GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2016

This month China's Chang’an Automobile Engineering & Research Institute conducted a 2,000-kilometer test run of two driverless cars, The Hindu reported. For years, warehousing operations have been using autonomous vehicles to move items along predetermined routes. Augmented Reality Dashboards and Warehousing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

I have often written about legal issues and battles in California, as the state has been in the news for its warehouse and trucking emission rules, independent contractor rules for gig workers, and union disagreements at ports. The increases are being felt far beyond the disrupted trade routes that link China with Europe and the U.S.

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Stord

APRIL 4, 2019

But these challenges bring opportunity: companies that seek innovative solutions that deliver greater agility, automation and intelligence will not just thrive, they’ll also gain a significant competitive advantage. Warehouse availability is shrinking as demand rises What’s more, finding storage space is increasingly difficult.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In other Walmart news, the company is importing more goods to the United States from India and reducing its reliance upon China as it looks to cut costs and diversify its supply chain. The data shows that only 60 percent of its shipments came from China during the same period, down from 80 percent in 2018.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

DHL Supply Chain, one of the world’s leading contract logistics agencies, progressed in its sustainability efforts by partnering with Sembcorp to develop a 1.24MWp rooftop solar energy system at their 81 Alps Avenue warehouse facility in Singapore. The Need For Supply Chain Innovation: Why You Should Watch These Four Trends ?

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QAD

APRIL 1, 2019

The goal of all of our innovations is to help provide our customers with the agility they need to effectively respond to the opportunities in their rapidly changing business environments. Additional innovations were made in the areas of sourcing, inventory and order visibility within depot repair and related material management processes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Supply chain disruptions have brought about an age of innovation. Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide ; Clint Reiser. ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. Time slot management helps to organize warehouse resources to prepare for an incoming truck.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2021

Ryan and Joe will interview founders, key executives, and innovators to understand what makes them and their companies successful. Joe interviews logistics, transportation, and supply chain industry leaders about innovation, technology, trends, and the future of freight. Introducing Inside the Founders’ Studio.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

CEVA Logistics actively reaches out to support social innovations and engage local communities. In Malaysia, CEVA Logistics worked closely with L’Oréal , a major producer of luxury and consumer products, to develop a social initiative of providing jobs for the hearing impaired at our warehouse since June 2020.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Operationalising Smart Lockers to Fulfil Last Mile Delivery Needs Last-mile delivery, the final stage of delivering goods from a local warehouse or distribution centre to the consumer’s end-destination, is often seen as a crucial part of the eCommerce logistics value chain as it determines the success or failure of the entire process.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Currently, companies struggle with rolling electric outages in China. Warehouses are full, and supply chain leaders are using containers as overflow warehouses adding to port snarls. IBM, in contrast, purchased over fifteen supply chain acquisitions but drove little innovation. The winter offers no relief.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

China has been called the world’s factory floor and for good reason. When China’s factories shut down, the effects are felt globally. ”[1] Chinese lockdowns are particularly being felt in one of China’s largest cities and busiest ports — Shanghai. Close to 30% of that backlog alone is in China.”[3]

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Overland transport solutions from Singapore all the way to China & even Europe were also executed to executed to keep supply chains moving. Continued Innovation even Amidst the Pandemic. Customers have reaped tangible benefits from these projects and have recognized DB Schenker as a front-runner in innovation and digitalization.

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Stord

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Last year, the ripple effects from new tariffs on imports from China rocked warehouses and ports in America. At the Port of Los Angeles, for example, a sudden rush of shipments overloaded the local warehouse market. In the Los Angeles warehouse market, that meant limited warehouse availability and greater transportation costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

We are seeing it now in terms of truck drivers and warehouse workers, and Walmart is an example of a company that has been trying to get ahead of these shortages by offering higher wages and on-the-job perks. Supply chain disruptions continue to be commonplace, with a major emphasis placed on the driver and warehouse worker shortage.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 26, 2017

Amazon supply chain management is driving innovation and change at a pace that’s putting the pressure on other businesses to find a way to keep up, or fold. It’s just the latest in a string of patents that span the gamut from smart stores to flying warehouses. Has the Amazon effect infiltrated your industry vertical?

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ShipBob

MARCH 28, 2024

Ecommerce businesses that import products internationally are typically concerned with two things: The speed at which the products will arrive at their warehouse The impact on their cash flow The journey of a large shipment from China to the US doesn’t simply leave a warehouse and arrive at your business’s doorstep.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 14, 2021

Warehouse automation was in full swing and maritime apps were suddenly mushrooming. On the company and people side, the workshop attendees prioritised “lack of understanding” and “fear of innovation”. Corporate Leaders are advised to review their employee experience culture, innovation policies and incentive programs.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

In France, the new centralized supply chain planning approach encompasses 500 SKUs within 10 product groups, two warehouses, suppliers from Europe and various sales channels such as the company’s online shop, external marketplaces, and external retailers. Emma – The Sleep Company is a founder-managed company and with 1.5

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 14, 2021

We thank all those who have written in, to give us some feedback of the event for which we are grateful and indicative of the many industry players who are actively driving change, innovation and shaping the future. Warehouses today operate in conditions shaped by disruptive forces. We share below some quotes to remind us of the event.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

My first focus was on China sourcing. I firmly believe that the rebound of the economy requires strong supply chains, but to make this happen, we need to turn our backs on historic practices and innovate new ways of working. China was the source of over 90% of PPE.) Sadly, the economy fell to the inevitable community spread.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 26, 2017

Innovation in the warehouse: Markus Kückelhaus of DHL trend research, in two separate panels gave very compelling presentations on the innovation DHL is driving in the warehouse. Through the pilots that DHL conducted, AR is showing tremendous productivity gains in the warehouse such as a 25% gain in picking productivity.

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Logility

JUNE 30, 2022

China, which had a worker surplus of 55.2 These include transportation and material moving, warehouse and fulfillment center workers , truck drivers, call center agents, delivery services, and manufacturing workers. Reroute orders to other warehouses and manufacturing locations. It’s a global problem. million to 75.3

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The initiative involves placing RFID tags on packages and wearable devices on employees to eliminate manual scans, reduce misloads, and accelerate parcel throughput in the delivery giant’s warehouses. The average contract cost of shipping a container from China to the U.S. West Coast was $2,618 as of Feb.

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ModusLink Corporation

MARCH 9, 2022

NFC reader is a tool that can be integrated into the warehouse management picking verification system. Furthermore, it helps eliminate the paperwork and provides information about the inside of the package such as the location of the product inside the warehouse, description of the item, and the number of items inside the warehouse.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. It is safe to say that if a warehouse operation is not implementing Lean, it is falling behind its competition. But, it can be overdone. What can you do?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

A storm may leave roads closed, warehouses shut down, utilities lost, and employees stranded. While supply chains are recovering, a recent survey found that 57% of shippers experienced longer lead times from suppliers in China. January and February 2021 were characterized by repeated winter weather events nationwide.

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PINC

OCTOBER 29, 2019

More recent challenges, such as the national warehouse vacancy rate hovering at record lows and warehouses bloated with inventory pulled in from China during 2018 to get ahead of impending tariffs, have emerged creating an even more demanding environment. Present and discuss existing and potential cases.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

pallets and pallet lifts) to improve the very labor intensive processes of material handling and how to take better advantage of space using racking and better warehouse design and layout. imports from China grew from about $45 billion per year in 1995 to more than $280 billion per year in 2006.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 21, 2021

To paraphrase an old maxim, then, necessity breeds innovation.”[2] ”[2] He insists supply chain innovation today is not a choice, but an imperative. Port closures like the one at Ningbo-Zhoushan in China and backlogs from the Suez Canal blockage earlier in 2021 have limited transport capacity. ”[5].

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2015

pallets and pallet lifts) to improve the very labor intensive processes of material handling and how to take better advantage of space using racking and better warehouse design and layout. imports from China grew from about $45 billion per year in 1995 to more than $280 billion per year in 2006.

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Locus Robotics

AUGUST 17, 2023

The eCommerce sector, in particular, is placing unprecedented pressure on warehouse operations to deliver goods rapidly and accurately to customers’ doorsteps. Consequently, integrating innovative strategies to optimize warehouse operations is of paramount importance for businesses.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

They are asking questions like ‘Do our facilities teams know what piping it’s included in?’ The second is tensions around export controls with China and Taiwan , which leave many companies reevaluating their global sourcing strategies. They’re trying to figure out how to find alternate suppliers out of that area.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

DHL Supply Chain commits EUR 218m to develop logistics infrastructure in China. Specifically, the desire to own and control the innovation cycle — from the front end of its operations (website) to its back end (order fulfillment and DC automation systems) — in a holistic and integrated manner. ATA Truck Tonnage Index Increased 0.5%

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

For those impacted by the Amazon Effect but not directly competing with Amazon, there are critical lessons to be learned from their continuous drive to innovate inventory management, warehouse automation, and the supply chain of tomorrow. ” Amazon warehouses feature extensive use of mobile barcode scanners and wearables.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

For those impacted by the Amazon Effect but not directly competing with Amazon, there are critical lessons to be learned from their continuous drive to innovate inventory management, warehouse automation, and the supply chain of tomorrow. These three overarching warehouse inventory technologies can be adopted by any operation: 1.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 16, 2023

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. This Part 2 blog post will explore the next remedies and innovative solutions that will help accelerate digital transformations and attainment of benefits.

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