Now, That's Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2019

As he surveys the contract logistics environment and looks ahead to the next 12 months, Schoenfeld sees a growing number of U.S. Both groups are watching the trade wars and global tariff situation closely and trying to minimize the negative financial impacts associated with those issues. Any manufacturing that comes back to the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 4, 2021

Just last month I noted that warehouse labor productivity was hindered extensively by COVID-19 and that 80 percent of ARC’s warehouse survey respondents anticipate an increase of order throughput volumes in 2021. In 2019 I wrote The Warehouse Labor Gap is Unsustainable. Logistics Real Estate Growth. Why Labor Constraints with 5.9

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Mazars Ledger

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Mazars USA LLP is pleased to announce the release of the 2019 Water Industry Outlook. Complete the form below to… The post 2019 Water Industry Outlook appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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World Food Programme Logistics

DECEMBER 18, 2019

10 things you may have missed about WFP Uganda in 2019 The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) works to save lives, build livelihoods and strengthen Uganda’s capacity to end hunger. NGOs such as Mercy Corps and Catholic Relief Services use data to verify the groups they support. One million people are registered so far.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 5, 2022

Face Consultants, part of the CoGri Group of companies, is a global flooring consultant providing design, surveying, and testing for industrial and commercial concrete flooring. The purchase and leasing of warehouse space across Spain have increased considerably compared to the pre-pandemic levels of 2019.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 6, 2019

In fact, two-thirds of the companies we surveyed characterized their omni-channel fulfillment performance (relative to peers in their industry) as average or below, with 30 percent characterizing it as below average. But neither group is close to 100 percent confident, as the chart below illustrates.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 4, 2023

That’s according to a survey of 150 fleet managers, commissioned by Samsara, which reveals key priorities include upgrading vehicles (98%), increasing the sustainability of the fleet (82%), and moving to electric or hybrid vehicles (82%). All research conducted adhered to the UK Market Research Society (MRS) code of conduct (2019).

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Women in Trucking

DECEMBER 16, 2019

High-deductible health plans are replacing many traditional health plans, SHRM's 2019 Employee Benefits survey shows. Here's a quick-view: 401-k Limits: Pre-tax contributions: $19,500 (up $500 from 2019). Catch-up contributions: $6500 (up $500 from 2019). Family coverage: $7100 (up $100 from 2019).

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WorkWave

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Not all businesses are created equal, of course, and WorkWave wanted to understand, specifically, how those sorts of technologies are improving business processes and customer experience among a specific group–HVAC Service Providers. To that end, the survey found that 50.9%

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Penske Truck Leasing and Penske Logistics are 2019 Military-Friendly Employers. This list was created with the help of an independent research firm and proprietary survey information from participating organizations. “We Lucas Group, VRS Virtual Veteran Career Fairs, Hirepurpose and Corporate America Supports You.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The survey of 318 UK supply chain managers found that nearly half (48%) do not believe their organisation is transparent enough with consumers, clients and regulators about sustainability, with 19% admitting they don’t even know how sustainable their products are themselves*. Findings were drawn from a survey of? The survey ran from?28th

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Freightos

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A Freightos survey of 300+ companies sheds light on how importers have been navigating supply chain disruptions. Since then, we’ve sent out two similar surveys – one in June and one at the end of November – to track the effect of increased supply chain disruptions on companies ranging from small businesses to enterprise importers.

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CH Robinson Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

My preferred measure of demand for truck transportation is an index I’ve developed with my colleague Yem Bolumole at the University of Tennessee that uses data from the Census Bureau’s and Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Commodity Flow Survey to calculate implied demand for truck transportation.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 30, 2019

About two weeks ago, I thought it would be a good idea to send out a research “blast” survey to LM readers about the Federal Government shutdown, which was in its third week at that time. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. About the Author. jberman@peerlessmedia.com.

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Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The survey, which was released during CSCMP EDGE in Atlanta on September 21, collected responses from hundreds of supply chain professionals 30 and under. This is a significant increase from the 13% who cited this reason in 2019 and the 10% who noted it in 2017. We are proud to support the next generation of logistics leaders.".

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 1, 2018

That is a key takeaway from the 2019 22nd Annual Third-Party Logistics Study, which was released today by Infosys Consulting, Penn State University, Penske Logistics, and Korn Ferry at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Edge conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. About the Author.

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Stord

JULY 21, 2019

Monday, July 22, 2019 Amazon Prime customers are used to Amazon Prime’s one and two-day shipping delivering items one to two days after purchase. So when some of the 175 million items purchased on 2019’s Amazon Prime Day were delivered just a couple days later than expected , customers were dismayed.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 28, 2021

For this reason, the Alpega Group , the leading logistics software company offering modular solutions to cover all transportation needs, backed by 35 years of experience in the market, conducted a macro-survey where more than 1.200 logistics and transport companies across Europe participated through its freight exchanges, Teleroute and Wtransnet.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Our 2018- 2019 Network Design Survey showed that the majority of organizations are still relying on spreadsheets (nearly 60%) and gut feel (15%) to make network design decisions. The company modeled scenarios and performed simulations in AIMMS Network Design Navigator with all their products grouped together.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 7, 2022

points in June 2019 to 122.0 Lyall Cresswell, CEO at Transport Exchange Group and new platform Integra, says: “From operational costs to ongoing driver shortages, we hear about industry issues every day from our members. The average price-per-mile for haulage and courier vehicles has jumped from 103.1

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Women in Trucking

MARCH 9, 2020

And more promising news: 76 percent of female 18- to 26-year-olds have a favorable impression of professional driving, according to a recent nationwide study by the Adcom Group, a marketing and communications firm. Ultimately, driver pay needs to be at least $75,000 to reduce turnover, according to 80 percent of recruiters surveyed.

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ShipLilly

JANUARY 13, 2022

Recent surveys have shown that nearly 50% of shoppers intend to do their holiday shopping online. Research indicates that online shopping activity has increased among all age groups. This is a significant increase on the 34% figure of 2019. This is 12 percentage points greater than the figure for the same age group in 2019.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 19, 2019

March 19, 2019 · By Honeywell Intelligrated To understand how companies are managing their e-commerce platforms under the weight of this pressure, Honeywell Intelligrated, in collaboration with Modern Materials Handling and the Peerless Research Group, surveyed 171 U.S.-based based material handling executives.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 7, 2020

This is evidenced by the “Branchencheck Flurförderzeuge” (“Industrial Trucks Sector Check”), an extensive market survey conducted by Vogel Communications Group. Particularly well represented in the survey were logistics services providers and the mechanical engineering and automotive sectors.

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World Food Programme Logistics

AUGUST 4, 2020

Photo: WFP/Francis Thawani LiveOnce Juicers is one of 18 members of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) business network, a group of private companies promoting nutrition in Malawi. Photo: WFP/Francis Thawani A nutrition survey last year reported a sharp decline in Global Acute Malnutrition, showing that investments in nutrition are paying off.

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World Food Programme Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2019

A group of woman participate in a focus group with WFP in the South East department of Haiti in August 2019. In addition, in rural areas, the El Niño phenomenon accentuated the 2018 drought, the effects of which lasted until the first half of 2019. Copyright: WFP/Augustin Jeanty.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 4, 2019

The logistics industry sees emerging markets growing at a healthy 5% pace in 2019, but a surprising percentage of executives are bracing for a crisis amid U.S.-China In Agility’s annual survey of more than 500 supply chain industry professionals, 55.7% expansion for 2019. China trade volumes this year, the survey shows.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 6, 2021

Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has announced the findings of its latest Brexit research report: Beyond Brexit: The Realities of Brexit for UK-EU Cross Border Trade. As predicted in Descartes’ 2020 research, Brexit has had a negative impact on both business and the economy.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2018

A survey released this week by British manufacturing group EEF (Engineering Employer’s Federation), says UK manufacturers are increasingly stockpiling goods as a precaution. The car industry, plus the pharmaceutical, food and beverage sectors are those most expecting to be hit.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Our 2018- 2019 Network Design Survey showed that the majority of organizations are still relying on spreadsheets (nearly 60%) and gut feel (15%) to make network design decisions. The company modeled scenarios and performed simulations in AIMMS Network Design Navigator with all their products grouped together.

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Shipchain

JANUARY 23, 2019

Almost two years ago with knowledge of the problems of the freight industry and some rough ideas of how to solve them, we’ve been able to plot, survey, and develop the systems we’ve now launched. 2018 was full of progress and challenges, but we are so excited to have kicked off 2019 with one of our greatest achievements to date.

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Conger

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

MEWPs are now classified according to Group and Type. There are Group A and Group B MEWPs, as well as Types 1, 2, and 3. ANSI developed the "new ANSI A92 standard" in 2018 and published them in 2019. There are now two main ways to classify MEWPs: By group. MEWP Classification By Group. Group A, Type 1.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 12, 2020

A study by market research group NPD reveals how that particular market grew in value in January by 20 percent compared to a year earlier. The Chinese food delivery market, dominated by pizza orders, reached $6.138 billion (USD) in 2019, so the surge translates into millions of dollars and a significant fillip for industry leaders Ele.me

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2018

So-called retail control-group sales -- which are used to calculate gross domestic product and exclude food services, auto dealers, building-material stores and gasoline stations -- climbed 0.5%, slightly more than estimated. Estimates for overall retail sales in the Bloomberg survey ranged from gains of 0.3% Economists’ Forecasts.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2020

1] In the US, the number of women-owned businesses increased by 21% between 2014 and 2019, outpacing the overall growth of businesses by 11% [2]. As this stands almost half of those surveyed would not have a programme in operation by 2022 of which some may take many years to start having a tangible impact. Supply chain diversity today.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2020

1] In the US, the number of women-owned businesses increased by 21% between 2014 and 2019, outpacing the overall growth of businesses by 11% [2]. As this stands almost half of those surveyed would not have a programme in operation by 2022 of which some may take many years to start having a tangible impact. Supply chain diversity today.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

A deceleration in fundamentals during late September was notable in responses to a monthly supply chain survey. Ispace’s maiden mission will put to the test not just the technological credentials it’s built since its founding in 2010 but also the faith of its backers, one of whom is a former SoftBank Group Corp. executive.

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