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Scaling the Supply Chain: A Comparative Analysis of Logistics in SMEs and Startups

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

To provide a comprehensive overview, the author draws from various academic studies, reports, and surveys to shed light on the latest trends and best practices in supply chain management. A recent study by the World Bank (2020) found that SMEs face higher logistics costs as a percentage of sales (21.3%) compared to larger firms (16.9%).

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Data key to tackling forecasting challenges

FreightWaves SONAR

Businesses are prioritizing the speed of data propagation within their supply chains. According to Gold, NRF members have made significant investments in data analysis to improve their ability to predict consumer demand to prevent bloated inventory levels that many large retailers experienced around this time in 2022.

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Supply Chain Market Outlook: 2021 Holiday Season Edition

MTS Logistics

As we enter the 2021 holiday season, it is clear now that businesses are struggling more and more every day to fulfill orders from U.S. As we approach the end of 2021, many of the current issues seem to have no easy solution in the immediate future. Based on the data, the normal rate level is at -69% from the current rate levels.

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Trends 2021: Warehouse Automation

Logistics Business Magazine

How has the pandemic impacted warehousing and logistics operations in 2020, 2021 and beyond? This acceleration will continue in 2021 and beyond. Zebra’s warehouse vision study states that typically 50% of ecommerce warehouse employees are picking orders and that 40-70% of their time is spent moving between picking locations.

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£9bn per year: the “real cost of Brexit”

Logistics Business Magazine

ParcelHero has studied the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data and compared the UK Government’s annual contributions to the EU versus lost EU exports. The ONS reported that UK exports of goods to the EU fell by £20bn in 2021, compared with 2018, the last period of stable trade.

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How can ERP benefit the manufacturing & distribution CFO?

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The role of the CFO is being transformed by technological innovation and access to massive amounts of data, both inside and outside the organization. According to the 2021 SYSPRO CFO 4.0 According to the 2021 SYSPRO CFO 4.0 Data-driven decision making and risk management. The modern CFO. The SYSPRO CFO 4.0

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Logistics Predictions: How Did We Do in 2022 and What Will 2023 Look Like?

Logistics Viewpoints

Near the end of 2021, I had the chance to make the early call on Logistics Viewpoints on what 2022 would look like across five major logistics themes. Let’s take a look at what happened with the major themes, as well as the research and analysis we conducted in 2022 to help determine what those themes will look like in 2023.