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Warehousing, the Rise of IT, Automation, and Now… Robotics

Logistics Bureau

Affected by changes in production, procurement and distribution methods, warehousing has continually been pushed and pulled in different directions. Just-in-time techniques have led to more products arriving directly from manufacturing to the end-customer, shrinking warehouse use. Where to Do Your Warehousing.

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Supply Chain Roundtable Series: Optimising the Manufacturing Supply Chain

Unleashed

For global businesses, long lead times on international shipments exacerbate these challenges. There’s a huge risk there – they may leave or have time away from the business.” Sometimes we’ll find that our normal rate of demand for a month can spike to 10 times that with one big order.”

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Red Sea Ocean Transport Shipping Disruption Update

Supply Chain Matters

Background Just before the Christmas 2023 holiday, Supply Chain Matters alerted our readers to rather troubling signs for another global-wide shipping disruption. Business media has further reinforced that at same time, the Panama Canal , which is the globe’s other key transit route. That has since led to rebels targeting U.S.