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Top 5 Logistics Challenges and Solutions for the Manufacturing Industry

GlobalTranz

The manufacturing industry faces many challenges, such as a skilled labor shortage, supply chain instability, and inventory management issues. 5 Challenges Facing Supply Chain Managers in Manufacturing. Supply Chain Management and Maintaining Inventory. Inventory management software is an important solution.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

I have to go to the grocery store again today to replenish our inventory (yeah, I don’t shop for groceries online; as the son of a bodegero, I’m old fashioned that way.). Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group. Freight trucking startup Shipwell gets a $10 million boost (TechCrunch).

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How Megacity Distribution Models are Changing Urban Logistics

TMC

There are 28 megacities on the planet, and the United Nations projects that the number will reach 41 by 2030, accounting for a population of some 453 million people. In Mexico City, for example, some 60% of the city’s nanostores maintain only one to two days of inventory. City challenges. Solutions at hand.

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The Brave New World of Logistics: A Primer

BlueYonder

So, let’s take a few minutes to define some of the most common terms related to managing logistics via advanced technology. Transportation management system (TMS). billion by 2030. The WMS allows logistics teams to see the status of orders, inventory, labor, robotics, physical assets, trailers…the list goes on.

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Five Advanced Technologies That Are Revolutionizing Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

With gasoline prices reaching record highs , transportation managers must make smarter decisions that minimize road miles and associated costs. For logistics teams, digital control towers add maximum value when they’re integrated with the transportation management system (TMS). Warehouse Robotics. billion in 2020 to $15.79

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5 Ways We’re Helping Our European Customers Surpass Their Sustainability Targets

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The European Union has recently legalised its commitment to have Europe become the first climate neutral continent by 2050 and has agreed between all member states and the EU Parliament, that the bloc will reduce carbon emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030. In other words, every single freight trip is fully optimised.

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Logistics Imperatives to Manage Uncertainty and Disruptions in 2022: Part 2

BlueYonder

For example, Traxion, Mexico’s largest logistics provider, brokers services and optimizes loads, capacity, freight and routes via an AI-enabled optimization engine that gathers real-time data and autonomously makes the best decision on the fly, without human intervention. According to the U.S.