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Find warehouse workers: Navigating the challenges

Kanban Logistics

If your company is having trouble finding warehouse workers, you’re not alone. Warehouse staff is harder to come by than ever, with great competition for available candidates. Why is it so difficult to find warehouse workers? The primary challenge is that competition for warehouse talent has never been greater.

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Warehousing News Roundup: March 4, 2019

Stord

The new facility will open in California this summer , and will combine less than truckload shipments from small suppliers into full truckloads for distribution centers and stores. Warehouse jobs need a better reputation , according to Dollar Tree Chief Supply Chain Officer Gary Maxwell.

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7 Advantages of a North Carolina Logistics Hub

Kanban Logistics

This prime location enables 1-day distribution, over the road, to 70% of the US population. This intermodal hub enables rail containers to be offloaded from freight cars arriving at the terminal and then loaded onto another train or truck for final distribution. A Hub for Aerospace. Productive, Non-Union Workforce.

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Cross Docking 101: What, Why and How? [with case studies]

Unleashed

Cross docking is an option to consider if you’re thinking about ways to streamline your supply chain – it’s a popular distribution system for fast-moving consumer goods, but can be used in a variety of other industries. This removes the ‘storage’ element of warehousing logistics, and saves on costs, warehousing space, time and labour.

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DiManEx partners with Wipro to offer Distributed Manufacturing Services

DiManEx

Utrecht, the Netherlands – March 13, 2018: DiManEx, a cloud-based, end-to-end service provider for distributed 3D manufacturing, today announced a strategic partnership with Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. About DiManEx.

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The Journey to End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain Visibility Is Ongoing

Logistics Viewpoints

Trane ’s Tom France, Vice President, Global Distribution, Logistics and Transportation, recently stressed the need for E2E insight: “Extend visibility as much as you can throughout your supply chain. Aerospace manufacturers have an average of 200 tier-one suppliers and 12,000 across all tiers.

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Warehouse labor costs trending downward

Kanban Logistics

When it comes to warehousing costs and capacity, we start the year with a bit of good and bad news. The bad news is that warehouse capacity remains tight, with demand still exceeding supply. The good news is that, according to international 3PL GXO Logistics, warehouse labor costs are starting to ease worldwide.