Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 28, 2023

The focus of the event was on nurturing talent within the company, providing a day of study and in-depth analysis to showcase innovations in an industry that has persevered despite recent challenges and discovered opportunities for growth and improvement.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 12, 2014

According to a research study from Forrester, EDI continues to prove its worth as an electronic message data format. Errors due to illegible faxes, lost orders or incorrectly taken phone orders are eliminated, saving your staff valuable time from handling data disputes with carriers. for an order processed using EDI.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

Let’s begin with a look at why, in general, retailers with multiple sales channels are more likely to experience difficulties in reducing cost-to-serve. Again, these are changes that can add to your cost-to-serve, and, during your transition, you might not have had time to look for ways to reduce expenditure. Rework – due to errors.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Smart chargers reduce energy costs. Here, STILL wants to support its customers with intelligent energy management: New smart chargers are designed to help control charging processes intelligently, distribute the load more evenly and thus reduce the peaks. Concept study: The first circular forklift truck.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 5, 2023

There are ways and means to reduce excess expenditure in fleet operation , and you can separate them roughly into three categories. Consider Downsizing Your Fleet Reducing fleet size might be the most drastic option for cost reduction, but it’s also the one likely to deliver the most significant savings.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

If your business is experiencing a persistent reduction in profit margins, analysing your cost to serve is an advisable step in diagnosing the causes. Some customers are very good at finding loopholes to reduce their purchasing costs. We’ll begin with a look at pricing strategy. Are Your Profit Margins Declining?

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Ship Monk

APRIL 28, 2023

In addition to satisfying conscientious consumer demand, eco-friendly efforts can benefit your ecommerce business by reducing waste within your company and improving operational efficiencies. Translation: these ecommerce businesses have operating standards that minimize or reduce negative impact on the planet. We have proof.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Equipment and technology intensive: The fresh supply chain operator must utilise specialised—and expensive— equipment and technology to prolong the freshness of produce and present it to consumers in the best possible condition. Shared 3PL warehouses and transport assets reduce the cost of fresh supply chain operations.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 9, 2023

So, while simplicity of design is a worthwhile goal, investment of time and resources in comprehensive and detailed data analysis can never be a waste. Competitor intelligence: Distribution strategies and network designs of your competitors. It would be folly not to take advantage of data availability and accessibility.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Similarly, a 2021 study from McKinsey showed that just 19% of companies that had adopted Industry 4.0 What it all led to was inefficiencies in decision making: When you rely on manual systems, you can never have total confidence in the information you’re presented with as a decision-maker. view of the production processes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

ARC has been actively studying industrial AI for over two years. He also spoke at the ARC forum in 2023, and this article is based on that presentation as well. The risks associated with chemical manufacturing include the storage and transportation of raw materials, finished products, and waste. Celanese is an exception.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In fact, according to Descartes’ 2023 consumer sentiment study on home delivery sustainability , a sizable 41% of respondents indicated they regularly or always make purchasing decisions based upon the product or company’s environmental impact. The demand for eco-friendly products and environmentally responsible companies is on the rise.

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GoShip Blog

MAY 26, 2022

A recent study by the Economist Intelligence Unit showed a 71% increase in online searches for sustainable goods over the past five years. Green business certifications present a perfect way to show that your business follows sustainable business practices without being mistaken for a ‘greenwasher.’.

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Compactor Management Company

JUNE 13, 2023

The global accumulation of waste is widely recognized as a significant long-term environmental concern that poses a threat to future generations. While finding the perfect solution for waste disposal remains a challenge, there are existing technologies that enable us to manage our waste more efficiently. What is Incineration?

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

The transition has taken place so swiftly that some companies may still need to fully grasp the present or future possibilities to exploit distribution performance as a competitive advantage. If youre choosing route planning software that integrates with vehicle tracking, you shouldnt let the valuable data go to waste.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 26, 2021

For instance, at the height of the pandemic food spoilage was a big issue, but now, with an eye on full forward and reverse logistics, that waste can be rerouted to avoid spoilage and reduce total transport costs. Moreover, a recent study, says Banker, found that shippers are starting to realize that returns must be free.

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Trinity Logistics

AUGUST 4, 2020

By better managing, using, and analyzing your data, an organization can reduce costs, improve margins, generate revenue, and make smarter business decisions. Each partner can better plan for their part, having the potential to reduce expensive production costs, limit excessive accessorial charges, and improve customer service.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Sitma, a specialist in designing and producing solutions for automation in the logistics industry, has been chosen as a case study for the book Essentials of Modern Marketing by Philip Kotler together with Weevo, which looked at more than 30 examples of outstanding Italian companies in different fields of production.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 6, 2020

This meant making sure that items including drugs and medicines, medical equipment, beds and hazardous waste bags were met on delivery and then categorised, audited, inventoried, stored and delivered to where they were needed, when they were needed and in required quantities.

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WorkWave

JULY 31, 2020

Whether using technology to interact with your prospects and customers is a new approach you took on during COVID-19, or you’ve been making an effort to stay on top of new technology for years, it doesn’t change the reality of your business’s present: your success in the second half of 2020 and beyond will rely on your use of new technology.

Waste Reduction 96

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2018

According to a McKinsey Global Institute study , the construction industry is among the least digitized, ranking 21 out of 22 industries (only Agriculture and hunting ranked lower). As reported in MarketWatch , “The global construction industry has a chronic productivity problem. Business Cases and Success Stories.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The unfortunate reality is that many companies, even those that rely on thousands of container movements annually to keep their supply chains running, are not especially aware of how much wasted space they are paying for with every shipment. In other words, containers were, on average, only just over half full.

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Ship Monk

JUNE 30, 2022

So your sister’s birthday party is tonight and the presents that you paid overnight shipping for just arrived at your door. For example, Amazon has started eliminating packing slips in single-box shipments to minimize packaging waste. Note – all businesses use shipping invoices, but not all businesses use packing slips.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 30, 2022

To develop a method to analyse and contain CO2 consumption and emissions deriving from the automatic packaging processes of Sitma lines with a specific focus on e-commerce solutions and then define a go-to-market strategy. The team of students presented the results of the project to a wide audience, including high-level Sitma personnel.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 18, 2019

When capability and attitude are misaligned, and where understanding is deficient, it is inevitable that the investment of time, effort and resources into military readiness is wasted. In the meantime, we should study its strengths and weaknesses, and the how and why of its present design. Huston, Sinews of War.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 7, 2015

3 Critical Components to Streamline Your Manufacturing Process: Streamlining your manufacturing process (and quality processes) will result in greater profits — the key is knowing how to improve without reducing the quality of your product. Read the Full Blog Post. Improvements can be made to both material and labor costs.

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WorkWave

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Save hours in your day and eliminate needless paperwork by moving all business information into Workwave Service. Not only will your workers reduce drive time by 25%, but they will also save on gas by over 10%. Why waste time manually planning out routes when Route Optimization can do it for you in a matter of seconds?

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The wide variety of raw materials and the varying dimensions of finished products that need to be moved around and stored at the 10,000m² production facility required versatile equipment, and Store Manager Bruce Whiting was also keen to reduce the level of ride-on forklift traffic, particularly in areas where a lot of other personnel are present.

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Locus

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Now, with the rise of flexible hybrid work models, as evidenced by a recent Deloitte study showing 66% of India’s Gen Z and 67% of Millennials favoring such arrangements, managing employee transportation has become more complex. Read Also: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO LOGISTICS ROUTE OPTIMIZATION 2.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 13, 2019

At the same time, it is necessary to move large quantities: the paper machines have an almost insatiable appetite for waste paper and pulp – the two key raw materials in paper making. Two electric forklifts are fitted with bale clamps and one heavy-duty forklift even has shears to cut the wire on waste paper bales.

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Sabinext

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The Future of Urban Mobility study by Arthur D. One solution is to increase the options for delivery when a customer is not at home, simultaneously reducing traffic and improving customer service. Nighttime presents additional opportunities for sharing. Customer-centric delivery solutions. Sustainable logistics solutions.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 13, 2021

At FEFPEB’s spring meeting, held online at the end of April, Secretary General Fons Ceelaert ( pictured ) said following a successful pilot scheme with PEFC in the Netherlands, FEFPEB is now defining a strategy through its working group on sustainability and certification. He added that the next step would be to set concrete European targets.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 12, 2023

With this strategy, we will also be able to remain flexible and open to different developments. Furthermore, the explosion-proof “Safety Guard” assistance solution at the dispenser and in the vehicles automatically reduces the driving speed in the vicinity of the filling station.

Material Savings 50

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Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

When capability and attitude are misaligned, and where understanding is deficient, it is inevitable that the investment of time, effort and resources into military readiness is wasted. In the meantime, we should study its strengths and weaknesses, and the how and why of its present design. Huston, Sinews of War.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 11, 2019

Tom Szaky presents the concept of Loop, that is going to start in Spring 2019 in France and USA. Loop is a new project of e-commerce platform that will allow their customers to buy the products they usually get in a supermarket, in a zero-waste policy. So, how can we compete with this convenience and this low price? Conclusion.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 1, 2025

Studying best practices provides the greatest opportunity for gaining a strategic, operational, and financial advantage. Where this is the case, the COO must accompany the goods or be presented to customs authorities when the shipment arrives at the country of import. Best practices are the cause of best performance. De-Coupling Stock.

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LandLink

OCTOBER 10, 2018

High Supply Chain Efficiency The present-day customer tends to have a ‘buy-now’ mindset and expects a faultless service through the entire life-cycle of the order. Retail technology is helping e-retailers improve their supply chain and logistics using the lean methodology to streamline these processes and eliminate inefficient operations.

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