ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Retailers like Amazon are chartering private cargo ships, making their own containers, and leasing planes to bypass supply chain disruptions like long wait times for dock space and workers.

Material Savings 207

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

· More than a fifth of the distance driven by European cargo trucks in 2021 was “deadhead mileage,” where vehicles traveled empty, often on the return leg of a journey. · · This means that trucks travel with no cargo at all for billions of miles — with a significant financial and environmental cost for shippers and carriers. ·

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

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Savi

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The pivot point has moved from production to customer delivery, and the primary constraint has moved from manufacturing to transportation. Driver Shortages: It is estimated that by 2026, the industry will be short 175,000 drivers. . Driver Shortages: It is estimated that by 2026, the industry will be short 175,000 drivers.

Packaging 45

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2018

Imagine moving cargo across continents as smoothly as computers process data. Data-centric freight exchanges and intelligent multimodal cross-docking hubs will allow haulers to move cargo effortlessly by road, rail, sea and air and seamlessly change carrier, or even transport mode, in real time.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 98

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 27, 2023

There’s a mandate in place for full electrification by 2026. When it came to supply chains and manufacturing, Biden, South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida honed in on critical minerals and each country’s need for the materials to support their electric vehicle and battery ambitions.

South Korea 251

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

Supply challenges arising from the war will hit many industries, with electronics being a prime example, since Russia and Ukraine are both sources of materials such as palladium and neon , vital for the manufacture of semiconductors. Rapidly rising fuel prices will bring about even more widespread supply chain disruption.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 89

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2023

I saw an article recently about a cargo flight headed to Belgium from New York that had to turn around mid-flight. In 2020, brewers bought more than 41 billion aluminum cans and bottles, making aluminum the single most significant input cost in American beer manufacturing. A horse escaped from its stall and was loose in the hold.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 285

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