Penske Move Ahead

MAY 26, 2021

Our electric truck efforts at Penske have gone well and its success is a great example of a truly collaborative public and private partnership." Clean Technologies Continue Transportation Industry Advancement The assessment's findings are sourced via hundreds of survey results from medium- and heavy-duty fleet operators across the U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 13, 2022

Twenty-seven percent of supply chain leaders have conducted a climate change risk assessment to identify their most critical supply chain risks, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. According to the survey, 44% of respondents have a general sense of potential climate change risks based on previous events.

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

DIFFICULTY FINDING LABOR DIVERSIFYING WORKFORCE TECHNOLOGY IS TAKING OVER INCREASING CYBERSECURITY CARBON NEUTRALITY BUILDING RESILIENT SUPPLY CHAINS DIFFICULTY FINDING LABOR Manufacturers are still struggling to find labor, with a recent Deloitte survey estimating that the manufacturing sector will be short 2.1 Industry 4.0

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 4, 2021

A 2020 SYSPRO survey showed that 60% of manufacturing and distribution businesses were impacted by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic. Here are examples of the tangible return-on-investment (ROI) ERP can bring to your business: Maintain competitive advantage with ERP. Use ERP to improve operations and efficiency.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 11, 2022

According to the 2021 SYSPRO CFO 4.0 survey , 57% of manufacturing CFOs agree that proficiency and knowledge to create an effective plan to operationalize and transition the business into a digitalized and automated manufacturer is the most critical factor globally. The modern CFO. Managing cashflow and maximizing profitability.

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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 Business Magazine

MARCH 3, 2022

It represents a mobile and autonomously acting material flow system that can be used, for example, as a cost-efficient supplement or substitute for forklifts or automated guided vehicles (AGVs). For example, the Smart Pallet Mover won the Red Dot Award, Product Design 2021, for its exceptional design quality and degree of innovation.

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Now, That's Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2021

In September, for example, warehouse employment reached the highest level ever recorded, with 1.25 What may be a “hot item” online one week, for example, could be replaced by another option the following week. “As What’s in Store for 2021? million workers in the warehouse and storage sector, according to Supply Chain Dive.

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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. for Q2 2021, relative to Q2 2018.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 18, 2022

New SYSPRO research reveals 47% of survey respondents invested in sensors, IoT or IIoT to collect data and respond to supply chain disruption, however only 20% of businesses invested in data analytics tools to process and analyze the data and only 5% of businesses investigated AI and ML to draw any long-term benefit from the data collection.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 23, 2022

Ocean ETAs, for example, are much different because the macro-factors are a lot different than over the road. At the end of 2021, I participated in a survey to examine the transportation visibility market. However, the accuracy of ETAs, according to the survey respondents, is lagging. Real-Time Visibility Data.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

It represents a mobile and autonomously acting material flow system that can be used, for example, as a cost-efficient supplement or substitute for forklifts or automated guided vehicles (AGVs). The Smart Pallet Mover won the Red Dot Award, Product Design 2021, for its exceptional design quality and degree of innovation.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 21, 2022

The study, conducted by Economist Impact, surveyed executive-level participants representing businesses in 26 major countries across the globe. For example, 42.5% of executives surveyed in South America and Africa respectively identified higher transport costs as the top limitation for increasing exports. This compared to 19.9%

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Freightos

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This article provides an overview, based on a survey of over 1,200 small businesses, of how small and midsize businesses have weathered the storm, and how a changing – and potentially recessionary – market is impacting their outlook. His Kickstarter campaign launched in January of 2021 and raised over $3 million dollars. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In a recent NielsenIQ survey, 91 percent of consumers indicated they are planning on celebrating US Thanksgiving this year with a majority (83 percent) either staying at home (59 percent) or local (24 percent) (within 50 miles of their home). Walmart Canada piloted the solution in January 2021 and used supplier feedback to hone the system.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 19, 2021

76% of the 121 surveyed specialists and executives find in-plant transport jobs relevant or very relevant to the overall success of the company,” says Torsten Inkmann, Director of Industrial Logistics at INFORM. of the surveyed companies. However, the actual implementation is still slow. “76% DOWNLOAD the study here: [link].

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the resiliency test. For example, many supply chain resiliency plans may have considered a health crisis in which organizations and key partners face lower-than-normal staffing levels. What do we mean by that?

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Freightos

JUNE 15, 2021

For example, with the current steel shortage , factories aren’t able to produce as many cans as usual. Freightos surveyed hundreds of importers who used Freightos.com ’s global freight booking platform in January 2021, and again in June 2021, to see how they’re navigating supply chain challenges. But then it got worse. .

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ShipLilly

JANUARY 13, 2022

For example, you may want to consider how your operations have gone over the last 12 months. For example, container costs have risen ten-fold when compared to statistics recorded two years ago. Many in shipping wish to forget the trials and tribulations of 2021. Consumer behavior is going to test businesses.

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MTS Logistics

MARCH 30, 2022

So to help shed some light on the misconceived ideas for those just getting into project logistics, I reached out to industry colleagues and compiled a paraphrased shortlist of examples and explanations experienced over the last years. Customers have misconceptions of how fast project cargo can move.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Actionable advice from 2021 Top Companies for Women to Work For in Transportation. Oct 29, 2021. In 2021, we’ve been focusing on strengthening this culture of inclusion, mitigating bias and fostering a diverse employee community through several initiatives,” said Sunita Solao, vice president of people at Convoy. FreightWaves.

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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. For example, they might browse products online, but visit a brick-and-mortar store to finalize their selection. of all e-commerce sales in the US during 2021. The mega online retailer accounted for a staggering 41.4%

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Trinity Logistics

DECEMBER 29, 2021

billion in 2021. percent from 2021 to 2026. In July 2021, the Zero Food Waste Act was introduced to provide grants to businesses that significantly reduce their food waste. One example is UPS Healthcare developing a system and opening facilities to move medicines safely. For example, the congestion at U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 19, 2022

Meanwhile, a recent survey conducted by the trade association, Logistics UK, noted 13% of respondents report severe warehouse staff shortages, with a substantial decline in the availability of forklift drivers cited as a major problem. By November 2021, the remuneration for both forklift drivers and order pickers were up 8% year-on-year.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Hamburg-based startup driveMybox more than doubled its sales in 2021 compared to the previous year and is on a strong expansion course. Aaron Spandehra, CBDO, points out: “June to December 2021 was more than satisfactory for us. In the meantime, driveMybox is not only on the road nationally, but also internationally.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2021

In MIT’s State of Supply Chain Sustainability 2021 , 80% of executives surveyed said the pandemic either had no impact on their commitment or increased it. For example, confectioner Mars is building deeper relationships with fewer palm oil suppliers to increase their ability to monitor and impact deforestation.

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Parade

MARCH 28, 2022

For example, with the Turvo driver app, drivers can instantly upload photos from their mobile device of BOLs and PODs, eliminating manual processes in settlement and invoicing, to get paid faster.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic and the 2021 COP26 summit have sped up sustainability awareness around the world, increasing pressure on companies to make meaningful changes to operations, writes Christos Chamberlain, Flexport ’s UK General Manager. A report by Avery Dennison which surveyed more than 5,000 fashion buyers from across the U.S.,

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 29, 2021

percent year-over-year (YOY) from June 2020 to June 2021. In February and March 2021, Texas saw their lowest temperatures in years and were not prepared for the intense weather conditions that they experienced. Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey , 59.7 According to DAT , the flatbed load-to-truck ratio is up 169.3

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 13, 2022

Nearly two-thirds of businesses responding to the 2020 Gartner Sustainability Survey said they were pressured by customers to invest in sustainability initiatives while 48% said pressure was coming from investors and 48% cited regulators. The driver is happier and the carrier’s margins have improved. DROP AND HOOK.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In July 2021, the Zero Food Waste Act was introduced to provide grants to businesses that significantly reduce their food waste. Additionally, in November 2021, the Food Donation Improvement Act was introduced to lower food waste by making it easier for companies to donate food instead of throwing it out.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

In a survey of 54 senior executives, only about one in four believed that the processes of their companies balanced cross-functional trade-offs effectively or facilitated decision making to help the P&L (profit and loss) of the full business.” The company ships directly to customers and also to distributors.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The example of the TGW Logistics Group shows why these services are worthwhile. Example: TGW Logistics Group. Some 81 percent of those surveyed in an IT study carried out in 2021 with 1,451 decision-makers reported that they were seeing more cyber threats during the pandemic. Focus on cyber security.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 5, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll walk through some of the obstacles to medium-term demand planning, consider how high-frequency supply chain data can help fill the informational gaps that companies are grappling with, and then look at a real-world example of how the data in FreightWaves SONAR can give insight into the goods economy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

In my Logistics Viewpoints article in April 2021, Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain , I mentioned that we will continue to explore here the concrete steps in the digital journey and examples of determination from the top in addition to logistics operations. The payoff is well worth it.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2022

Examples of third-party data would include weather forecasts, sustainability ratings, or D&Bs on a company’s financial viability. For example, a manufacturer might have a supplier in Hanoi they purchase key components from. One of the players in this market, Resilinc, is monitoring 105 million data sources.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The current study “Mobilising the Delivery Workforce: The State of Mobile Technologies in Transport and Logistics 2021” by Arlington Research shows that mobile-first technologies will play a key role in the delivery of goods in the final delivery area. The UR40 RFID reader from DENSO, for example, can read 700 RFID tags per second.

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