Food Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Industry experts offer hope to a return to normalcy in the supply chain space, but it will be a new normal of sorts and be quite the bumpy ride in getting there.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Originating at China’s Nanjing University in 1993 as a sort of anti-Valentine’s Day, Singles’ Day is celebrated by unmarried people in China on the 11th November. Also, at particularly busy times such as the period around Singles’ Day, additional sorting chutes can be added to cope with very high traffic sorting demands.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Companies from around the world introduced solutions leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics to improve sorting, handling, and warehousing processes. This solution addresses the rising demand for faster and more accurate parcel sorting, particularly within e-commerce and postal sorting centers.

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Trinity Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Of all industries, the food industry needs data and visibility in the supply chain readily available when it comes to their shipping. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and the rise of recalls adds in extra pressure for the food industry to have visibility. Visibility Is Important In The Food Industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

One such advancement is the integration of warehouse robotics, which has revolutionized the way tasks such as sorting, picking, transporting, and packaging goods are performed. These automated systems are designed to perform tasks such as sorting, picking, transporting, and packaging goods with unparalleled efficiency and precision.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Our goal is to make payments faster and simpler for the logistics industry. 07:45] While we were prepping for this interview, I said that I thought everyone was using some sort of technology or automation for payments, but you explained that is not the case. [00:49] Please tell us about you and your company. RoadSync: [link].

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Bulk Connection

DECEMBER 11, 2024

From phones to trash cans to soda bottles, all sorts of everyday items start out as plastic pellets transported in pneumatic trailers. These pellets, also known as resin or nurdles, are foundational materials for countless products and industries. In some ways, bulk plastic shipping is a lot like shipping any other dry bulk commodity.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2024

These systems can decouple picking from order fulfillment by storing items in dynamic buffers, then sorting them into desired sequences through matrix sortation. Beyond sorting, the pouch system enables dynamic buffering, which allows returned items to be quickly reintegrated into inventory after quality checks.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The industry is already seeing successful applications of AI, which many workers believe will help tackle labor and skills shortages. Companies like UPS are addressing these challenges by incorporating machine learning into package sorting and route planning, cutting costs and improving workflow efficiency. billion annually.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The supply chain market, like many other industries, has been experiencing tremendous volatility and dynamic market forces. Many companies operating in industries such as retail, 3PLs, food and grocery, and healthcare have particularly demanding application requirements.

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Locus

JANUARY 9, 2025

The interconnected nature of global supply chains means these disruptions are not contained, theyre rippling across industries. Health-related absenteeism and operational challenges can disrupt output, leaving industries struggling to meet demand.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This synergy enables optimised delivery routes, minimises sorting and delivery errors, and provides real-time alerts for any disruptions. By incorporating RFID-enabled labels and automated sensors, UPS has reduced sorting and delivery errors, ensuring parcels are accurately tracked and delivered, optimising routes, and minimising costs.

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Trucker Dump

JULY 16, 2020

Maybe we’re seeing the beginning of a zombie apocalypse of sorts? Not the laughably slow Dawn of the Dead zombies, but those really scary fast ones from 28 Days Later that are infected by some sort. Maybe we’re seeing the beginning of a zombie apocalypse of sorts? We are living in a world full of nut-jobs.

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TransAudit

MARCH 25, 2025

Industries such as semiconductors, electric vehicle (EV) batteries, and transportation equipment are at the forefront of reshoring efforts , leading to a fundamental shift in freight demand patterns. Automotive and industrial manufacturing is expanding in states like Michigan and Ohio. Midwest U.S. Southwest U.S.

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 14, 2024

We also harness the latest automation like Autosorter technology to sort packages for carriers more quickly and accurately than traditional 3PLs. When you combine these elements with our expert 3PL staff, you get ShipMonk’s 99.9%, industry-leading accuracy and 4X faster pick times than the industry average.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 12, 2025

It adds that by analyzing revenue forecasts, inventory levels, and order volumes, the index provides industry stakeholders with valuable insights into what to expect in the next quarter and how these trends reflect the freight market.

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TransAudit

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Fuel for all sorts of vessels has jumped in price over the last year or two. In just the first few months of 2022, fuel prices had more than a $134 billion impact on this industry. Other industries, too, may invest in fuel efficient vehicles or upgrade the ones they already have. It’s not just car gasoline that’s affected.

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Supply Chain and Logistics

JUNE 27, 2023

It’s a sort of ‘green corridor’ project, with a network of bunkering terminals, and ships to service offshore oil operations in the Norwegian Continental Shelf. This is the kind of cooperative project that can provide success in ESG innovation. By … Continue reading →

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Some industries experience more returns than others. The impact of returns too, can differ from one industry or organisation to another. Sort items early in the return journey, routing products directly to their correct destination, whether for resale, refurbishing, or other means of disposal.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

In the subsequent three years, industry representatives, EPA and the White House Office of Management and Budget held discussions about how far such a rule should go. Industry-Specific Requirements. It sounds like someone gave the impression of being entirely too comfortable with the status quo.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

You can just hear each other while Mikropakket’s 50-metre-long electrically powered sorting belt rapidly transports and distributes the various parcels to the thirty inclined discharge conveyors, known as chutes, in PostNL’s Nieuwegein warehouse. For the sorting solution, he approached several providers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Jack Fiedler : We’re unique in the technology industry. We invest a huge amount of time and resources into our people and making sure that we have the best digital talent in the industry and that we’re doing the most innovative things in the supply chain. We run one of the few truly hybrid supply chain networks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2024

It showcases the latest products, technologies, and services from over 900 exhibitors across various sectors and industries. From autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to collaborative robots (cobots) to industrial robots, robots are transforming the way goods are moved, stored, picked, packed, and shipped.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The warehousing and distribution industry is highly reliant on technology for its operations. This article will explore some of the key impacts of cyberattacks in the warehouse and distribution industry, as well as strategies businesses can employ to protect themselves from these threats.

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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.” With vacancy rates as low as 1.6

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Log-hub

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Additionally, compliance with regulationsespecially for industries like electronicsprotects businesses from legal risks. Furthermore, the process involves sorting, inspecting, and determining the best course of action for each item, which demands significant time and effort. This benefits everyone involved in the process.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 11, 2024

Since 2022, Libiao Robotics’ sorting solutions have been successfully implemented across various CJ Logistics centers , achieving highly efficient and reliable operations. As a key player in the industry, CJ Logistics places great importance on discovering and experimenting with various new technologies.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The truth be told, the supply chain management profession is extremely broad and the range of jobs in the industry is vast. The roles and paths suggested below are possibilities that exist within the industry, and might at least give you an idea of where your career-journey might lead—or even where it might start. Category Manager.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 22, 2024

The introduction of the intelligent 3D Sorter tackles numerous challenges unmet by traditional methods of sorting and fulfilling orders, where operators manually allocate items to specific bins or compartments on a wall-like structure, or by other automated processes.

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3PL Insights

JANUARY 10, 2023

It allows users to sort profiles based on services offered, capabilities, location, and more. “As This recognition will help us reach new customers that require our capabilities.”. The online directory is designed to match businesses to the best-suited 3PL partner. For more information, visit our website at www.evansdist.com.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I’m a supply chain industry analyst, so naturally my takeaways are influenced by my coverage area. This year, Mr. Ellison spun a vision of how the global agricultural industry’s value chain could be reconstructed to improve the quality of food while making the industry much more sustainable. Oracle CloudWorld happened last week.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

The next step was to take the planning slips for each postal code, or two or three postal codes if we knew they were geographically close together, and sort them into piles, representing nominal routes, totting up the weights of the orders to see when a route was maxed out.

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Shipchain

OCTOBER 2, 2018

However, the most significant hurdle to implementing and integrating blockchain with your existing system is the general lack of technology present in the industry today. . ShipChain is working on developing an easy-to-integrate blockchain solution and platform for the shipping and logistics industry. This is essential to success.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2020

The shipments are sorted and placed on local vehicles for delivery. The intermodal containerization of cargo has revolutionized the supply chain logistics industry. Typical equipment includes conveyors, cranes, industrial trucks. The outbound shipments are trucked to appropriate regional terminals, where they are unloaded.

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MTS Logistics

JUNE 26, 2024

According to Indian Information Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the port will be capable of accommodating “mega vessels” with its terminals for all sorts of imports including petroleum and automobiles with an annual capacity of 298 million metric tons. The first phase of two is expected to be completed by 2029.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

A slew of new digital technologies is disrupting supply chain operations, but none is having more of an impact on the industry than artificial intelligence (AI). Because of its flexibility, companies are using AI to tackle all sorts of supply chain challenges. Other Uses for AI in the Supply Chain.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 1, 2024

They’re trying to sort of retrofit or redesign existing warehouses to fit more in. So 85 maybe 90% depends on the sort of storage media that you’re using. Businesses merging and sort of at the same time rationalizing their warehouse network, but also trying to fit more in. So it’s a very common challenge.

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