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Trends Transforming Logistics and Supply Chains In the MENA Region in 2023

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A McKinsey’s report published in 2022 indicates that 32 per cent of people from industries like automotive, consumer goods, and pharmaceutical find demand variability and forecasting responsible for value chain disruptions. billion by 2025. Technology and automation are major enablers towards this.

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Will Trucking Challenges Transform JITS in North America?

QAD

JITS is the acronym for “just-in-time-sequence,” a common supply chain practice in the automotive industry that eliminates or significantly reduces the need to maintain parts inventory at the assembly plant. Cost savings in warehousing and floor space along with associated reduction in personnel required. But why just in North America?

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Micro-fulfilment: What Is It and How Does It Work?

Unleashed

By setting up a smaller, more convenient – and often automated – warehouse to fulfil orders, businesses can cut their fulfilment times significantly. It uses localised warehousing and combines it with the efficiency of automation – from order receipt to picking, packing and same-day delivery.

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Guide to warehouse robots: types of warehouse robots, uses, navigation & more

6 River Systems

More warehouses are adopting robotics technology than ever before. The warehouse robotics market was valued at $2.28 There are several types of warehouse robots offering varying functionality, allowing warehouses to select robotics solutions that aid with various processes. market leading the way.

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6 Manufacturing Trends to Watch Out for in 2016

GlobalTranz

A recent report by Frost & Sullivan, “The Future of Parts and Service Retailing in the Automotive Aftermarket” , predicts that by 2025, 10 to 15 percent of all global parts sales will be made online. The automotive parts suppliers and the electrical/electronics industry were the main drivers of the growth.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Update April 25 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Report That Amazon Warehouse Workers Suffer Twice the Rate of Serious Injuries. Last week, Business Broadcasting Network CNBC , citing a new workplace safety study, which indicated that Amazon warehouse workers in the United States suffered serious injuries at twice the rate of rival companies in 2021. serious injuries per 100 workers.

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The current trucking market experience: it is both supply and demand

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Anyone who has been paying attention to the transportation of goods has noticed delays in their own shipments, headlines in mainstream media paying attention to supply chains, and a general heighted awareness of how goods get from point A to point B. The North American surface transportation marketplace was oversupplied as we entered 2020.