Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2022

Blue Yonder recognized the need to transform into a Partner First organization as part of its core growth strategy. I talked with Umar Ausaf – Blue Yonder’s General Manager for North America Partner Success and Bill Beecher – VP for Global Alliances at Blue Yonder – about this change to their strategy. 31, 2021, revenues were $1.1

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (November 16, 2021) – Third-party supply chain experts BlueGrace Logistics (BlueGrace) today announced the opening of its 12 th national office in St. Mark Derks, BlueGrace chief marketing officer, will also be located in the Twin Cities office to assist with the local growth strategy and expected office expansion.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Topic: Prepping for Peak: How to Level-up your CX Strategy this holiday season. Retailers and shippers must adapt their strategy to ensure they get the right product, to the right place at the right time to meet the high expectations of consumers/customers. Description: . Founder & CEO of OneRail @OneRail .

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ShipLilly

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Port congestion that opened up in 2021 is likely to continue throughout this season. The coming months are going to be a real test of the shipping industry in terms of how it can manage capacity and coordinate to meet the needs of customers. The global crisis that was accelerated by COVID-19 is haunting us in 2021.

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CH Robinson Logistics

APRIL 15, 2021

If you’ve been in the transportation and logistics industry as long as I have, you know there are always ebbs and flows to supply and demand. Right now, analysts* forecast truckload volume to increase 8% to 12% in 2021. The good news is there are strategies you can implement to succeed, no matter what condition the market is in.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The volatility of 2020 and the uncertainties looming into 2021 make it difficult to forecast planning and budgets based on historical data. To help shippers prepare, we will examine contributing factors that will play a significant role in the 2021 truckload freight market. The Truckload Capacity Crunch Will Continue Into 2021.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

In this post, we’ll do a deep dive into less-than-truckload (LTL) industry trends to watch for 2022, and highlight actions that shippers should consider to guide their strategy throughout the year. LTL Industry Macro Trends. Three Factors Shaping the LTL Industry. 9 Keys to LTL Shipper Success. Compete for capacity.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 17, 2022

The manufacturing industry faces many challenges, such as a skilled labor shortage, supply chain instability, and inventory management issues. GlobalTranz works with manufacturing shippers every day to move their goods and streamline their logistics strategies. Facing inventory challenges is common in the manufacturing industry.

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Airfreight Logistics

MARCH 6, 2020

In the center of its Strategy 2025, DHL Express focusses particularly on ‘E-commerce’ as a growth driver and ‘efficiency’ for further increasing its profit. In 2018 DHL ordered 14 new Boeing 777F, with four delivered in 2019, six to come this year and the remaining four to be taken into service in 2021.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Even the most robust in-house strategies can turn to the value of logistics automation within analytics, such as the insights found in Lane Signal, to further refine their operations. Enterprise shippers need a proactive strategy to secure capacity One of the biggest challenges that shippers face remains to secure capacity.

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Freightos

MARCH 23, 2023

There were plenty of freight insights to take in over three days of sessions, meetings and conversations with carriers, forwarders and BCOs, but far too many to include all of them in a blog post that anyone might make it to the end of. So, here are some of the highlights. What just happened??? More (too much?)

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WorkWave

AUGUST 19, 2021

The Lawn & Landscape Technology Conference is always a must-attend event, but 2021 is set to be the most exciting year for the event yet. Meet Our Demo Rockstars. Time To Read: 3 minutes. As a result of these new partnerships, WorkWave is excited to showcase a wider range of landscaping software solutions than ever before.

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

US holiday retail sales in 2021 will rise 2.7% – US Holiday 2020 review and Holiday 2021 Preview, Emarketer Insider Intelligence, Feb 2021. Many businesses are still struggling from inflationary pressures on goods and inventory not meeting peak season demand. in 2021 to $933.30 billion U.S.

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RPA Labs

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Have you planned for automation in your 2021 budget? The long-term impact of not automating through technology like RPA could hurt your company’s ability to compete and meet heightening customer demands. How to Budget for Automation in 2021 in 5 Steps. Interested in adding automation to your 2021 budget?

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Locus

MAY 25, 2022

The above statement is spot on, largely because of its subtext: Customers spend their money elsewhere because they are not happy with how companies meet their expectations. Here are seven key strategies that they have used to make it happen. When e-commerce was in its infancy, people were more forgiving around meeting delivery times.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Even the most robust in-house strategies can turn to the value of logistics automation within analytics, such as the insights found in Lane Signal, to further refine their operations. Enterprise shippers need a proactive strategy to secure capacity One of the biggest challenges that shippers face remains to secure capacity.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 13, 2021

At FEFPEB’s spring meeting, held online at the end of April, Secretary General Fons Ceelaert ( pictured ) said following a successful pilot scheme with PEFC in the Netherlands, FEFPEB is now defining a strategy through its working group on sustainability and certification.

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ShipLilly

APRIL 7, 2021

The shipping industry is currently dealing with severely strained container availability. The comparative statistics of the 30th of November 2020 against the 31st of January 2021 indicate a dramatic spike in just two months. To meet the demand, shipping companies are stacking large quantities of cargo on increasingly narrow equipment.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

5000 is in the business of highlighting businesses across all industries that achieve excellence in the areas of growth and sustainable development. Additionally, chosen companies demonstrate a forward-thinking mindset and innovative leadership that drive the ecommerce industry forward.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

LogiMAT, International Trade Fair for Intralogistics Solutions and Process Management, is being postponed until early summer 2021 as a precaution amid the ongoing coronavirus. LogiMAT 2021 will now take place at Messe Stuttgart June 22–24, 2021. The Messe Stuttgart convention center has outstanding safety standards in place.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2022

An independent expert-led commission on the future of industrial land has warned that a chronic shortage of space in London and rocketing rents for industrial premises risks damaging the city’s economy and hindering its ability to service the needs of the population.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Well, how often do you hear industry analysts say they underestimated a market’s growth rate? I will soon be publishing the 2021 base-year study with a five-year forecast through 2026. In 2021, the SCS segment revenues grew an impressive 44.5 2021 was also the year of new technologies. billion in 2019.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 4, 2022

Cambridge Capital leverages BGSA’s unique approach to strategy-led investment banking for the supply chain. The BGSA Conference is the industry’s only CEO-level conference focused on all segments of the supply chain. industry consolidation, 2.)ecommerce The M&A deals included the following: 1.)

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 21, 2023

Prior to Flock, he played key leadership roles (including Chief Strategy Officer from 2010-2020) at Coyote Logistics – a UPS Company, a leading provider of non-asset based 3PL solutions across North America and Europe. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, an M.Eng.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 10, 2022

Industry is responding. After decades of controversy concerning the realities of climate change and its causes, the fossil fuel industry is now shifting to a strategy of presenting itself as the source of solutions. This repositioning includes rebranding itself as a “carbon management industry.”.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Locus is proud to help our customers again meet the seasonal challenge with robust, enterprise-scale automation solutions that position them for success today and in the future.”. million units picked per day, representing a 2x increase over 2021. Mobile shopping continues to be a favourite, growing more than 15% over 2021.

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Forto

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The work-free week in China , on the occasion of the Chinese National Day, begins on October 1 and ends on October 7, 2021. Because in order to be able to meet the high demand, many companies are already preparing their own supply chains for the approaching consumer peak in September, if not earlier. Everything new in 2021?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Addressing industry pain points with ERP. The latest World Manufacturing Report, reveals that industries that adopted new technology started recovering faster from the pandemic, with increases of at least 10% in the first quarter of 2021, while low-technology industries registered a comparably lower growth rate of only 5.8%.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

trucking industry, according to the American Trucking Association. According to the CBRE Global E-commerce Outlook 2021 report , e-commerce growth will require another 330 million square feet of warehouse space in the United States by 2025. Can you meet and respond to changing business demands? ports to get backlogged.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2022

In 2021, for the first time in all of my years working in this industry, the global supply chain was at the forefront of virtually every conversation. Over the past year, we have strengthened our culture and made significant investments to build the best team in the industry. Robinson.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Supply chains are ‘strangling strategy’, with the movement of commodities so significant an issue that logistics is securitising. [1] The prospect of a war involving Australia is discussed openly, yet there is a growing realisation that less glamourous matters are impacting Defence’s ability to prepare for such potentialities.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 31, 2022

Among key insights , we learned that finance leaders are realigning their 2022 priorities to meet changing business needs. This is especially critical to the US Food and Beverage industry respondents ( 69% ). The predominant industry ranking this area of focus is Furniture and Fittings, at 46%.

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Locus

AUGUST 7, 2023

No industry remains untouched by this rapid digital transformation, especially the last mile delivery market, which was valued at $131.52 billion in 2021, and is expected to reach $288.87 This emphasizes the urgent need for businesses to adopt efficient digital solutions to meet these demands. billion by 2031. billion increase.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 9, 2021

Independent c ustomer vote s from two industry leading publications acknowledg e BlueGrace Logistics as a preeminent Third-Party Logistic s (3PL) operator for providing outstanding solutions and services based on recent customer surveys.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 9, 2021

Independent c ustomer vote s from two industry leading publications acknowledg e BlueGrace Logistics as a preeminent Third-Party Logistic s (3PL) operator for providing outstanding solutions and services based on recent customer surveys.

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CH Robinson Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2021

2021 was a difficult year in global logistics due to ongoing volatility. I’ve been in the industry since 1997 and I have never seen this level of continual disruption across the entire supply chain for this length of time. Seek creative solutions across the entire supply chain. Seek creative solutions across the entire supply chain.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2022

Ratzki’s team of more than 50 domestic and international IT professionals use big data strategy, product innovation, and cyber-security protocols to scale the organization’s footprint in the trillion-dollar supply chain and logistics space. Azad is a visionary with boundless ideas about interconnectivity, data analysis and systems management.

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