Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

I recently talked to a former executive at a global automotive manufacturer. The project was focused on the spare parts supply chain – the delivery of car parts and aftermarket accessories to automotive dealers and repair shops across Europe from their OEM vendors as well as their own manufacturing facilities in Europe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 22, 2024

The UFLPA prohibits goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in Xinjiang from entering the U.S. But electronics; industrial and manufactured; and apparel, footwear, and textiles make up the bulk of products detained. Of these, 2,583 were denied entry into the US. Retailers don’t want to over-promise and under-deliver.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 18, 2018

by Dr. Madhav Durbha With the Alps as a backdrop, LogiPharma Europe 2018 proved to be both energizing and thought provoking. Philippe Hemard, former VP of Logistics Europe for Amazon, discussed what pharma companies need to learn from Amazon: As life expectancy grows, there will be more patients with mobility issues.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

As smart devices become more common, medical device manufacturers will need to look at how technology can improve manufacturing and the customer experience. The medical device industry designs and manufactures a wide range of products to diagnose, monitor, and treat patients. Challenges in the medical device industry.

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Stord

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Import fees on American cars are a problem for many companies, but Tesla’s lack of manufacturing capacity in China makes it unable to shift production to within the country to mitigate penalties. Ocado, the British warehouse automation and online grocery company, is dealing with fallout from a recent warehouse fire.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

With increased emphasis on sustainability, I am often asked about sustainability “levers” that can be pulled in warehousing and fulfillment. But I believe that more efficient packaging is the area with the greatest potential to improve sustainability metrics within the warehouse.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

In extreme cases, firms simply state that a product comes from one country when, in actual fact, it was manufactured in a country that is impacted by the higher tariff being imposed. Alternatively, you may want to relocate – totally or in part – where your product is manufactured. This practice is illegal. Free trade agreements (FTAs).

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Stord

MARCH 3, 2019

Boeing does not expect Brexit to affect its manufacturing activity, since most materials it transports out of Britain go to the United States (rather than somewhere else in Europe). Warehouse jobs need a better reputation , according to Dollar Tree Chief Supply Chain Officer Gary Maxwell.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. VF had committed itself to largely selling goods to consumers in the same region they are manufactured in. VF is having conversations with fabric manufacturers to encourage them to produce more fabric in factories outside of Asia.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2023

We also saw a lot of technological advances in transportation, warehousing, supply chain planning, robotics, and last mile delivery, just to name a few. Americold employs 17,000 people worldwide and operates more than 24 temperature-controlled warehouses across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 14, 2018

From a simple place to stock goods, warehouses have developed in many ways—function and form included. Affected by changes in production, procurement and distribution methods, warehousing has continually been pushed and pulled in different directions. Where to Do Your Warehousing. Who Will Do Your Warehousing?

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

On top of this, a growing number of truck and van drivers are off work, often with symptoms of the virus, while many warehouse workers are unhappy about the risks posed. She predicted that shoppers would see more restricted ranges on supermarket shelves “to allow more throughput from suppliers and manufacturers of food”.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

This system uses giant warehouses, lots of trucks, and even cool robots to move things quickly. We’ll look at their warehouses, their delivery tricks, and even how they use new technology to make things faster. billion (net profit) Profit by Region/Country: North America is a major market, followed by Europe and Asia.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I see a similar paradigm playing out in the warehouse automation landscape of China. Sure, it may have higher throughput (bandwidth) than warehouse robotics, but robotics offers benefits in other forms – greater flexibility and faster time-to-value. And digitization projects with the manufacturing sector are a part of that tenet.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. And what is sitting in the warehouse. The impact? We should know how much product is sitting in the port of origin.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 22, 2015

There appears to be considerable upheaval in Europe as a result of the political unrest between Russia and Ukraine. A number of large factories have closed down in Western Europe while new ones have opened in Central Europe and further east. News about the industry in Western Europe is predominantly negative.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 22, 2022

I went into a 3PL and there were deep-freeze warehouses of 60, 70, 80 thousand feet running on solar power – almost 90%.” So that 67p case has now gone down to, say, 30p.” “Secondary use for us is where we sit in terms of manufacturing,” says Robson-Kanu. So the yield of our manufacturing process is very good.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2024

For the past 175 years, Carlsberg has continuously reinvented itself from a marketing, innovation and product perspective, while remaining true to its core values of enriching communities while manufacturing quality drinks. This initiative is central to enhancing the management and efficiency of its logistics operations throughout Europe.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Every warehouse strives for efficient order fulfillment. There are many factors that can impact costs, from warehouse replenishment practices to the warehouse equipment deployed to support the fulfillment process. ” Meet Our Panel of Warehouse Pros: Nate Masterson. Dave Masterson. Nate Masterson. MapleHolistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The supply chain team conducted an in-depth analysis of 3 key projects and determined that 61% of components are internationally sourced, and most critical components are manufactured in Asia or Europe. UScellular utilizes 13 warehouses across the US, positioned so that every network cell site is within 500 miles of a warehouse.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 3, 2021

Here we provide an overview of the latest pet food industry trends, and answer the question: how can pet food manufacturers respond to changes in consumer demands to take advantage of these new trends? manufacturing had seen five years of consistent growth. manufactured?pet pet food manufacturers?significantly grow to $2.9

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Reshoring to the US and Europe Accelerating, Now Also Serving CO2 Emission Reduction Objectives by Luc Kremers , Vice President – Asia Pacific, BCI Global Reshoring is accelerating as American and European companies want to de-risk their supply chains from geopolitical developments and supply chain disruptions.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 24, 2023

It involves outsourcing logistics activities, such as warehousing, transportation, distribution, inventory management, and order fulfillment, to a dedicated logistics service provider. The Netherlands: The Logistics Hub of Northern Europe The Netherlands stands as a logistics hub for the whole of Europe due to several factors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 20, 2022

Locanis is a warehouse technology supplier headquartered in Germany with clients located in Europe, North America, and Asia. It is likely that many of you are not familiar with how Locanis optimizes warehouse operations. It is equally reasonable to call it a warehouse control system ( WCS ).

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QAD

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The advantage of a ‘pull’ system, over more traditional push based manufacturing, is that we only produce what is needed when it’s needed. Cost savings in warehousing and floor space along with associated reduction in personnel required. Automotive retail sales models in North America are also disparate compared to places like Europe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Officials described the actions, which include charges against eight Chinese companies accused of advertising, manufacturing and distributing precursor chemicals for synthetic opioids like fentanyl, as the latest effort in their fight against the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

This removes the ‘storage’ element of warehousing logistics, and saves on costs, warehousing space, time and labour. Cross docking is widely used by manufacturers, but there are alternatives like direct shipping – and there are significant differences between the two. This brings us to direct shipments.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2022

Retailers expect to be connected to manufacturers. Manufacturers expect to be connected to suppliers. An NFC reader is a tool that can be integrated into the warehouse management picking verification system. The Digital Age is all about connectivity and so is the emergence of the digital supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 6, 2021

Varda Space Industries secures $42m for off-planet manufacturing. ” Delays in manufacturing and distribution can have a ripple effect that can cause larger delays further down the supply chain. The strain that has been impacting global supply chains over the last year was dealt another blow with flooding in Europe and China.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2024

In the past five years, companies have 5-10X the number of AGVs in their warehouses, but 40-60% more planners in corporate. We have successfully reduced warehouse labor, but planning is more labor intensive today, and less effective. One will be for the Americas on Monday mornings and one for Europe/Asia (7:00 EST) on Wednesdays.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Here, it doesn’t really matter if it starts with automating a manual e-commerce warehouse, converting a store warehouse to an automated omnichannel warehouse, or with rolling out location concepts across a logistics network. In the past few years, however, automation in warehouses has become even more relevant.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 29, 2021

This includes trucking capacity concerns, port congestion , and warehouse staff. In a blog post, Amazon said a combination of planes, trucks, ships, and delivery vans, along with staffed-up warehouses, has put it in a good position to “get customers what they want, when they want it, wherever they are this holiday season.”

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. It is safe to say that if a warehouse operation is not implementing Lean, it is falling behind its competition. But, it can be overdone.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2022

To compound this, what is considered supply chain management in the United States is more commonly known as logistics management in Europe.”[2] The Logistics Plus staff reports, “It is estimated that the transportation and warehousing segment in the U.S. rather than a series of specific functions. alone accounts for over 5.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2021

According to the report, Europe is the region that will feel the strongest impact due to the blockage of the canal. Companies located in Asia will be impacted not only by the delay of shipments from Europe, but also by a shortage of empty containers returning to their region, further stalling their abilities to deliver goods around the world.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 6, 2023

This Distribution Operations Assessment tool can be used by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Principal Corporates, and distributors themselves to gain insight into materials management and logistics knowledge, identify gaps in skills and knowledge, and foster critical thinking and self-awareness.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The need to know where products are, whether they are on the way to the warehouse, store, or customer, when there are delays, and alerts for these delays, is critical to ensure a positive experience. The supply ecosystem connects over 630,000 manufacturers and suppliers. Over 12 billion transactions per year occurred on the network.

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