Logistics

Short lead times, low stock levels and high flexibility – these goals are becoming increasingly important when it comes to internal material flow. Driverless transport systems open up new possibilities…

When assessing hospitals and other health care institutions, it can be easy to forget that like any other business, they too need to optimize their internal processes and reduce operational…

In most sectors today, you’ll often hear about labor shortages for tasks in distribution centers and transport. According to a report by CBRE, U.S. warehouses and distribution centers need to…

What is the role of technology? At first glance, it is a pretty simple question with a simple answer. “To improve the quality of life,” was the main answer given…

For some time, refrigerated transport and storage was a relatively simple aspect of the supply chain. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t challenging to manage — it most certainly always has…

In our evermore interconnected world and rapidly changing operating environments, one logistical workhorse has remained a constant: sea freight. Despite drones buzzing in the sky, Hyperloop tracks being built, and…

The trucking industry has some fundamental problems to solve. It’s not that something specific has “gone wrong.” Rather, it’s simply an inefficient industry in general. There’s no shame in admitting…

Read any of the recent, glitzy headlines about Amazon’s new Delivery Service Partners program and you walk away with the feeling that Amazon is not only pushing the threshold on…

The world is changing rapidly, as is the shipping industry. There is an increased focus on boosting the green image of shipping, as well as improving efficiency through emerging technologies.…

I recently attended an automotive logistics conference in the UK and I realized that the Brexit issue is ubiquitous here. However, industry and warehouses do not yet seem sure how…