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Myth Busting 5 Myths Regarding Industrial Facilities

GlobalTranz

Computers are costing jobs in industrial facilities… Desktop computers can’t be used in industrial settings. Myth #1 - Industrial Computing is Costing Jobs. Myth #1 - Industrial Computing is Costing Jobs. Does it cost industrial workers their livelihoods or does it create new jobs?

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How to Improve Manufacturing Floor Data Collection

GlobalTranz

Your ability to track stock levels, keeps tabs on shipping dates and monitor costs are essential to any smooth running manufacturing plant. A case study, published by Modern Machine Shop several years ago, caught our eye recently. nd white papers, for use by Armagard's marketing team. The problem?

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Why Returning to Stores Is the Ultimate E-Commerce & Omnichannel Customer Experience Play

GlobalTranz

Unfortunately, e-commerce means a higher rate of returns , but giving customers the ability to return online purchases to brick-and-mortar locations through e-commerce in-store returns is the key to unlocking greater success in the omnichannel customer experience. That’s not the only reason customers choose to return online purchases.

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Distribution Center Robots: How Robots Continue to Power the Distribution Center

GlobalTranz

Spurred by the record-breaking growth of e-commerce and rising labor costs, robots can have a very positive impact in distribution centers when implemented correctly. When Amazon purchased Kiva robots, distribution center robots became the new “shiny object turned real-world effective object” of e-commerce fulfillment.

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The Most Popular 16 Transportation Blog Posts from 2014

GlobalTranz

Talk to any over-the-road shipper that finds itself increasingly handcuffed by institutionalized transportation and fuel-related costs and it would likely tell you the “best job possible” doesn’t cut it anymore. However, market forces such as higher fuel costs and decreased capacity work to undermine these goals.

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Managing the Realities of the “New Normal” LTL Shipping Environment

Blue Grace Logistics

Case Study. Rising online purchases over the past few years have increased the need for LTL. Transportation rates have been rising over the last couple of years due to factors like the driver shortage, lack of equipment, a capacity crunch, and rising fuel costs. The Logistics Blog®. Whitepaper. BlueGrace Logistics. Surcharges.

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5th-generation energy for 5th-generation air power

Logistics in War

Whilst there are economic benefits to this approach, it discounts current trends in competition for energy sources and market dominance, threats to supply infrastructure, the impact of natural disasters and geopolitical uncertainty (especially in the Indo-Pacific region).