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This Week in Logistics News (May 27 – June 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. However, many of these companies are now reining in their logistics ambitions. There is no doubt that autonomous semi-trucks will change the face of logistics.

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You Should Be Worried. Supply Chains Are Not OK. Let’s Lock Arms To Drive Change

Supply Chain Shaman

The current state of logistics is our malady. I find no agency or entity trying to find a holistic solution to global logistics. jump in apparel costs and 5.5% Prior to 2018, when an ocean carrier booked a shipment they had to provide a chassis. My struggle is for comprehensive coverage to focus on a holistic remedy.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

Also, warehouse automation excludes similar systems such as airport baggage handling, manufacturing-line automation, and manually driven forklifts. Vanderlande is a member of Toyota Industries Corporation within the Toyota Advanced Logistics Group. KNAPP offers integrated warehouse systems and logistics software solutions.

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The Circular Supply Chain: A Push for Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

Circular systems employ re-use, sharing, repair, refurbishment, re-manufacturing, and recycling to create a closed-loop system to minimize resource inputs and reduce waste, pollution, and carbon emissions. Mr. Skrovan said that the new focus is transforming the company’s reverse logistics supply chain, making it a “circular economy.”

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Warehouse Labor Woes Are Worse than Ever

Logistics Viewpoints

Contract logistics – companies that provide warehousing services – certainly falls into that category. That is because it is not just the contract logistics sector that hires labor for their warehouses. Retailers, manufacturers, and distributors all have warehouses. The Warehouse Labor Shortage. The numbers back her up.

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You Should Be Worried. Supply Chains Are Not OK. Let’s Lock Arms To Drive Change

Supply Chain Shaman

The current state of logistics is our malady. I find no agency or entity trying to find a holistic solution to global logistics. Returning containers is an ongoing issue resulting in some manufacturers investigating a return to break-bulk shipping (container free). jump in apparel costs and 5.5% So what you might say?

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Top 25 Supply Chains of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Our look at the Top 25 (plus 4) Supply Chains of 2018 examines how the best companies in the world excel at managing their global supply chains. Also, for whatever reason, Gartner limits the scope of the Top 25 to companies in the manufacturing, retail or distribution sectors. Media Image. transactionID. Printer-friendly version.

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