Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

By placing photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roofs of buildings, warehouses can capture sunlight and convert it into electricity, reducing energy costs and carbon emissions. This presents a tremendous opportunity for forward-thinking warehouse owner/operators to create a competitive advantage. According to JLL, the U.S.

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WorkWave

JANUARY 23, 2025

Plus, prepaid services reduce billing and collection costs while providing crucial working capital for early-season expenses. Pre-pay Letter Best Practices Timing and presentation are crucial for pre-pay letters. Start by analyzing your current customer communication strategy.

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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.” Recycling and composting count as positive carbon equivalents, and reduce your overall carbon footprint.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In 2017, a strategy consultant was hired to do a top-to-bottom assessment of the Boston University procurement program. This automation speeds the process and reduces costs associated with tedious, manual labor. The automation makes it feasible for BU to get early payment discounts on a significant amount of their spending.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2024

Infor’s CEO, Kevin Samuelson Infor’s strategy for differentiating their business from competitors like SAP and Oracle rests on a truly differentiated approach to ensuring that their customers get ongoing value from the business applications they purchase. Infor customers were present and spoke at this summit.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Data can also be used to generate reports and insights that can help distributors improve their business regarding everything from pricing and product selection to marketing and sales strategies. Supply chain management The international sourcing of automotive components is now a common practice but it can still present challenges.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 24, 2022

At the conference, I was fortunate to see a presentation from Brent Wilson, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain at Qualcomm. Brent pointed out that Covid created small interruptions for many companies in terms of sourcing semiconductor chip materials. Qualcomm also faced a raw material shortage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

A worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain is present in 72 countries with more than 167,000 employees. Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures, and distributes materials and solutions for the construction, mobility, healthcare and other industrial application markets. However, progress clearly is being made.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The net result of that was about $100 million in savings over the course of 10 years. So, we started working on clinical integration as one path” to drive procurement savings. We did it because we saved a couple of million dollars. We did it because we saved a couple of million dollars. These are great results.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Importers will look for near-term strategies to move their shipments away from congested trade lanes or process containers further inland to minimize the impact of lead time variability that has dramatically increased in 2021. Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 14, 2022

Unfortunately, a significant chunk of food and beverage companies’ raw materials are commodities, whose prices don’t just fluctuate from month to month but can change hour-by-hour. Most plants don’t have much, if any visibility into time and materials consumed for typical plant operations. Food and beverage product costs ? .

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Conger

MARCH 22, 2024

These driverless machines have replaced some manual labor and forklifts, moving materials efficiently and safely, thus redefining industrial operations. In this article, we explore how these AGVs are changing the warehouse industry by minimizing human error, reducing labor costs, and setting new standards for productivity and safety.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Often referred to as a “customs carnet,” it simplifies the process for traveling goods, especially for items like commercial samples, professional equipment, or exhibition materials. The holder of the carnet is required to present the goods and carnet to U.S. and participating countries during this period.

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Conger

MARCH 22, 2024

These driverless machines have replaced some manual labor and forklifts, moving materials efficiently and safely, thus redefining industrial operations. In this article, we explore how these AGVs are changing the warehouse industry by minimizing human error, reducing labor costs, and setting new standards for productivity and safety.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The balancing act: efficiency and sustainability Peak season often presents a delicate balancing act between speed and environmental responsibility. 3 key areas to enhance sustainable peak season performance Reducing downtime with smart equipment choices Unplanned downtime is the adversary of peak season success.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

With material shortages and demand volatility becoming the new normal, as we’ve seen with COVID-19, companies are implementing new strategies to keep their organizations nimble and their supply chains operational no matter the situation.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Among the many notable presentations were the robotics solutions unveiled by Angelini Technologies – Fameccanica. Depax promises to significantly reduce manual labor in warehouses while increasing productivity. The trends seen at the Parcel+Post Expo reflect the logistics industry’s rapid evolution.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

Reducing energy costs often reduces GHG emission. And finding alternative energy, which again reduces GHG emissions, is the next step. They have been both reducing their energy usage and investing in alternative fuels. This will help the company achieve its goal of reducing aircraft emissions intensity 30% by 2020.

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Learn how to organize your data operations in alignment with supply chain strategy. Forward-thinking supply chain professionals are looking to advanced technologies to streamline processes, improve accuracy, accelerate delivery and reduce costs. It arrives from an array of sources, and it is presented in a variety of formats.

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CLX Logistics

AUGUST 23, 2023

Chemical manufacturers, particularly those operating domestically or within the same continent, frequently opt for road and rail transportation due to their inherent flexibility in handling volatile materials and safety and sustainability advantages.

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GoShip Blog

APRIL 8, 2024

At the heart of this growing trend lies a critical challenge: efficiently shipping prefab home materials across the nation. There are intricacies involved in the nationwide shipping for prefab materials and unique hurdles that must be overcome, such as managing oversized loads and navigating route restrictions.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

As climate concerns rise, companies are urged to reduce their carbon footprint and embrace sustainability. Beyond ensuring cost savings, this shift enhances operational efficiency and shapes consumer perceptions, crucial for staying competitive in today’s eco-conscious marketplace.

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ShipLilly

JUNE 9, 2021

In addition, there are other regular shortages of battery materials and steel. We have identified nine strategies that might be of use regardless of whether you are a DIY builder or someone concerned about their supply chain. The first strategy involves using reclaimed lumber. The second strategy involves using wooden pallets.

Price Reduction 98

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

A typical question we deal with could be: “should we invest in brewing capacity in South Africa or can we postpone that investment and save costs by importing beer from the Netherlands instead?” Some operating companies will use it for shift and material planning, and there’s potential for more. For now, my team is the big user.

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Conger

MARCH 26, 2025

On the other hand, renting offers flexibility and convenience, with maintenance typically included, saving you time and unexpected expenses. Here are the main benefits: Cost Efficiency Reduced Upfront Costs: Pay only for the rental periods you need, freeing up capital for other investments.

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The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 28, 2023

Beginning mid-afternoon on Monday and continuing into Tuesday morning was “walk the process” – mainly looking at material flow, where things bunched up, and things that wasted people’s time (there was no shortage of that). After that presentation, though, John came in. (I’m Math was on our side.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

RTITB has released updated training materials to help improve rider-operated Pivot Steer truck safety through high-quality training. The new Pivot Steer training materials have been designed to give qualified Instructors and Trainers everything they need to deliver high quality, standardised training.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Many of Australia’s major trading partners have announced ambitious climate goals for 2030 and the Australian government is currently committed to reducing emissions by 26-28 per cent by 2030 although there isn’t a confirmed deadline for net-zero. The pressure to confront climate change. Evaluate the product life cycle.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Diversifying your supplier base can help mitigate the impact of disruptions and ensure a steady flow of materials. Here are some strategies to consider: Develop Contingency Plans: Having a plan in place for various scenarios, including potential tariff increases, can help you respond quickly and effectively to disruptions.

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Material Handling and Logistics

MARCH 15, 2018

Furthermore, compared with the 64% of the companies with commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, only 36% set time-bound, quantitative targets — and only a quarter of those targets work toward reducing emissions by at least 25% by 2020. “We 32% of companies conduct materiality assessments — a huge leap from just 7 % in 2014.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 25, 2018

62% of manufacturers expect their sectors to grow, more than doubling the 2017 outlook; food and beverage (71%) and construction materials (69%) cite the highest optimism for sector growth. The dichotomy of growing sales while cutting costs may also present a challenge. Others include machining/industrial (59%) and automotive (52%).

Price Reduction 141

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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. Sidebar: If anyone reading this has better memory or still has any of the original materials from that class, I’d love to talk to you.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Now more than ever, organizations must prepare their supply chain for the present and the unknown challenges and opportunities in the future. Doing so helps organizations detect market shifts and makes supply chain decisions more forward-looking than an analysis of the past, present, and at best, a tactical view of the future.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

But I was not well-informed on the breadth and depth of the company’s warehouse technology investments or the overarching technology strategy. Source: GXO Logistics Q3 2021 Investor Presentation. The GXO third-quarter earnings presentation summarizes the magnitude of its warehouse technology investments.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 11, 2024

However, localising production in the UK permits quality control, safeguards against exchange rate volatility, and significantly reduces a company’s carbon footprint. At present, a fully lorry load of plastic boxes weighing 4.6 Therefore by manufacturing in the UK, Palletower will reduce their emissions dramatically.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 6, 2025

The shift to zero-emission forklifts presents more than just a change in power sources; it's an opportunity to examine your entire material-handling strategy.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 9, 2023

Greater profitability: system performance shall be adapted to the required availability, thus increasing profitability by minimising staffing, reducing wear and decreasing energy consumption. ” TGW Logistics Group is one of the leading, international suppliers of material handling solutions.

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