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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

If you haven’t attended recently, it is an unmatched display of warehouse automation, robotics, and software systems. Körber CEO Discusses Warehouse Labor Management, Engagement, and Retention ; Clint Reiser Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to speak with Chad Collins, CEO of Körber Supply Chain Software.

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Current state of logistics in North Carolina: warehouse space and labor hard to find

Kanban Logistics

If you’re looking for warehouse space in North Carolina, as well as associates to staff that space, you are likely to be met with challenges. In this article, we’ll take a look at the current state of logistics in North Carolina, specifically warehouse space vacancy rates and available labor.

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5 Things to Look for in a Food Grade Warehouse

Kanban Logistics

Finding the right food-grade warehouse provider for storage and distribution is an important task that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Within a food-grade warehouse, “ambient” storage means that products can be stored at the natural temperature of the warehouse. The most common warehouse temperature ranges are: Air conditioned.

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What Lessons a Table Fable Teaches About Supply Chain Orchestration

Logistics Viewpoints

Multiple calls only muddied the waters, but a few things became clear: inventory was in the warehouse, but my order for it was stuck. The order management system wasn’t effectively connected to the warehouse management system showing tables available or the transportation management system showing the carrier had returned my first table.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Starting next week, Amazon will start actively recruiting existing small businesses in 23 states including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, and Washington. percent), manufacturing (4.5

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Supply Chain Transformation is a Journey not a Destination

Enterra Insights

In a recent Gartner survey of supply chain professionals, 65% said the answer is yes.”[2] Beadle reports, “By 2021, one in 10 warehouse workers in established economies will be replaced by autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). That debate may well be over. Big Data and Advanced Analytics. Blockchain.

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Supply Chain Disruption and Digitization

Enterra Insights

” A recent survey concluded either is acceptable and both refer to the same phenomenon. The latest technologies being experimented with are robots in warehouses, drones, and autonomous vehicles. And truck platooning is being experimented with in North Carolina. It doesn’t even mean anything any more.”[1]