AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

2020 seemed a world away just a few years ago and yet, here we are. This promises to be a very eventful year. Besides the risk of extreme weather and other climate-related events, supply chain professionals are bracing for more trade uncertainty this year. What’s on the horizon for supply chain professionals?

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Its Active WMS Solution is marketed as “the last WMS you’ll ever buy” ( see interview in Logistics Business, September 2020) and with nearly $600M in R&D spend over the past decade, it has the heft to back up the claims. Survey respondents were divided roughly equally between 3PLs, retailers, manufacturers and wholesalers.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

2020 has been different from the norm in just about every single way imaginable, so it should come as no surprise that freight is going off the rails. The post Preparing for 2020’s “Shipageddon” first appeared on The Logistics Blog. As we get closer to the holidays, retailers are hitting stockouts and empty shelves faster than ever.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2021

2020 was a year of extremes – particularly for logistics businesses, where a global pandemic polarised the sector, creating both winners and losers depending on how end-user markets were impacted. 2020 – a year like no other. in 2020 – its lowest level since the survey began in 2012. 2020 really was a year like no other.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

2020 seemed a world away just a few years ago and yet, here we are. This promises to be a very eventful year. Besides the risk of extreme weather and other climate-related events, supply chain professionals are bracing for more trade uncertainty this year. What’s on the horizon for supply chain professionals?

Supply Chain Planning Software 62

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 17, 2023

Good intentions aren’t enough Three years on from Covid-19 caused widespread economic and social disruption, the new Board Planning Transformation Benchmark Survey asked 2,450 decision makers across the UK, US, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Australia and Singapore how they are faring in light of a series of economic ‘unprecedented’ events.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 13, 2021

With the events of 2021, including the attack on the Colonial Pipeline earlier this year, the importance of supply chain cybersecurity is among the most in-demand factors driving adoption of third-party systems and resources in logistics. Technology tools that are easy to use were cited as critical features among 93% of survey respondents.

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FLS Transport

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Experts are calling it now…”Thanksgiving is going to be a bigger shopping event than previous years.” A new survey conducted by the CCJ highlights the satisfaction (or lack thereof) drivers have in their field today. 2020 put global trade on the roller coaster ride of its life. Get the details here. Check it out.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the supply chain resiliency test. Your organization’s ability to anticipate disruption, adapt to events, and build resiliency is rooted in how you maintain operational continuity.

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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. Also note, as your employee’s life events occur so do their needs to have a better understanding of some benefits they presently do not participate in.

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MTS Logistics

JULY 21, 2023

According to a 2020 analysis by the Insurance Information Institute, these disruptions cost firms an average of $1.45 million per event. According to a survey by the Global Supply Chain Institute, 59% of companies reported that supply chain disruptions resulted in increased administrative work. million per incident.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2021

These disruptions, which will only get more frequent in the coming years as major weather events wreak havoc on freight transportation, have supply chain stakeholders scrambling from crisis to crisis. Regulations may be more of a driver in the future. How can companies hit the ground running on creating a sustainable supply chain?

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Trinity Logistics

MARCH 4, 2020

The Great Place to Work® survey uses validated employee feedback gathered anonymously, to confirm that at least 7 out of 10 employees have a consistently positive experience at Trinity Logistics. Sarah Ruffcorn, President of Trinity Logistics, states, “Trinity Logistics is proud to announce it is a Certified Great Place to Work® for 2020.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Weather events might also be factors. Above-average holiday shipping seasons in 2020 and 2021 led to an above-average returns rate in the usual Quiet Season. The survey also found that although many companies have arranged international shipments early this year, most continue to rely on the spot freight market to move goods.”.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

2020 was full of surprises. We put together a survey with our partners at Districon to better understand these challenges and offer ideas for improvement. Industries that deal with lots of daily fluctuations were among the most heavily represented in our survey. Namely, manufacturing, food, and healthcare.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

A poll* by intralogistics innovator Dematic has found that while many people are planning early Christmas purchases in response to warnings of supply chain delays, 3 out of 4 (76%) online shoppers are not planning to take advantage of this year’s ‘Black Friday’ event.

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3PL Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The ATA creates the tonnage index through a series of surveys of its members. The anonymity of the survey and companies participating prevents us from understanding the percentage of tonnage each company accounts for or the type of freight being shipped. In April of 2020, we saw the index dip down to its lowest figure since 2017.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

To examine supply chain management priorities, performance, and anticipated trends, APQC conducted its 10 th annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research, including a survey of more than 350 supply chain professionals from around the world and across multiple industries. For more information on the research, click here.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

Your organization’s ability to anticipate disruption, adapt to events, and build resiliency is rooted in how you maintain operational continuity. A wide range of events could prevent your supply chain from operating normally, but not all events have an equal impact. Prepare your supply chain for different types of disruption.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2021

As supply chains become more impacted by market disruptions and unpredictable events, they’re also becoming more critical to a company’s customer experience levels and bottom line. Creating a data-driven supply chain tracking important transportation metrics helps shippers respond and adapt as quickly as possible to known and unknown events.

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Freightos

APRIL 27, 2023

The article presents findings from a survey conducted across over 200 global supply chain professionals to highlight how the pandemic has increased the need for freight market intelligence and how it continues to be relevant even as supply chain issues resolve. But even since July 2020, much has changed. And they are.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 28, 2021

The outbreak of coronavirus in March 2020 has utterly changed the road freight transport landscape. From this survey a complete analysis has just been published. The conclusions of this study show that the worst is over, and that the sector is moderately optimistic as it awaits future events before considering the crisis to be over.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

Geopolitical events. Prior to 2020, every supply chain in the world was challenged by increasing levels of demand unpredictability and market volatility. In fact, IT spend as a percent of business capex crossed over the prior ~10 year average in 2019 and we see that trend extending in early 2020.”. Natural disasters.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Change can creep imperceptibly, so sometimes it takes a major event to wake us up. A year later their survey revealed that companies were more likely to have increased inventory than originally planned and less likely to have made other planned changes to suppliers and networks.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 21, 2022

Several surveys have reported how SCM in recent years has moved from being a cost center to one responsible for offering superior customer experience and delivering competitive advantage. According to a report , between 2020 and 2021 there was a dramatic growth in companies focusing on making their supply chains more resilient.

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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. But, as we know, supply chain conditions were far from perfect in 2020 and 2021. As just one example, Nike’s online sales grew by 75% in 2020 — but its profit margins fell from 45.5%

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CH Robinson Logistics

APRIL 19, 2021

Historically, seasonal events bring demand. In a market where base market tension is higher than average, the market can expect to experience tension at higher than average levels during each event period. Seasonal events that cause the market to tighten each spring. Seasonal events that cause the market to tighten each spring.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

JUNE 23, 2022

Since 2011, the World Shipping Council (WSC) has undertaken a survey of its members to accurately estimate the number of containers that are lost at sea each year. The WSC represents most of the major container liner shipping companies that operate more than three-quarters of the global containership capacity. Containers Lost at Sea.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

When asked specifically about this year’s Black Friday events, the research rather unsurprisingly found that value for money (69%) and cheaper online deals (48%) were the two primary factors behind online purchasing decisions, but these were closely followed by the speed of delivery, which nearly two-fifths (37%) deemed important.

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Now, That's Logistics

JULY 13, 2021

After putting businesses through a battery of strategic-resilience tests in 2020, the pandemic continues to place new pressures on many organizations in 2021. Defined as the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, resilience has become a core mission for companies across most industries right now. Don’t Go it Alone.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2023

One of the biggest impacts of decoupling in the supply chain is that it helps minimize the impact of unexpected events. Spreading production across multiple countries or regions can mitigate the risk of production halts due to unexpected events. Country of Origin 2020 2021 2022 2023 (first 9 months) CHINA 9.80 M VIETNAM 1.86

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

2020 was full of surprises. We put together a survey with our partners at Districon to better understand these challenges and offer ideas for improvement. Industries that deal with lots of daily fluctuations were among the most heavily represented in our survey. Namely, manufacturing, food, and healthcare.

Supply Chain Planning Software 62

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 19, 2022

With the high cost of human labour prompting more and more logistics companies to seek ways of working that rely less on people, interest in automation is greater than ever at this year’s IMHX , says Event Director, Rob Fisher. This represents some 12.5% of the total workforce required.

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IoT World Today

MARCH 27, 2020

Manufacturing companies that have relied on China for production materials are feeling the blowback of this dependence; some retailers source more than half their inventory from China, according to 2020 Statista data. In order to build a correct demand plan, one-off events have to be identified and accounted for,” wrote Ralf W.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

year-on-year in 2020 with a 39% increase in Q1 2021. Preliminary results from a Lucas-commissioned survey of 350 companies in the US and UK found that the majority of the companies are already employing AI in one way or another within their warehouses and distribution/fulfillment centers. Data from the U.S.

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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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Locus

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The first event that comes to mind when we speak of global shopping events is, easily, Black Friday. But few know that there is a shopping event even bigger than that. or Bachelor’s Day is currently the single largest event in the world—over double the size Black Friday and Cyber Monday put together.

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