Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

So, how can organizations tackle the inflationary environment by finding significant cost savings opportunities while improving resiliency? transportation, warehousing) or materials – direct, indirect, MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations), goods for resale. Early pay discounts or extended payment terms.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

In today’s dynamic business environment, disruptions like material shortages or changing customer preferences can cripple your bottom line. They design their supply chain on a continuous basis and focus on ecommerce retailing strategies that segment their customer base according to buying behavior.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2023

This article explores the disruptive nature of supply chain disruptions, the significance of collaboration in managing direct spend, the role of Purchase Order (PO) Collaboration in tracking materials throughout the order cycle, and real-world challenges faced in PO Collaboration.

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2024

This was obviously a long time ago, and I have long since (unfortunately) discarded the handout materials because I wanted to reuse the fancy tabbed folder for something else. Then we were video-linked to other groups in identical sessions, perhaps in some effort to show how we were all in this together.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

A new dimension of logistics efficiency AutoStore is a very compact automated storage and retrieval system that enables optimized space-saving storage of small products and fully automated picking of items. Operational efficiency: Automation reduces order-picking time and increases warehouse throughput.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Supply Chain and Logistics executives are under a great deal of pressure to not only meet today’s more demanding customer expectations, but to do so in a cost-effective manner. One area that many companies overlook for potential benefits is material handling and fleet management. Material Handling Challenges. Measuring Success.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

Retailers such as Walmart have rigorous standards and will only purchase from suppliers who meet these standards. The result is that companies must balance the expectations of these groups with the need to make a product that consumers want and are willing to pay for. Reducing energy costs often reduces GHG emission.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2022

RAJA Group , a European leader in the distribution of packaging , office supplies and industrial equipment, brought together its 300 most important suppliers on October 14th in Frankfurt as part of the RAJA Group Suppliers’ Day 2022. The post RAJA shares growth strategy with suppliers appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2019

As leaders gather at the of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos for a week of high-level discussions on the future of the global economy, the CDP group released its annual rankings of the top green businesses. CDP's rankings score the thousands of companies which disclose to the organization on their environmental action.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2025

The Value of a Common Platform More importantly, by having the largest 11 bottlers on a common platform, the bottlers can work together to meet customer demand efficiently. The National Product Supply Group, governed by members from most US producing bottlers, develops the collaborative supply chain plan based on defined governance processes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2024

Offering a discounted membership in the days leading up to Prime Day is another way Walmart has been stepping up its effort to woo customers over from the e-commerce giant. For Target, it’s both about meeting consumer demand and living up to its own corporate pledges. shipping containers and stacking them up to six high.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The supply chain issues stem from a combination of raw material shortages, logistics challenges, and delays in the global delivery of engine components. “However, the complexity of aerospace-grade materials and precision parts means that some delays are unavoidable.”

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 29, 2024

Offering up to 5% energy savings, this cutting-edge belt solution revolutionises logistics operations, ensuring seamless performance and unparalleled reliability. As a proud member of the Ammega Group, Megadyne aims to be the local partner of choice for sustainable belting solutions.

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The Lean Thinker

MARCH 23, 2023

Today there are a lot of people, both internal trainers and quite a few outside training companies and consultants, using this material to teach. In many cases the material these current-day trainers use deviates very little from the source material. The challenge, of course, is that nobody owns this material.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JUNE 20, 2019

When I talk to worldwide businesses in Asia, Oceania, North America, or anywhere else, their chief concern is always the same: how do we meet our customers where they are to get them the products and services they want, all while keeping our own business strategy central? How to prioritize supply chain strategy for business expansion.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but is often underestimated in its importance and hence receives less strategic attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2022

A growing number of consumers are asking the brands they buy from to invest in sustainability throughout the supply chain, from the materials they use to make products, to the transportation options they use to deliver products. We found three key strategies that could serve as a blueprint for other supply chains: Rethink Packaging.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

bauma is the world’s foremost meeting point for the construction, building materials and mining machinery industry – and the BEUMER Group will present its extensive product portfolio to visitors in Hall B2 at Booth 413 from October 24-30 in Munich. The FAM Group has its headquarters in Magdeburg, Germany.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2024

Situation Companies are increasingly confronted with complex planning scenarios due to predictable events such as mergers and acquisitions, category expansions, supplier changes, and distribution evolution, as well as disruptive events including demand volatility, material shortages, capacity constraints, and logistical surprises.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 25, 2019

As online sales become increasingly popular, the growth of e-commerce has impacted every part of the supply chain, and material handling equipment (MHE) and fleet services are no different. For companies to meet the rising demand for direct-to-consumer orders, MHE offerings must become more innovative.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2024

per month on orders over $35 from Whole Foods Market, Amazon Fresh, and other local grocery and specialty retailers on the platform, including Save Mart, Bartell Drugs, Rite Aid and Pet Food Express. Guffey added that the company is meeting with the agency weekly to ensure a smooth transition before the peak holiday shipping season.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2018

Environmental Protection Agency broadly describes sustainable manufacturing as the process of producing manufactured goods through the use of eco-friendly practices and materials that aim to reduce harmful impacts to the environment while conserving energy and protecting our natural resources.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Intralogistics specialist Linde Material Handling is realigning its brand management and sales and service business responsibility. Prior to that, she was Head of Business Development at Linde MH, where she played a key role in developing the company’s corporate strategy.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. manufacturers hurried to produce off-shore, believing significant cost reductions and huge profits would follow. Manufacturing in China currently affords only 5% cost savings over the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

The Dirty Dozen, in alphabetical order, are: Amazon, Atlantic Coast Utilities/Laurence Moloney, Daikin America, Dollar General, Ernst Nursery and Farms, Foundation Food Group/Gold Creek Foods, Hilton Hotels, Kingspan Light and Air, Liox Cleaners/Wash Supply Laundromat, Mayfield Consumer Products, Refresco, and Starbucks. percent for Q4.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Single people mark the occasion by spoiling and treating themselves to gifts and presents, but it wasn’t until Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba chose the date to offer heavily discounted merchandise on its platform for 24 hours, starting at midnight on the 11th November, 2009, that Singles’ Day became a major commercial event.

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Stord

JULY 21, 2019

Not all are convinced of this extreme, but the increased focus on and higher expectations around delivery times has forced businesses and supply chains to evaluate their e-commerce and last mile strategies. B2B companies are rapidly approaching B2C companies when it comes to e-commerce, both in their offerings and in their distribution.

Material Savings 78

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ShipLilly

AUGUST 29, 2020

By using an effective inventory storage strategy, it is possible to meet customer requirements. Items are grouped depending on similar characteristics. In any case, different pick and pack methods are used to reduce mistakes and save resources. What Inventory Storage Strategies can you use?

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

He suggested that businesses are more likely to prosper if they focus on meeting the needs of customers, instead of selling products. The first thing for any 3PL to do is to understand the nature of its market and the need it meets. Reducing the number of human operators in transport and warehousing is constantly on companies minds.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

As a 3PL who offers a transportation management system we’ve integrated to many ERP software, we view the use of technology as an enablement tool for shippers to cut out unneeded waste and thus add more to the bottom line by saving money from such efficiency. One version of the truth. Improved business decision-making.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

While they may save money on unskilled labor and by achieving economies of scale, they ultimately will pay more because of longer lead times, increased inventories, the need for more management resources for planning and logistics, and constraints on their ability to respond quickly to changing demand. Know the pain points.

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Conger

DECEMBER 13, 2022

If you're looking for ways to reduce lead times, you’re in the right place. Because in this post, you’ll find 11 effective strategies for doing just that. The closer the supplier is to your warehouse or manufacturing plant or location , the easier it is to reduce lead times. Let's dive in! Table of Contents. Easier returns.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 12, 2023

It is a pilot project that is unparalleled in this industry in Germany and even throughout Europe: Using its own infrastructure, Linde Material Handling (MH) is now producing green hydrogen to power 21 fuel cell forklifts of its in-house fleet. With this strategy, we will also be able to remain flexible and open to different developments.

Material Savings 50

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Rapid prototyping is a group of techniques used to quickly fabricate a scale model of a physical part or assembly using three-dimensional computer aided design (CAD) data. Additive Manufacturing refers to a process by which digital 3D design data is used to build up a component in layers by depositing material.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2024

ARC Advisory Group has been covering the Supply Chain Planning ( SCP ) market for 17 years. SCP solutions provide a solid ROI based on hitting targeted service levels with less raw material, work-in-process, or finished goods inventory. The ability to meet that demand can be less than expected. No plan is perfect.

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Conger

MARCH 20, 2024

Flow racking significantly reduces the time spent handling items. As a result it helps free up opportunities for additional tasks and reduces the physical strain on staff members. Beyond speeding up workflows, these systems also minimize inventory damage by reducing manual handling. This leads to fewer accidents and profit loss.

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