Freightos

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A Freightos survey of 300+ companies sheds light on how importers have been navigating supply chain disruptions. Starting in July 2020, the impact of this trend became obvious when ocean freight prices shot up, and have continued rising. What’s changed in a year? When ocean container rates spike, so do the prices we pay.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

The company launched its own online pharmacy in 2020, a service that was born out of its acquisition of PillPack in 2018. The company announced that it is expanding its associate-to-driver program so that any Walmart worker at 439 store locations nationwide can become a truck driver after completing a 12-week course.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2024

Asking these what-if questions entails assessing the impact on multiple areas, such as packaging, production, inventory, distribution, and of course customers. It also fosters the creativity needed to quickly consider alternatives, like those the weight loss makers are employing. Has that changed?

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

If leveraged effectively, game-changing trends such as digitalization, e-commerce and the Belt and Road Initiative to increase infrastructure between China and the EU—the exact impact of which is yet to be fully understood—have the potential to add wind to the sails of global seaborne trade,” concludes Youssef.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

In the consumer sector, few recent trends have been as disruptive as the new on-demand marketplace for commodities like transportation and lodging, driven by Uber and VRBO. Capacity can be easily ramped up or down due to product seasonality, holidays and of course global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. and Unnu, Kaan. [2]

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

There are, of course, some other important differences between the two types of providers: 4PL is, in general, better suited for medium-to-large businesses , while 3PL is more suited to small-to-medium businesses. percent between 2020 and 2027. Unlike a 4PL, however, it won’t manage the paint maker’s entire supply chain.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 29, 2023

It’s no secret that global supply chain disruption has dominated headlines since mid-2020, writes Stephan Sieber (pictured), CEO of Transporeon. Within the logistics industry, another trend we’re seeing is Autonomous Case-handling Robot systems (ACR) to reduce labour needs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If 2020 and if 2021 proved anything, it’s that the omni-channel selling environment is here to stay. These e-commerce trends are placing increasing pressure on logistics teams to keep up with demand volatility, provide incredibly fast delivery, and reliably fulfill all their promises to customers and consumers.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2017

So, let’s take a look at how our predictions for the first four manufacturing technology trends (Predictive analytics, 3D Printing, and VR) to watch for in 2016 stacked up. Of course, reports Predictive Analytics Times , analytics also possess potential to change how companies obtain the raw materials for their products.

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CH Robinson Logistics

APRIL 19, 2021

The state of the multi-modal trucking marketplace from 2020 to now. The North American surface transportation marketplace was oversupplied as we entered 2020. was still down ~3% on trucking jobs from February 2020. employment shortage compared to Jan 2020. The COVID-19 headwind continues to be the on the supply side.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Single sourcing is a supply chain trend which can easily lead to mistakes for small and medium-sized businesses, especially if it’s chosen as a strategy without regard to the potential risks. Of course, manual systems allow small business owners to manage inventory with limited investment in systems.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Single sourcing is a supply chain trend which can easily lead to mistakes for small and medium-sized businesses, especially if it’s chosen as a strategy without regard to the potential risks. Of course, manual systems allow small business owners to manage inventory with limited investment in systems.

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Now, That's Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2019

Of course, keeping up with those order volumes on the manufacturing side isn’t easy. By early-2020, Schoenfeld expects the logistics provider to open another six or seven contract logistics facilities. As he surveys the contract logistics environment and looks ahead to the next 12 months, Schoenfeld sees a growing number of U.S.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 23, 2014

The Impact of 3D Printing in the Supply Chain and Logistics Arenas: As we noted in our top issues in American Manufacturing series, 3D printing is a key trend and applications manufacturers are paying attention to over the next decade. He predicts that this will rise to just over 50% by 2016 and to more than 80% by 2020.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

By 2020 there will be 50 billion networked devices. We never want to take for granted that although this subject is one of the hottest trends looking to transform the world the way the internet did that everyone understands what is the Hyperconnected Era of “The Internet of Things.” According to Gartner, Inc.,

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 23, 2018

billion in operating cashflow by 2020, compared with the $700m forecast for Delphi Technologies over the same period. Another trend affecting the supply chain is the emergence of autonomous vehicles. Aptiv expects to grow faster than the automotive market, according to its CEO Kevin Clark, and to generate $2.0-2.5

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

And of course most can’t. Of course, consumer brand companies are especially at risk from being tarred with an anti-sustainability brush. Of course we all need to up our game. There is a need to optimize every component of logistics by following the latest trends and technologies.

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Automotive Logistics

JULY 17, 2018

vehicles last year, an increase of almost 9% compared with 2016, and the forecast for 2020 is for 5m units. Meanwhile, domestic sales are climbing to the 2m mark towards 2020. We’ve seen growth in auto exports to China and we hope that trend will continue.” Mexico made 3.8m vehicles were exported last year, up 12% on 2016.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 19, 2018

Of course we all need to up our game. In additiion I realize it’s difficult to understand what goes into the customer survey, but would I assume specific metrics are being asked. There is a need to optimize every component of logistics by following the latest trends and technologies.

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