Solutions at Virtual Trade Fair appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 15, 2019

Logistics provider Gefco has appointed Valérie Floridia (pictured) as director of the company’s Innovation Factory. The innovation factory is open all year, enabling candidates to submit projects any time to a screening committee of internal experts who select the most promising concepts.

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The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A plant manager asked me to build a map of the flows in his factory. With all of that information, I mapped out the factory’s flows. I learned a lot , not only about mapping a process, but about the way this factory functioned, and had pretty compelling evidence that the bottleneck was not what the common knowledge said it was.

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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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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 14, 2023

can improve the way the factory shop floor works and manufacturers now have all the tools they need to operate a connected shop floor. will not only change the production of goods and services across Asia, but also the organization of work in factories. and the Smart Factory The smart factory is an environment, enabled by IR4.0

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 4, 2023

Smart factory operations can help supply chain leaders achieve many of their highest priorities, but the challenges are too often underestimated, according to research from Gartner, Inc. Gartner research has identified the five top risks to avoid when launching new smart factory initiatives: 1.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 15, 2024

After a short presentation, attendees to the event will be taken on a tour of the Hörmann Transdek manufacturing facilities which have recently undergone an 18-month investment programme. After the presentation and tour, lunch will be provided with a complimentary round of golf at the Styrrup Hall Golf & Country club on offer.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 27, 2024

To help companies make sound decisions that favor their present and future financial health, it is essential to use advanced management techniques and methods, collectively known as supply chain management (SCM). However, reality is full of complex challenges and constant dilemmas.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

DENSO, part of the Toyota Group, will present two innovative handhelds with exceptionally large screens at LogiMAT later this month. and the company claims they are redefining size and ergonomics in the market today A presentation is also on the agenda: DENSO will present ORiN, the new smart data management platform. in Forum C.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 3, 2024

Women worked in factories with the most famous one being Rosie the Riveter. Although aspirational, Rosie the Riveter was reflected by thousands of women in factories during the war. Women have significantly impacted supply-chain-related duties as far back as the 1940s with women in the workforce making military equipment, goods, etc.

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Log-hub

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In the input data, you’ll encounter three tables: factories, warehouses, and customers. We presume you’re familiar with the locations of your customers and factories, considering factories as your sources or suppliers. While mathematics is powerful, it may not always align with real-world scenarios.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2022

One session that I found interesting was a presentation from Patrick Noonan, Chief Product Officer at SanMar. 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.

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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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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 7, 2024

The 500,000th forklift from the factory producing Hyster® lift trucks in Northern Ireland has been donated to a local branch of FareShare, the UK’s longest running food redistribution charity. Read more UK Food Sharing Charity Working with Logistics Partners The post 500,000th UK-made Forklift Donated appeared first on Logistics Business.

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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. That’s all for this week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The work is also better because even for handpicked food, workers can work at a station, like in a factory, rather than doing stoop labor.To Nevertheless, Mr. Ellison presented a fascinating vision centered on how technology can be used to digitally disrupt a 10,000-year-old industry.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 17, 2023

The new AI revolution presents a great opportunity for manufacturers to retain their staff and attract younger employees by providing new skills for the future world of business where the role of AI will play a greater part. While AI is going to help with some current challenges, it will also present new problems.

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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

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

With a SICK Lector654 matrix camera installed above their workstation, operators can instead present the package to the scanner at the most ergonomic height, confident of highly-reliable read rates. With SICK’s innovative dynamic focus function, the camera can adapt flexibly to the working distance and the position of the code.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 3, 2023

Comau’s mobile robotics paradigm integrates the company’s high-payload Racer-5 COBOT, a 6-axis articulated robotic arm that can work at industrial speeds of up to 6 m/s when human operators are not present, and its Agile1500 autonomous mobile vehicle. enabled manufacturing environment.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

As many trade fairs have been cancelled in 2021, the products have so far been presented in digital form. In 2022, live presentations will be staged. In Poland, a new motor factory was built, and a factory extension was completed. Largest investment in company history.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2022

But, as Abigail Myers-Antiaye – the principal product compliance manager at Coupa – pointed out in a presentation at Coupa Inspire at the beginning of the month, supply chain practitioners have never seen compliance legislation that was so broad and impactful. Unsafe working conditions. Discriminatory Employment.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 9, 2023

Whether it’s information about suppliers, procurement, inventory management, factory operations, sales or service, an integrated ERP solution has the data necessary to make decisions. It then becomes and question of how to present that information. Steps to building a data and analytics capability.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 21, 2022

However, in most cases, we can talk about at least 5 types of internal logistics elements that will always be present in any example: Technical data: it is the information that must be processed in order to know and manage the internal logistics process. For example, the supply of raw materials for a factory is an external logistics task.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Place orders early : Many China-based suppliers stop taking orders in December for February X-factory dates. Critical products (those that need to be in stores for spring, for instance) should be identified and prioritized for production in order to ensure your goods are shipped before the factories close down for CNY.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In order to avoid expensive primary fuels such as carbon, gas and oil, and to produce cement in a more economic and sustainable way, many factories have relied on alternative fuels for the incineration process in the calciner for several years. The production of cement has always been one of the most energy-intensive operations.

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The Lean Thinker

APRIL 20, 2020

Steve’s proposal was a Current / Target condition template that includes more than the “blank generic version” but doesn’t focus so much on the cadence and timing: From Steve Medlin’s KataCon presentation. It is also true in many traditional factories.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A network of nine factories and 20 sales companies worldwide accelerates supply times and offers close contact and localised support to customers, whether they are local or international organisations expanding globally, giving access to the same one-stop shop and an unmatched storage experience.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

All kids are going to bed and await anxious the next morning to open their present laying under the Christmas tree. No mistakes can be made, all presents have to be delivered and we just have one night to do it. With just one factory in the North Pole we would need to supply all the present. trucks for delivery.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2024

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024, companies including Hyundai, Nikola , and Bosch presented their most recent fuel cells and hydrogen technology innovations, indicating a potential comeback for this environmentally friendly energy choice. This resurgence might be influenced by the announcement of a $7 billion U.S.

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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.” That’s what we’re going to cover today. What Does Sustainability Mean?

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The newly presented MOOVair 1kW Wireless Charging System offers up to 1kW contactless, high efficient charging for all types of 24V/48V batteries, and is suitable for automated e-vehicles that require a frequent battery charge.

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Now, That's Logistics

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Transportation costs were also leveling off across most modes and cargo was taking less time to get to US and European destinations from factories in Asia— 86 days in October versus a peak of 113 days in January 2022. This, in turn, may impact ocean shipping availability, capacity, movement and rates. million TEUs in 2023 and 2.83

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Technologies like Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and tracking systems can transform the way we manage food and drink across the manufacturing supply chain – from its origins on the farm, through to factory production sites and transporting the food on UK roads to our stores.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Factories and production lines have always faced challenges when it comes to protecting workers and maintaining operations. Erik Dahllöf, Sales Manager at VPG, was visiting Lindab’s factory on another matter and during his visit an additional opportunity to improve safety, ergonomics and operations presented itself.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Then, by tracking committed quantities versus actual orders placed, the brand can work closely with its suppliers and factories to accurately determine usage and the need for further material orders. The most cost-effective and efficient means is to enable the factory with digital tools to complete the shipment booking.

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