The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

About Norton Transport Norton Transport is a family-owned and operated business that has been providing reliable driveaway and truckaway services for over 20 years. Norton Transport has a proven track record of providing safe and reliable delivery services.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Explore power purchase agreements (PPAs) to secure reliable access to clean energy. Implement technologies incrementally to manage costs and training needs. Workforce Training: Equip employees with the skills and knowledge needed to implement sustainable practices effectively.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 10, 2022

Lean ensures that your satellite office is staffed with highly educated, English-speaking professionals trained in your company’s processes and systems. This strategic partnership between LSG and Metafora is designed to directly address the labor shortage in the logistics industry by improving processes and getting reliable nearshore talent.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

This capability becomes a competitive advantage, as clients often prioritize speed and reliability when choosing logistics partners. Investing in Training and Collaboration : Beyond technology, workforce training and effective partnerships ensure systems are utilized fully.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 22, 2025

Faster Customs Processing: Streamlined customs procedures under DOGE could expedite international trade, improving supply chain reliability and benefiting logistics providers. Training in areas such as robotics, AI, and data analytics would be crucial. This would reduce theft, fraud, and errors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 10, 2024

Most of the new in-context GenAI solutions have been pre-trained on 200,000 pages of SAP’s training and technical documents. These two things mean that while the GenAI responses are not 100% accurate, no GenAI solution is, they are far more reliable than the answers people get when using GenAI on the public web.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2024

Employee Training and Awareness The human element cannot be overlooked in securing automated systems. Furthermore, fostering a culture of security through employee training and awareness is indispensable. Exploring network security measures, such as establishing dedicated WiFi networks for robotics systems, is crucial.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

With faster, more reliable connectivity, logistics systems are becoming more efficient and automated. The rapid speed and reliability of 5G data transmission are transforming logistics performance, making supply chains more efficient and responsive.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Ensuring the integrity of data collected by IoT devices is essential to maintaining the reliability of DPPs. Moreover, IoT devices must function in various environmental conditions, and maintaining their reliability in harsh settings presents another challenge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

Agentic AI involves creating a system of interacting agents, each trained on a specific task or dataset. They prepare equipment for maintenance, do isolation (disconnect a piece of equipment from the flow of chemicals by closing valves), look at quality or reliability metrics, and do rounds. Agentic allows for much greater flexibility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2024

The system has proven to be reliable. AutoStore’s technology allows companies to do more with less people, and it’s very, very easy to train somebody how to operate our system,” said Paul Roy, Vice President & Managing Director, North America at AutoStore. “We’ve There is little downtime.

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2024

The idea was that the original leadership teams would teach this course to the next level of leadership, then train people at that level to teach the next – and cascade the teaching through the leadership ranks. Reliable processes through reliable methods. Management leadership. Quality built in. Organizational alignment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 26, 2024

Global supply chains are shifting, Mexico’s role in global trade is growing, and Mexican small and medium enterprises and manufacturing sectors are looking for reliable access to the U.S. Based in Mexico City, Estafeta handles both packages and larger freight shipments and delivers domestically in Mexico and across the border with the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2024

SOPs are critical for safety and reliability. For example, if you want to train a computer vision system to recognize a dog’s image, you will start by using humans to look at tens of thousands of images of animals. The solution is used to drive high adherence to standard operating procedures in a warehouse.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In an ideal World, where demand is consistent and supply reliable, then by adopting a Just In Time (JIT) approach, products can flow directly from supply to customer. Consider population demographics, unemployment rates and nearby educational institutions that can supply trained staff for warehouse roles.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2024

How do you design a regional or global sourcing network that strikes the RIGHT balance between supply chain cost and SERVICE reliability? What impact will the extra 30 days + lead time give to your total supply chain, in terms of customer service and your inventory holding at various stocking points?

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