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Monday, July 9, 2018

Robots: New World to Warehouse Market Outlook: Ken Research

Logistics and Shipping Market Research Reports as companies continue to participate in the race to provide packages to costumer to their door steps as soon as possible they also need location to distribute packages to delivery driver. This problem is solved by none other than warehouse who constantly searches for better technology and other resources to smoother the process for company. Changes in dynamism and technology became the reason for automation to come into existence where warehouses upgraded themselves to the use of Robots to increase package sorting capacity, reduce human error and alleviate repetitive stress on employees. Industry veterans claimed that,” robots are not meant to replace humans but to increase the productivity with the same size of workforce. “

In 2009 first robot kiva was seen and was predicted that it would change the face of warehousing. Amazon was using over 30000 of these robots and then renamed kiva robot to Amazon robot. However competitors are not behind in the queue of ongoing rapid growth of e-commerce and are continuously emerging with new solutions to accommodate high volume of small, multi-line orders so that they could realign their capabilities to fit with fast and accurate warehouse demand profile.
In warehouse automation market, there has been growing adoption of goods-to-person automation, namely in the form of shuttle services that offer high levels of performance and flexibility. These new robots were called autonomous mobile robotics (AMR). These robots take multiple roles from lifting to moving an entire stack of shelves to a shipping station. Robots such as 6 River and locus are smaller ones that roam the aisle of a warehouse who work in cooperation with humans.
Benefits
Increase order picking throughput
Increase inventory density in a warehouse
Reduce utility cost including lighting and air conditioning
Reduce shrinkage by limiting human interaction with stock items
Reduce labor cost.
Robots are taking on multiple roles inside warehouses. Kiva’s robots can lift and move an entire stack of shelves to a shipping station where a human worker extracts the needed items.
A business must carefully evaluate the requirements of the robotic automation and the overall business requirements for each situation needs to be considered, including capital expense, operating savings, performance improvement and customer service enhancement. Growth in robotic automation has led to consolidation of many smaller warehouses spread across various states.
Logistics and Shipping Industry Analysis speculated that in developing countries like India, three to five years down the line warehouse will be more agile, dynamic and smart. Due to lack of fixed infrastructure and processes, they will work on AI and real time management of warehouse operations. Automation will devise cost effective ways for quicker deliveries and minimize operational inefficiencies. In India the maximum impact of implementation of goods and services tax would be on supply chain. In terms of developed countries they are already diversifying their ground by automation. Leading players of the market such as knapp, locus, swisslog, Greyorange, fetch, scallog and many more continue to expand in this field.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Seaports Sailing With Logistics Market Outlook: Ken Research

Trade between nations is highly facilitated by sea ports. Huge cargo items that cannot be transported by air arrive at major sea ports around the world daily evident by logistics and shipping market research reports that estimate that nearly 80% of all trade is seaborne hence, it is increasingly important to facilitate good seaport logistics. Studies on port activities are being conducted today to bring out the real importance of seaports although their contribution to an economy is debatable.
These days port activity is no longer limited to just cargo handling. Globalization of complex industrial production processes has increased the importance of sea ports in the global supply chain. It is not only the time and cost of delivery of shipments that matters but also its reliability and predictability.
  1. Many countries are recognizing the bright prospects of the rapidly growing demand by developing their seaports to form regional hubs. Logistics and shipping industry research and market reports reveal that Singapore, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Dubai are all international hubs of sea trade. These regions are also investing in transshipment facility and efficient transport network.
  2. Better transport infrastructure not only leads to time saving but also leads to growth of trade and sharing of resources. This can significantly benefit both countries and even increase employment. A study conducted on 10 European countries that analyzed the impact of ports on local employment found that every million tons of net port throughput would create around 450-650 jobs in the region. Furthermore, it found that every 10% increase in port throughput can generate a 5%-20% increase in the GDP of the region.
  3. Government intervention can greatly aid port infrastructure and overall gain. India is a good example in this respect. India is the sixteenth largest maritime country in the world with an extensive coastline. The Indian trade and shipping plays a vital role in sustaining the country’s economy and commerce. The Indian Government plays an important role in supporting the seaports sector. It has allowed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in development, automation and maintenance of seaport logistics. It has also facilitated a 10 year long tax holiday to further the development and maintenance of ports. Under the National Perspective Plan six new mega ports will be developed in the country.
  4. Certain country’s have an innovative edge over others. Such countries are launching more eco friendly projects and this draws other nations to invest an ever increasing amount in these countries. The global concern for the environment has affected seaport logistics as well. Regions that have adopted the world environmental standards in operational activities are considered superior to others. The international reputation of countries like Singapore is a key driver of its prosperous trade which clearly has resulted in enormous wealth generation.
Sea ports are essential for a country’s overall development and wealth. Regional hubs are seen as an abbreviation for the global sea trade network which has favored countries that have invested in seaport logistics. The resultant trade network will further the country’s development status thereby augmenting employment and technology sharing. India is also making a mark on the global level and demonstrates the strength of government aid and foreign investment. International reputation of a nation also plays a prominent role in its progress especially in respect to the environmental sector. 
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Disaster Logistics Management Market Outlook: Ken Research

Disaster logistics is defined as management of relief material to be delivered to the affected people and area in times of disaster. Many severe disasters have taken place in recent years and disaster management has been a global concern for years. Disaster logistics business review shows that there is a need to mobilize resources and expertise in an efficient manner.
Disaster management for years was seen on a single level but now logistics and transportation market research reports consulting has led to a more broad view in which disaster logistics have been stratified. For the last few years the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been testing technologies to improve disaster logistics. The goal of this is to combine the technologies to develop a system which would have the following functions:
Resource management which will be an automated database of the human and physical resources responding to the disaster including warehousing/inventory management
Planning through a library of Emergency Response Plans that can be selected, activated and easily managed in times of crisis
Incident Management through a system designed with the user in mind to facilitate workflow of any emergency agency.
Operations Command and Control through   geo-spatial mapping for actual/live responses as well as disaster logistics asset tracking.
Transportation and Shipping of relief material like medicines, food supplies and water from origination to destination with tracking via GPS transponders.
Simulation/Drill Exercise Automation to better prepare people and authorities to deal with crisis.
Other agencies like Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) have offered small regions assistance. EMAC provides a responsive and straightforward system for US states to send personnel and equipment to help disaster relief efforts in other states. Despite this sometimes the disaster scenario is overwhelming and so many emergency agencies are turning towards the private sector partners for supplies and equipment. Big companies like Walmart also undertake efforts to assist as they have developed their logistics sector to distribute relief supplies to communities in need immediately after a disaster takes place.
The US is a great example of developments in disaster logistics and has shown the strength of community effort. This is evident by the fact that 22 out of the top 50 retailers in the US aid the EMAC by directly supplying resources. This also brings out the fact that disaster logistics must have a comprehensive Supplier Management that allows the retail community to receive and fulfill orders for needed supplies and equipment. Warehousing also plays a crucial role in keeping relief supplies safe. World Vision has 11 warehouses of donated goods in the US alone and represents a vital source of needed supplies and equipment to the emergency management community.
Disaster logistics is a growing sector that has immense potential for future growth as well. The US clearly displays the benefits of community building that will augment disaster logistics development. The mobilization of resources and proper information system are the key to success in the field. Organizations that receive assistance from private players are expected to be the growth drivers.
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Market Research Reports for Logistics
Logistic Market Research Report
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Emerging Technologies in Warehousing Market Outlook: Ken Research

OVERVIEW: Logistics refer to the detailed organization and implementation of complex activities. The logistics industry includes activities like storage, freight management, transportation and handling damage claims etc. Superior freight management involves maintenance of goods and thereby quality warehouses are required. The warehouse industry plays an essential role in facilitating trade processes involving physical capital.
EVOLUTION: Warehousing has come a long way since the 1990s. Earlier warehousing techniques relied heavily on immense labour force participation in order to facilitate the operations. Today operations have become technology oriented as indicated by the fact that the cost of automated labour in comparison with human labour has fallen by up to 50%. Warehouses today need fewer on site managers because of the introduction of technological surveillance through CCTV cameras .Even materials used in construction of warehouses have been upgraded to better safeguard the stored goods and cater to the associated handling equipment.
Recent developments include
Heated/unheated warehouses to cater to temperature sensitive goods and Controlled Humidity (CH) warehouses that are constructed with vapor barriers to maintain humidity at desired levels only
Refrigerated warehouses preserve the quality of perishable goods that are kept fresh in freezing and chilling spaces.
Advanced bar code readers are being used to eliminate paper registration and management of goods.
Voice technology for labour guidance is being developed.
The use of robots in storing and transporting goods is growing with the aim to increase time efficiency and aid fork lifters.
MAEKET SIZE: The advent of the 21st century brought about technological advancements which have led to developments in global trade. Consequently the demand for warehouses has increased as logistics and shipping market industry analysis reveals that warehouses today are value adding processes. Logistics and shipping market research reports reveal that the global warehousing and storage market is an essential part of logistics market. North America is the largest geographic region accounting for nearly 30% of the global market and U.S.A. is a leader among nations accounting for more than 20% of the global warehousing/storage market.
COMPETITION: As the logistics industry boom it is natural for companies to face off in the playing field. Evidently some companies are more reputed than others in providing warehousing services. American companies like FedEx Fulfillment and Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) are highly reputed the latter catering primarily to Amazon businesses. Certain companies like Fulfillment Companies.net focus on developing better client relations by providing custom tailored solutions to match specific order volumes.
Some companies get into business relations like mergers and acquisitions an example of which is South Korea’s CJ Logistics acquiring majority ownership of U.S. based DSC Logistics in June 2018 and Bright Light Partners acquiring First Coast Logistics that same year.
CONCLUSION: As trade and technology increase so will the demand for appropriate storage. The warehouse storage sector is essential for growth of many developing countries and is a key contributor to the advancements in developed countries. The bright future prospects for this sector is visible by the fact that developing countries such as India is willing to undergo high expenditure on logistics, despite technical inefficiencies, evident by the fact that logistics cost in India accounts for about 15% of GDP which is nearly double the logistics cost to GDP ratio in France and U.S. that stands around 8%.
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Market Research Reports for Logistics
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Monday, May 28, 2018

Poland – The New European Logistics Hub: Ken Research

Introduction: Recent research indicated in Market Research Reports for Logistics has shown the growing popularity for Poland in the European Logistics market. Market research estimates that Poland is soon to become one of the biggest logistics hubs, if not the central one in Europe. Increasing levels of economic prosperity in several growth economies like Belgium and Spain combined with the recent improvements in the Greek economy have had a widespread effect positively impacting the economies of other countries through external trade. The growing prospect in trade has caused a major boom in European logistics with investment into warehousing toppling USD 18.5 Billion. There is no let up in the demand and investor interest into the European markets which has caused prominent growth in Logistics, Warehousing and Freight Forwarding services across several countries. Although there is increasing investment across several regions in the European Union, one that takes the focus is the growth of Poland
Market Evolution: The market for logistics in Poland is experiencing a massive increase. Poland has a favorable location being a region in the middle of Eastern and Western Europe allowing it to act as a flow corridor for trade across Europe. Increased participation from foreign industrial players is also a major growth driver. China’s Cosco is launching an additional weekly feeder service between its Polish hub and Helsinki, Riga, Latvia, and Klaipeda, Lithuania, alongside its current service linking Rotterdam and Gdansk with St. Petersburg and Kotka, Finland. Gdansk’s bid to become a European hub was sealed when the leading ocean carriers opened it up to direct calls from Asia, replacing feeder shipments from Rotterdam, Hamburg, and Bremerhaven. Poland also wants to link up with Beijing’s Belt and Road project in a bid to become an import hub for Chinese exports. Poland’s truckers have impacted the market heavily hauling more than one-quarter of the EU’s cross-border freight traffic and accounting for about 30 percent of its ballooning cabotage market. The country’s logistics pull was highlighted by the decision of Zalando, a Berlin-based online fashion group, to invest USD 178 Million in a 1.4 Million square foot warehouse in Gryfino, a Polish town just more than a mile from the German border that will export clothes and shoes to Poland, Germany, the Nordic/Baltic region, and beyond. And transport investment is gathering pace, with the European Investment Bank earlier this month agreeing to USD 758 Million  financing to improve Poland’s rail links to its ports, building on some USD 3.15 Billion  of EU structural funds to improve its port infrastructure.
The Gdansk Port Authority is talking with potential private investors for the construction of a new universal port costing between USD 1.7 Billion  and USD 2.5 Billion , the state rail infrastructure company is improving cross-border freight connections with Ukraine, and the Belarus and the Polish government’s plan to spend up to USD 9.34 Billion  on a new airport between Warsaw and Lodz linked to the national rail network with the aim of establishing a multi-modal Central European logistics gateway. One of the most important challenges that Poland will face in the coming years is to further increase road throughput that is why the biggest portion of EU funds in the 2014-2020 perspective, i.e. USD 26 Billion or 27.8% of total EU funds allocated to Poland in that timeframe, will be spent on transport infrastructure. The country also plans to build 1800 new roads by 2023, mainly national roads and expressways. So far, thanks to EU support, the national system of high-speed roads tripled between 2004 and 2013. However, not all funds will be spent on the development of the road network: Poland wants to spend over USD 18 Billion on railway infrastructure in the frame of the government railway program. Another USD 1.7 Billion will be spent in 2014-2020 on maritime transport. This would mean an increase of over 2.5 times compared to the 2007-2013 perspective. In the frame of maritime transport investments, the container terminal in Gdansk will increase its capacity to 4.5 Million TEU (twenty-foot containers) from 1.5 Million TEU at present. About USD 350 Million will be directed to investments at Szczecin and Swinoujscie ports.
Conclusion: There are several reasons that Poland is experiencing significant growth in its Logistics sector. One being its strategic location. Another major factor is the increased investment and the growing level of favorable supply to match the demand as labor charges and increasing road infrastructure is improving the transport scenario for Poland. The country is expected to become a major logistics hub globally in the coming years and there is an increasing interest from foreign parties to gain on this trend for more effective logistics operations, at least in the region of Europe which is an explanation for the level of investments being made into Poland.
Key Factors Considered in the Report:
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Logistics and Shipping Industry Analysis
Market Research Reports for Logistics
Logistic Market Research Report
Logistics and Transportation Market Research Reports Consulting
Logistics Business Review
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