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How to Operate Your Distribution Truck Fleet at Less Cost

Logistics Bureau

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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What is Lean Logistics? 5 Ways to Manage Lean Logistics Effectively

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The goals of lean logistics include waste elimination and quality enhancement. A workshop on lean management can assist with application. Lean manufacturing refers to eliminating waste in the production process, such as by speeding up deliveries and throughput. What is Lean Logistics?

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MTS Logistics Nurtures Young Minds with 3rd Beach Cleaning Project in Izmir, Turkey with 150 Children Joining Cleaning Efforts

MTS Logistics

The MTS Logistics Clean Oceans Project is more than a beach cleaning event, it is a learning experience for kids of all ages, where they learn to protect our seas, reduce plastic usage, reduce their waste footprint, and use recycling bins when disposing of their waste.

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Greening the Supply Chain: Top Sustainable Warehousing and Distribution Practices

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We’ll also go through how you may apply these strategies within your own business. By using sustainable practices in logistics, businesses can cut costs, increase productivity, lessen their impact on the environment, and boost their reputation. Smart routing could additionally assist to cut down on fuel expenses.

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5 Steps to Solve a Supply Chain Crisis

GlobalTranz

With effective logistics planning and strategies, you can run a supply chain smoothly without too many concerns. This will ensure that they are aware of key procedures and strategies to implement should there be a crisis. There is no need to waste time pointing fingers and playing the blame game.

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Case Study: Wide Belt Conveyor to Cut Manual Handling

Logistics Business Magazine

Plastic Omnium wanted to reduce dust contamination and the over handling of moulded parts entering paint environments. Conveyors and Automation were approached to help develop a conveying system that would reduce the manual handling of the moulds to a bare minimum. The challenge. The solution. Parts are manually loaded in rows of four.

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Coming up with a strategy for transformation

Automotive Logistics

Transformation strategy. To do that CHEP launched its ‘Be a Transformer’ strategy in June 2018 and Gilder says the company has made significant progress. “As We knew we had to change the culture first before we could implement any kind of strategy,” says Gilder. “We The strategy has already had tangible results.