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LTL Industry Trends and Tips for 2022

GlobalTranz

In our recent GlobalTranz 2022 Logistics and Supply Chain Trends and Outlook white paper, our experts review some of the factors that will shape logistics in the coming year and beyond. It covers macro trends in the LTL, Truckload and Managed Transportation Service sectors and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Remember Webvan? They Weren’t Wrong – Just Early

Logistics Viewpoints

It’s funny how some trends seem to go “full circle.” I recall a brief discussion I had around 2002 with a self-described “internet guy.” In 1999, everybody thought they could pick the next big thing. Then after the dot.com bubble burst, it seemed like everybody distanced themselves from their “visionary” pasts.

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The DHL Supply Chain with Scott Sureddin

The Logistics of Logistics

He joined DHL in 2002, holding leadership positions including President of the Consumer and LSH business units, and SVP, Operations, before serving as the COO for the Americas. Scott also described the trends that are transforming the economy. . Scott Sureddin is the CEO North America, DHL Supply Chain.

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New Cooperation between Los Angeles and Long Beach Aims to Reclaim Market Share

MTS Logistics

the combined ports have experienced a 22-percent loss of market share since 2002, mainly to ports along the eastern seaboard. The MOU between the two hopes to reverse that trend as the ports pledge their cooperation in five specific areas: Digital connectivity.

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5 examples of the black swan theory

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

SARS pandemic in 2002-2004 sped up the growth of the small company Alibaba, which traded over the Internet. The video game industry has taken the trend and has also dramatically changed course. Now it is a retail leader in Asia.

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Fritz inducted into Logistics Hall of Fame

Logistics Business Magazine

In 2002, he founded a company to transfer his inventions in the field of predictive analytics from science to business. Entrepreneurs and managers from the transport and logistics sector are honoured who have been particularly successful in promoting their companies or who have set a trend-setting impulse.

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Auto Supplier Relations Not All That Sunny

Material Handling and Logistics

Nissan was in last place, continuing its dramatic four-year slide to its all-time low in supplier relations since the study began in 2002. That’s significantly below FCA US in fifth place which also continued its downward slide to its lowest ranking in eight years.