SHD LOGISTICS SHD LOGISTICS March 2020 www.shdlogistics.com GO OUTDOORS MEET THE JUDGES THE LOGISTICS 100 A look at Jungheinrich’s F ind out more about Mirek Raba provides a fresh Innovations & Highlights this year’s Logistics perspective on how supply event. P18 Awards judges. P44 chains are changing. P58 MARCH 2020 2020 MARCH SHD L GISTICS WELCOME TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF LOGISTICS INFORMA INFORMA MARKETS LTD BE PART OF IT. FIND OUT MORE AT WWW.IMHX.NET it’s got intelligence The Flexi ACiON range utilises the latest integrated digital technology with cutting edge Cobotics, all designed to help maximise capacity and productivity and reliability. HiVIS Mast Clear View Guard Smooth AC Control True RadiusTM 220 Degrees Advanced integrated digital technology that monitors and assists your workforce, with smooth digital AC control and driver assist, the complete Flexi package allows for total control over your warehouse. Contact us today & find out t: 0121 557 6242 how Flexi can improve your e: [email protected] warehouse productivity w: www.flexi.co.uk FLEXI NARROW AISLE Great Western Way, Great Bridge, Tipton, West Midlands DY4 7AU CONTENTS Promoting Supply Chain Excellence REGULARS FEATURES EDITOR: 05 Comment - Editor Kirsty Adams refl ects Fork Lift Trucks [email protected] on the short- and long-term implications 18 Go Outdoors - A look at Jungheinrich’s 0207 017 7122 of Coronavirus on the logistics sector. latest truck which was unveiled at an 06 News - GMB Union demands Amazon event in Hamburg earlier this year. DEPUTY EDITOR inquiry following 600 injuries in three years. 20 Pedal to the Metal - Using electric [email protected] 10 Cover story: IMHX - The event returns trucks to keep costs low during 0207 921 8281 in 2021 with a bold new message: metal goods manufacturing. Next Generation Logistics. 22 Concrete Fleet - Meeting the CONTRIBUTING EDITOR – PROPERTY 12 Property - David Thame reports on niche needs of a clay and concrete David Thame new thinking in the property business. building product manufacturer. [email protected] 46 Data Analysis - How long is your Automation & Integration 0207 017 6987 distribution centre going to last? 28 Easy Pickings - Implementing 50 HR - Overcoming common robotic picking and packing ADVERTISEMENT SALES problems during training. technology to handle heavy items. [email protected] 58 Logistics 100 - Mirek Raba 30 Process, People, Technology - The 0207 017 6991 provides a fresh perspective on various factors that should be taken into how supply chains are changing. account before implementing automation. [email protected] 32 Bridging the Gap - Building a 0207 017 7124 highly automated intralogistics SPECIAL REPORTS system in the Netherlands. PRODUCTION & DESIGN 14 The Logistics Conference - Find out who 34 Keeping it Moving - A case for why PH Media | Josh Pickett is speaking at the spring conference. plastic pallets are an indispensable [email protected] 16 It’s All About Data - Marie Hamblin component in automated warehouses. 01726 892212 delves into a hot topic: big data. 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The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the editor or publisher. 54 FLTA - How to specify a pallet truck Packaging that’s right for your operation. 51 BCMPA - The latest trends – positive and negative – in packaging. 52 Pallet to Palate - How robots are used to apply labels directly onto the retaining straps on hundreds of pallets a day, each carrying around 9,000 drinks cans. AI & Machine Learning 55 Machines Can Talk - Will Leet from Honeywell talks everything AI and automation. 56 The AI Barrier - Why AI might not provide a quick fi x for the logistics industry. 57 Robot Rollout - A look at Walmart’s fi rst wave of robots, recently implemented in a superstore in Salem, US. WWW.SHDLOGISTICS.COM MARCH 2020 3 Trust : Traigo Trust : Traigo - the perfect fit for every industry The Toyota Traigo electric counterbalanced trucks are produced according to the Toyota Production System. 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JCB has had to reduce production levels at its Transaid UK factories due to anticipated component Ambassador shortages from Chinese suppliers. The move meant a shorter working week for around 4,000 JCB and agency shop fl oor employees and the introduction of a 34-hour week for UK production employees until further notice. More than 25% of JCB’s suppliers in China, at the time of writing, were forced to close, and those that reopened are working at reduced More than 25% of JCB’s suppliers capacity and struggling to make shipments. in China ... were forced to close According to a report in The New York Times (nytimes.com), European aircraft “ maker Airbus started to reopen its narrow- body jet assembly operations mid-February H&K Ad 124 x 86.qxp_Layout 1 09/07/2019” 15:23 Page 1 in Tianjin, but would only gradually increase production, whilst implementing all required health and safety measures. 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