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luna-writes-stuff · 2 years

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What types the Crows would fall for:

Includes Kaz Brekker, Inej Ghafa, Jesper Fahey, Wylan van Eck, Nina Zenik, and Matthias Helvar.

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Kaz Brekker:

This man relies on every realistic aspect. Whenever planning something, or even thinking about something, he runs through everything that could go wrong and analyses it properly. He needs someone with a mind that completely contradicts it. Someone who could think of creative solutions he usually wouldn’t come up with. And not only the mental aspect of creative. If you engage in something such as painting or embroidery, he’d love that too. His mind is complicated, and completely logistic and analytical. He doesn’t leave much room for imagination or creativity. He relies on you to do that for him. And when you can, it’ll grow on his list of things to adore you for. Your ideas are the most captivating for them; he’s always admired a good mind. But that doesn’t mean other outings of creativity go unwanted by him. He will proudly display your items throughout his office, leaving portraits for heists hanging in the halls.

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Inej Ghafa:

Inej is very hesitant because of obvious reasons. She has been through some stuff and it still messes with her. She’d 100% love someone who just soothes her when necessary, but in a somewhat distant manner. Words of affirmation or tiny services are good enough for her. She’d fall for the type who is able to see the good in everything. To turn even the glummest of points into something somewhat positive. When she has that dip in her mood, she tends to see the worst in everything and make it add to her already terrible state. If you would point out all the things that she can learn from this, or all the things that are not necessarily evil, she’d be comforted so much. Even by the mere thought of it. Gently reassure her that you’re there, even after everything she has been through. She can run to you, she can find refuge with you. She adores the way your voice switches tone when she’s down, or how you’ll approach others on a daily basis. Everything about you is so calming, not just to her. She takes great pride in that.

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Jesper Fahey:

Outwit him, please. When he flirts, flirt back. Play that uno reverse card. It only takes one sarcastic or charismatic remark to make him fall. “You come here often?” “No, but seeing you here, I think I should.” BOOM, GONE. Just like that. Now, he’ll constantly follow you around, placing compliments here and there, flirting with you continuously. He’ll buy your drinks, he’ll hold your chair, he’ll take your coat. This man becomes a puppy, but with attitude. And once you actually get together, he will not stop. But now he’ll include kisses on top of your head, hands around your waist, hugs from behind, hands buried in your pockets, hands running through your hair, hands everywhere. He needs to be touching you constantly. If you grow uncomfortable under this, he’ll try to keep his hands to himself, but he cannot help the occasional touch on your shoulder. A simple remainder he is still there. He respects it, he truly does, but he cannot always help himself. You’re just so gorgeous and witty and breathtaking and you picked him???? He wants to show that shit off, okay?

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Wylan van Eck:

As Kaz, Wylan has always loved creative people. Mentally or practically. Most adoration would go towards sculptors, I’d like to believe. Whether you create tiny statues out of clay or huge cut out marble. He doesn’t care. Hell, you could make a birdhouse from wood and he’d like it. Though your looks and kindness would initially captivate him, his admiration grows as he discovers your hobbies. And from that, he decided to do a lot of actual research! Need some inspiration? He’s your guy. He makes it his entire duty to give you a good idea. I’m talking, nose deep into books to note something. He himself loves to tell stories, and it gives you a lot of ideas through this. The funniest part is that he doesn’t even know it. When he tries to look for something, you usually dismiss it (kindly), but when he’s ranting about something or comes up with a funny story, the ideas start flowing. Late nights are always spent on the bed, hand entangled as he talks and you listen, occasional kisses places on top of your head.

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Nina Zenik:

Nina is smitten with badasses. I mean the people who practise sports such as Kung-Fu, Judo, Krav Maga, boxing etc. etc. Not only is it incredibly hot to her, because who wouldn’t think it’s hot, but she loves the movement of your figure throughout the practises. It looks so flawless and graceful. There is so much commitment and dedication in your eyes, she thinks it is absolutely stunning. And you, quite literally, kick ass. It’s a turn on for her, okay? Anyone who can beat her in physical combat. If you have some good strong arm and/or leg muscles to go with that, she falls even deeper. Because, you’re kidding. Not only are you the most awesome person she has ever met, but there are muSCLES???? You actually met through a argument gone wrong at the Crow Club. Someone got too close to a friend of yours and you full on body slammed them into the table. She was nearby when it happened, and she thought that person was going for her. In her eyes, you saved her. You haven’t corrected her on it. She’d wrap her arms around one of yours when walking constantly. Not because it makes her feel safer - even though it does -, but because you’re so damn huggable, she cannot get enough of it.

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Matthias Helvar:

We have seen him around Nina; he needs some joy in his life. Someone who makes him laugh. And that’s a whole task. Initially, you had stumble into something and you ended up falling like an idiot, but Matthias thought it was absolutely hilarious. And since that laugh, you had begun to make it a task to hear that more often. Yes, he had a nice laugh, but also, his usual stoic self seems to fade away so flawlessly. It’s a whole other side for him, which you seem to appreciate very much. And for him; who doesn’t love laughing? Being so gleeful you have to audibly out it? That is why he fell for you. He felt so happy and relieved around your mere presence. He knew he was safe with you and vice versa. You bring out the best in him, as cheesy as it may sound. And now, he will protect you with his life. He has this habit of stepping near you every time someone nears. Subtly, at first, but eventually he’d end up blocking your view entirely. That’s his sunshine. No one touches it with evil intent.

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tell me about french train headlights

They're all the same! Or at least they were, from the mid-1950s to about the early 1990s. They all look like this:

Okay, some context for why I find this interesting. Suppose you see a picture of a train, especially one made in the second half of the 20th century, and you want to know where the train is from. The key trick to telling this at a glance is having a bit of autism, but more specifically, the headlights.

In Europe, all major and many minor countries used to have their own government-owned railroad and their own train-building industry, which would build trains to the specifications of their railroad company. There has always been some exporting going on, but for the most part, the trains you'd find in Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria and so on would be all completely different. This has changed drastically over the past 20ish years.

One thing about this old model is that railroad companies would standardise certain parts within their fleets, especially small parts that need servicing and replacing every now and then. It saves on how many different types of spare parts you need to have.

Headlights are the most notable among these by far: Every train needs to have some of them. All trains have basically the same requirements for their headlights, no matter how fast or slow or whatever they are. Before LEDs, you needed to service the headlights regularly to replace the light bulbs. Also they are glass parts at the front of a fast moving vehicle, they can get damaged, so spare parts logistics are an issue. And most importantly, we as railfans can easily see them. So you get something like this:

As a result, basically all railroad companies in post-war Europe standardised their head- and taillights for all or most of their trains. And all of them had completely different ideas. Fundamentally, all of them agreed that you need white headlights and red taillights, and since modern trains are easily reversible, you put both of them next to each other.

But do you make the white and red lights the same size (West Germany, Netherlands) or different sizes (Austria, East Germany)? Are they separate things, or do you combine them into one assembly (UK, Switzerland)? Do you make them anything approaching normal sized or gigantic (Poland)? Maybe I'll do an overview post over these later, but I don't have enough pictures in my library right now and I'd have to scour Wikipedia for them later.

The French headlight design shown here is in many ways just one of many, but also interesting in its own right: The actual lenses for red and white are the same size, but the white headlight gets this huge lens assembly that makes it look much more prominent. You can clearly see that different French designers had very different ideas about whether you align the center-lines (most of them), or the bottom of the lens assembly. Why is the headlight lens so big, and what are the metal tabs around the bottom half of the circle? I have no clue. My guess is to put some coloured glass panes in, but I have no idea why you'd need that. Also, note that the red taillight classically has a fresnel lens, that's unique as far as I can tell.

I've taken all these pictures in the Cité du Train, the big central French railroad museum in Mulhouse. (That's why I was posting about traveling to Basel early this weekend. Mulhouse is actually really close to Basel, and going via Switzerland is the most practical—and most scenic—route for me) The oldest locomotive I could find with these headlights was CC-7107:

During high speed trails in the early 1950s, this locomotive reached a speed of 326 km/h (203 mph). That made it only second best behind the other locomotive at the trials, BB-9004:

This one reached 331 km/h (206 mph), a world record that would not be beaten for a long time. The difference was nothing to do with technical performance. Instead, both locomotives melted their pantograph, the part on top that touches the overhead line to get power, at around 320 km/h (200 mph). BB-9004 had a second one that it could lift up to continue accelerating, while CC-7107 only had the one. For a long time, SNCF pretended that both locomotives had reached 331 km/h, to protect the reputation of both manufacturers.

What's notable for our purposes is that BB-9004 has different headlights. As far as I can tell, these seem to be an earlier standard design, also found e.g. on the CC-65001 diesel locomotive:

And even on steam locomotives, like this class 141 R:

So CC-7107 lost on the high speed world record, but it was the way of the future when it came to headlights. These headlights then started cropping up everywhere. From the detail pictures I've shown you above, we have e.g. Le Petit Gris (the small grey one, an EMU for suburban services in Paris):

A CC-6500, dressed up with a nameplate for the express train it was hauling. Fun fact: One locomotive of this type (not this one) was used in the US for a while, as Amtrak was trying out new electric locomotives to use. They weren't happy with it and bought a Swedish one instead, mostly because this locomotive's suspension did not work well with the American track quality.

A Z 2200, a diesel railcar for rural lines designed to be cheap first, second and third.

A BB-26000, which feels altogether way to new to be in this museum.

It's from the 1980s, so I guess the first are reaching retirement age. But at the same time: The train I took from Basel to Mulhouse was still pulled by one of these BB-26000.

Other favourites include the BB-25600 with its rare diagonal light arrangement:

Or the really terribly lit gas turbine train RTG, which puts the headlight on stalks:

Fun fact: Amtrak did end up buying a few these. They didn't use the same white headlights (although they did use the same stalks), but they did use the same fresnel lens red taillights.

And the headlights went all the way up to the top. To the TGV. Only these headlights aren't very aerodynamic, so for their high-speed train, SNCF decided to cover them up.

As far as I can tell, SNCF used these headlights in the TGVs up to the Réseau series, including the Eurostar. That meant that they're also found, though behind faded glass, on the TGV Atlantique 325 in the outdoor area. Number 325 is notable because it was involved in another high speed trial, and reached 515.3 km/h (320.3 mph) on May 18th, 1990.

That was a world record, of course; in fact only the French ever exceeded 500 km/h on conventional railroads. So these headlights did get their world record after all. They didn't get to keep it for long, though. In 2007, a newer TGV reached 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph). That one is still in service, though, and it was equipped with newer LED headlights. I think it's highly unlikely that this record will be broken anytime soon, but if anyone does, I wouldn't be surprised if it were the French again, they like that sort of stuff.

Some final odds an ends with the headlights, though: Here's CC-40101, which isn't actually relevant, I just like the way it looks.

Designed for service in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, with four different voltages and four different train control systems, and that with mid-1960s technology. It wasn't quite as successful as hoped, and in service it only ever reached Belgium, but still, look at that design. The front is supposed to evoke an athlete, a sprinter about to start, but this type of design has instead become known as "Nez cassé", broken nose.

BB-9291 shows a rare early version without red tail lights at all. Someone thought they were saving money.

This small work train has a free-standing version of the headlight, which shows us how deep it really is. Apparently, the French headlight is actually not that deep, and isn't that a nice summary for this post?

And a personal favourite of mine, I even bought a T-Shirt with it on it, the Z 600:

The design, in particular the side windows (recessed instead of flush, no outside visible gasket) says Swiss, the headlight and SNCF logo says French, it's narrow gauge and it has a third rail to provide power. Just all around a weird little train, for the weird little line known as the Mont-Blanc Express from France via Switzerland to the bottom of the Mont-Blanc mountain. The train was built in Switzerland, experts of building small trains for mountains, but for the French part of that rail line, so it got French headlights.

Headlights with exporting is a fun topic in its own right. Do you keep the headlights from the country of origin, or demand your own? You will find both approaches. Both Portugal and the Netherlands bought very similar electric locomotives from France. Portugal has French headlights, the Netherlands insisted on (less interesting) dutch ones.

These days, of course, you will still find these headlights, but they're getting rarer. They stopped being used in new trains around the mid-1990s. What's more, the ones you do find, like on this MI-84 in Paris, probably don't have the fresnel lens taillight anymore. Instead, those were replaced with LEDs.

LED lights for railroads make a lot of sense. They last forever and require less power. And since most railroads have standardised their head- and taillights, you just need to design one replacement light for most of France, and then keep building that one until SNCF stops giving you money.

(Since we're showing a picture from Paris, a quick note: These headlights were never used on passenger-carrying trains for the Paris metro. However, some work trains do have them.)

These days, standard headlights are completely gone. LEDs don't need a lot of replacing, and they give you much more freedom to do things like shapes and patterns and designs. Also, we don't have the "one country, one railroad, one rail industry" pattern anymore. Instead now we have multi-national rail conglomerates. Alstom is technically French, but arguably just as much German, ever since they bought Bombardier's rail division, nominally Canadian. Stadler is Swiss, except for the stuff they build in Germany or Poland or Belarus or Hungary or…, and some of their most interesting products right now are built and designed in Spain.

The end result of that is this:

That's a company I saw at a trade fair (Innotrans, Berlin, 2022) that makes LED train headlights, and specifically they make… all of them? Okay, I'm exaggerating, but this is a great picture to drive a European rail fan insane as they try to assign the different headlights to different trains. You get Stuttgart trams, German (and Turkish) high speed trains, lots and lots of Swiss stuff. Nothing specifically French that I could tell, but at least the German high speed train regularly travels to Paris.

The standard headlights, or their LED variants, were still in use for work trains until fairly recently. There are not that many companies that make rail grinders or ballast tampers, and those tend to just use whatever headlight their customer tells them to. But these days they go for shaped LED headlights as well, because they're just better, and because thanks to European standardisation, a headlight approved in one country can (generally) be used in all European countries.

(All pictures © me, feel free to use them under CC-BY-SA 3.0 DE if you want)

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Lockheed endorses new engines for the F-35, even after USAF suspends this update

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 06/23/23/23 - 09:55am Military

Lockheed Martin, manufacturer of the F-35, thinks that the Pentagon should reverse course and seek the more expensive but technologically advanced Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP) for future versions of the fighter, instead of the more incremental upgrade of the F135 engine core chosen by the U.S. Air Force in its 2024 Budget.

A Lockheed Martin official said the manufacturer is ready to “support and continue to work with the U.S. government on capacity and performance upgrades, including an engine upgrade, which best meets its requirements for the F-35 in the coming decades.”

However, AETP engines – each developed by GE Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney – will provide more power and cooling capacity than Pratt & Whitney's Engine Core Upgrade (ECU), “which is needed as we modernize the F-35 beyond Block 4,” the spokesman said.

It is the first time that the main contractor of the F-35 has evaluated the ongoing debate on how to provide the necessary increase in power and cooling for the Block 4 version of the stealth fighter. The government grants contracts for the F135 engine separately from the structure of the F-35, and the engine is supplied to Lockheed as government-supplied equipment.

In an evaluation of the F135 released in May, the Office of Government Responsibility (GAO) stated that "the cooling system is overloaded, requiring the engine to operate beyond its design parameters. The extra heat is increasing engine wear, reducing its service life and adding $38 billion in maintenance costs."

The GAO also urged the F-35 Joint Program Office to build a better business case to upgrade the F-35 engine, although it agreed that the ECU is the least expensive and least risky approach.

The Lockheed employee noted that the F-35 fleet should serve by 2070, "which will require more updates". To stay ahead of the projected threats, "the F-35 will need even greater capacity, readiness, range and thrust, which will require an updated engine".

Greg Ulmer, executive vice president of aeronautics at Lockheed, told Breaking Defense in an interview at the Paris Air Show that he thinks it is "myopic" of the government to abandon the AETP option when it will not only provide greater power and cooling for Block 4 of the fighter, but also for future versions.

"I think there are elements within the Pentagon speaking in the sense that there will be a Block 5 and a Block 6, and there will be other considerations in the future," Ulmer said.

Pentagon officials said that the choice of the ECU was motivated by its lower development cost and the fact that a new engine would force the creation of a new logistics train. But the cost suggested by Ulmer should be less important than dealing with threats and major power and cooling upgrades will probably be needed in the future anyway.

Neither Ulmer nor the Lockheed spokesman endorsed a specific AETP engine for the F-35.

Under AETP, a technology development effort administered by the U.S. Air Force, GE Aerospace developed the XA100 and Pratt developed the XA101, both using third-flow bypass airflow to develop engines that would be more efficient in both on-demand thrust and cruise.

However, Pratt successfully advocated an upgrade of the engine core to its F135 engine, which would slightly improve the performance of the F-35, but not to the extent that an AETP engine would. The two AETP engines offer about 30% more range than the current F135 engine of the F-35, along with approximately 20% more acceleration and twice the cooling power.

On the other hand, an AETP engine would probably not fit in the F-35B STOVL (Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing) version of the fighter, which means that the U.S. Air Force would have to pay the cost of a new engine alone.

In budget briefings earlier this year, USAF Secretary Frank Kendall said he was disappointed with the choice of ECU, but agreed that it was the best for the Department of Defense in general, noting that "you can't do everything you want".

The choice of the ECU instead of an AETP option effectively gave Pratt a continuous monopoly on the work of the F-35 engine.

However, the U.S. Air Force maintained the AETP development program, as the service said it will provide the base capacity for the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter. The new engine development effort is called the Next Generation Advanced Propulsion (NGAP) program.

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Mike Rogers (Republican of Alabama), added $588 million to AETP as part of his marking for the National Defense Authorization Act of 2024, in order to preserve the F-35 engine options.

In a statement, Pratt & Whitney said that AETP is now “a technology program that will power the sixth-generation hunting platforms”. He criticized Lockheed's comments, saying that the F-35 manufacturer “wants to put an unproven adaptive engine into a single-engine jet fighter, regardless of the large cost and significant delay in delivering critical capabilities to the combatant at a time of urgent need.”

Lockheed's push for AETP “undermines the decision of the Department of Defense to move forward with the upgrade of the F135 engine core, a decision that has been studied, validated, sent and fully funded in the government budget,” said a Pratt spokesman.

“Block 5 does not exist as a defined set of resources at this time,” the spokesman added. “But regardless of which block we are discussing, the F135 ECU paired with an updated PTMS [thermal and power management system] can provide 80 kilowatts or more of cooling power for the F-35, which will exceed all power and cooling needs for the F-35 during the life of the program.”

In its own statement, GE said that adaptive engines “represent the future of combat engines that will power the air force in the coming decades”. GE worked with Lockheed "to ensure that our engine is optimized for the needs of its platform today and in the future. The continuity of AETP ensures that this technology can be matured to completion, establishing a usable model for future needs and programs".

The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, in an upcoming report, says that AETP offers “a much more aggressive solution” to the growing power and cooling needs of the F-35.

“Congress is reassessing the issue,” said retired Lieutenant General David Deptula, dean of the Mitchell Institute. "It's an incredibly difficult choice, with Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall commenting: 'If we had the opportunity to reconsider this, I think it would be something I would like to have another chance.'"

Source: Air Force & Space Magazine

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What Are The Methods Used By Logistics Companies To Manage And Track Their Holdings?

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The Importance of Effective Container Management Services

Effective container management services play a pivotal role in the seamless functioning of global supply chains, contributing significantly to the efficiency and competitiveness of businesses. These services are instrumental in optimizing inventory and space utilization, ensuring that containers are loaded strategically to maximize capacity and minimize the risk of damage. The resulting cost savings are substantial, as efficient container management reduces storage costs, demurrage charges, and other delays-related expenses. Enhanced visibility and real-time tracking capabilities empower businesses with the knowledge to monitor container movements throughout the supply chain, facilitating proactive decision-making and minimizing disruptions. Furthermore, streamlined container operations lead to reduced turnaround times, enabling faster shipping and improved overall supply chain efficiency. Compliance with international regulations, minimizing environmental impact, and mitigating risks through secure handling protocols are additional benefits that underscore the crucial importance of effective container management services in jacksonville, fl today's complex and interconnected global trade landscape.

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dahnaylogistics · 1 year

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E-Commerce Logistics Service | International Freight Forwarder - DahNay Logistics

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unicargo · 1 year

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Amazon Prep Services has become a lucrative venture for countless businesses, opening up access to a vast customer base and global reach. However, managing inventory and ensuring compliance with Amazon's fulfillment requirements can be time-consuming and complex. Enter Amazon Prep Services – a game-changing solution for sellers seeking efficiency, accuracy, and peace of mind in their e-commerce journey.

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logisticscompanyinbangalore · 1 year

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Top 7 Logistics Company In Bangalore

There are several logistics companies operating in Bangalore, also known as Bengaluru, which is a major city in the southern part of India. Here are some well-known logistics companies in Bangalore:

CriticaLog Logistics Company is a service provider based in Bangalore, India. They offer a range of logistics services to meet the needs of businesses in various industries. Some of the key services provided by CriticaLog include:

Shipping Services: CriticaLog specializes in shipping services, which involve the transportation of goods from one location to another. They manage the entire shipping process, including packaging, documentation, customs clearance, and delivery. Whether it's domestic or international shipping, CriticaLog ensures the smooth movement of goods.

Special Handling Services: CriticaLog understands that certain goods require special handling due to their nature or fragility. They provide specialized solutions for handling sensitive or delicate items, such as medical equipment, electronics, perishable goods, and hazardous materials. Their trained professionals ensure proper packaging, storage, and transportation of such items to minimize the risk of damage or mishandling.

Fulfillment Services: CriticaLog offers fulfillment services to help businesses manage their inventory and order processing efficiently. They provide warehousing facilities, inventory management, order fulfillment, pick and pack services, and returns management. By outsourcing these functions to CriticaLog, businesses can focus on core operations while ensuring smooth order fulfillment.

API Integration: CriticaLog understands the importance of seamless integration with various systems and platforms. They offer API (Application Programming Interface) integration services to connect their logistics solutions with their clients' existing software systems. This integration enables streamlined data exchange, real-time tracking, automated order processing, and improved visibility across the supply chain.

CriticaLog Logistics Company aims to provide reliable, efficient, and cost-effective logistics solutions to their clients. By offering shipping services, special handling services, fulfillment services, and API integration, they cater to the diverse needs of businesses seeking logistics support in Bangalore and beyond.

2. DHL: DHL is a global logistics company with a strong presence in Bangalore. They offer a wide range of logistics services, including freight transportation, warehousing, supply chain management, and e-commerce solutions.

3. FedEx: FedEx is another prominent logistics company operating in Bangalore. They provide international courier services, express delivery, freight forwarding, and logistics solutions for businesses of all sizes.

4. Blue Dart: Blue Dart is a leading logistics company in India, with a significant presence in Bangalore. They specialize in domestic and international courier services, cargo transportation, and integrated logistics solutions.

5. Gati: Gati is a renowned logistics and supply chain management company based in Bangalore. They offer a comprehensive range of services, including express distribution, e-commerce logistics, cold chain logistics, and warehousing.

6. Xpressbees: Xpressbees is an emerging logistics company in Bangalore, primarily focusing on e-commerce logistics. They provide services such as last-mile delivery, reverse logistics, and warehousing for e-commerce businesses.

7. Delhivery: Delhivery is one of the largest logistics and supply chain services providers in India, operating in Bangalore as well. They offer end-to-end logistics solutions, including express parcel transportation, fulfilment services, and e-commerce logistics.

These are just a few examples of logistics companies in Bangalore. It's always recommended to conduct further research and consider specific requirements before choosing a logistics partner.

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vncglobal · 2 years

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Logistics Management 101: A Beginner's Guide

What is Logistics Management?

Logistics management may be a process within the Supply Chain management that focuses on the model of transporting and storing goods before the ultimate sale. The plan ensures that products promptly hit their destination and are kept appropriately.

The logistics process starts with the delivery of raw materials and concludes with the shipment of the final product to the consumer. Managers need a comprehensive strategy to effectively coordinate the many moving parts of this lengthy process. Several factors contribute to efficient logistics management, such as-

Choosing vendors that provide transportation facilities

Finding the fastest transportation routes

Searching for the simplest delivery method

Utilizing software to automate standard processes

To avoid problems that build up, logistics managers need to take each component into account. Poor transportation management, for instance, may cause deliveries to be delayed, resulting in dissatisfied customers. Inadequate planning can also lead to impulsive decision-making, which can result in additional costs. As a result, businesses ought to concentrate on learning how to effectively oversee the various types of logistics management.

Types of Logistics Management:

There are four essential varieties of logistics management that target different phases of the availability chain:

● Supply Management:

Supply Management entails planning, ordering, and receiving raw materials or products that are needed by a particular deadline. This needs logistics managers to seek out the simplest type of transportation and storage for the precise item.

For example, perishable foods might have to be transported in refrigerated vehicles and stored in temperature-sensitive units until they're shipped to stores. Managers also must consider the order size to make sure the mode of transportation can handle the availability volume.

● Distribution Management:

Once the products are transported safely to storage or distribution centres, managers must determine their destination, like retail or grocery stores. This process takes time because it involves loading, transporting, and unloading items.

When the products gain their destination, employees must count and report stock usage. Distribution management is crucial because it monitors the activity of products as they move from warehouses to stores. If you are looking for an excellent inventory management service provider, VNC Global is the right place for you.

● Production Management:

Production management oversees the phases of merging raw materials and components into the End product. This process includes finding and retrieving the mandatory materials to produce the item. Managers must correlate materials’ arrival time with the assembly schedule to avoid stalling operations or storing early shipments.

● Reverse Logistics and Returns:

There could also be excess materials that require to be reclaimed after production. Therefore, logistics managers must schedule pickups to retrieve extra supplies and products to re-enter into inventory.

Modes of Logistics:

● Trucking:

The majority of road transportation is carried by trucks. It is useful for services in rural areas where there aren't many other options for transportation and is one of the cheapest ways to move goods.

Advantages:

Good for intercity transportation

Allows flexible routing

Minimizes cost for short distances

● Maritime Transportation:

The maritime mode of transportation is the primary mode of transportation for global trade. It is advantageous for intercity transportation, allows for flexible routing, and minimizes costs for short distances. The OECD says that ships transport 90% of traded goods and that demand for global freight is growing.

Advantages:

Useful for cross-border shipment

Cheap mode of transportation

Transportation of heavy and bulky goods

Secure means of transportation

● Rail Transportation:

Rail transportation is the most efficient mode of transportation for moving bulk materials over great distances. It is also a cost-effective mode of transportation for moving heavy and bulky goods. Rail transportation is also useful for shipment across borders.

Advantages:

Cost-effective mode of transportation for long-distance

Quickest modes of transportation on land

Least affected by unusual weather

Fixed routes and schedule help in the exact prediction of delivery time

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● Air Cargo Transportation:

The transportation of goods via air from one location within a country or anywhere in the world is known as air cargo transport. It is a cost-effective mode of transportation for long distances, one of the fastest modes of land transportation, and it is least affected by unusual weather.

Advantages:

Quicker delivery of the consignment

It offers direct and shortest route, and no barrier comes it's way

Suitable to carry perishable goods

Higher safety and less risk

● Goals of Logistics Management:

Logistics expenses are non-refundable, and if a product fails, the entire logistics process must be repeated to retrieve the goods. It is the fastest and shortest mode of transportation. It offers a direct and shortest route and does not encounter any obstacles. It is suitable for carrying perishable goods. By improving the quality of the production, customers are guaranteed high-quality goods, and returns and additional logistics costs are reduced.

Supply chains would operate inefficiently and run the risk of falling behind the competition without benchmarks. By optimizing workflow to achieve goals, logistics management can reduce the impact of risks like missing deadlines by clearly defining objectives.

Six essential objectives should be the focus of logistics managers:

1. Increase Efficiency:

Monitoring both inbound and outbound transports are necessary for increasing overall efficiency. Finding reasonable transportation rates that reduce the company's overhead and cost-per-order expenses should be a top priority for managers.

Locating suppliers who carry out quality inspections to find and fix errors before shipping can help managers increase logistics efficiency. Companies can avoid having to recollect items that have been returned if they catch product errors before they reach customers.

2. Reduce reaction time:

Businesses can work to reduce their interval to increase customer satisfaction in addition to improving product quality. Customers value prompt service, and the quicker an organization can respond to their needs, the better. Managers can launch and postpone operations like shipping replacement items or ordering inventory with the click of a button thanks to modern supply chain technology.

3. Reduce Unexpected Events:

Unexpected events can still cause process disruptions for businesses. There are dangers in each store network stage that would burn through organization time and assets, from upset creation lines to merchandise harmed during shipment.

Businesses respond to these occurrences by investing in expensive transportation or maintaining healthy levels of safety stock. However, advanced software that improves logistics control is now available to businesses. New solutions keep an eye on operations and try to minimize the impact of unforeseen occurrences.

4. Optimize Inventory:

Managers must examine the fine line between overstocking and under stocking products in order to optimize inventory levels. Stockouts and lost sales may occur if not enough product is held, affecting profits and customer satisfaction. Overstocking, on the other hand, can result in increased holding and shipping costs that reduce profits, hence, to increase the profits, get in touch with VNC Global for all of your inventory management needs.

Managers of logistics should try to reduce stock deployment to levels that can both meet customer demand and cut costs associated with logistics. Companies can keep inventory turnover rates and availability healthy by calculating minimum stock levels for each item.

5. Reduce Logistics Costs:

Material transportation is a significant logistics expense. Companies can better control profit margins by cutting this cost. Businesses must consolidate product movement to reduce shipping costs. However, depending on the product's size, weight, type, and destination, transportation requirements can vary greatly.

Most of the time, logistics companies that ship small orders quickly charge a lot. As a result, the shipping cost per unit is lower, the larger the order and the longer the gap. Businesses can reduce logistic costs by grouping small shipments of comparable products with the assistance of ordering software.

6. Enhance Quality:

Total quality management (TQM) is a rising trend in the logistics sector and the business landscape as a whole. Companies can boost sales and customer satisfaction by improving product quality over time. There is nothing the logistics company can do to make up for damages that occur after the final delivery if an item breaks or fails to function properly. Consequently, organizations ought to adopt a proactive strategy to help the norm of their tasks.

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