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Port of Melbourne invests in rail infrastructure

Manufacturer's Monthly

It will also form a crucial part of the Victorian government’s plans for a short- haul rail network connecting freight hubs in Melbourne’s north and west to the port. Rail has been underutilised in Melbourne for short-haul freight operations, with the entire metropolitan freight task currently undertaken by road transport.

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Industrial Processes & Wireless Communications – Part II: Manufacturing Logistics

Cisco Manufacturing

If you think of a supply chain as a system which can then be broken down into smaller links, each of which forms a function, e.g., transport from A-B, optimal use of warehousing, inventory control, and product manufacturing lifecycle. Each of these domains includes at least one link that can be optimised with wireless technologies.

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Distribution demons: A look at pallet networks

SMMT

Pallet networks are co-operative organisations made up of groups of hauliers across the UK working together to provide next-day freight delivery services. It also means that high levels of vehicle capacity utilisation are achieved, with current vehicle fill at more than 72%, compared with 51% in some road freight sectors. ft premises.

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View from India: Logistics carriers are economic lifeline of the country

E&T

The overall intent is to lower logistics cost, bring transparency to the system and standardise warehousing operations with better infrastructure and regulatory norms. Value-adds may be in the form of multimodal logistics parks. . As for ports, the average turn-around time of container vessels has come down from 44 hours to 26 hours.