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Looking Forward to an Innovative 2021 for Retail

Logistics Business Magazine

This represents the largest annual increase since 2008. This places enormous pressure on intralogistics operations to improve order-picking productivity. At BITO we are seeing a particular trend towards lower cost solutions to help improve fulfilment operations and meet the need for flexibility.

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Which is better for fleet assets? Contract or spot freight?

FreightWaves SONAR

It is a complex process, and it is important for carrier operations managers to understand how contract versus spot affects asset allocation. Using market trends to identify price changes for short-term and long-term outlooks and boost carrier revenue. The problem with poor asset allocation between contract and spot freight.

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Key Asset Management trends in Oil & Gas Industry - Infosys Blogs

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. « Importance of Proactive Master Data Maintenance in SAP SCM Support | Main | Instance Consolidation Strategy » Key Asset Management trends in Oil & Gas Industry. Social Media in Supply Chain.the new trend! Supply Excellence.

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US Trucking Rates Expected to Rise in 2020

ShipLilly

Both a leading third-party logistics provider (3PL) and a spot market load board operator have argued that the prices will experience a turnaround in 2020. The rationale for these bold predictions is that the spot rates have been trending towards an equilibrium where demand meets supply. The effect of a recession.

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Why Are Heavy Duty Truck Orders So Low In North America?

Blue Grace Logistics

Monitor Daily quotes Act Research’s President and senior analyst, Kenny Vieth explaining the downturn: “After peak sales and build in 2019, significant declines are ahead in 2020, as heavy-duty sales and build follow the net orders trend down. What’s the cause? The first reason stems from the slowdown in the manufacturing sector.

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COVID-19 and the 5 major threats it poses to global food security

World Food Programme Logistics

Virus risks undermining efforts to reverse trend of rising hunger A child receiving food in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, risks undermining the efforts of humanitarian and food security organizations seeking to reverse these trends. COVID-19 risks undermining efforts to reduce hunger.

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How COVID – 19 Might Shape the Future of China Sourcing and Manufacture

Logistics Bureau

Dun & Bradstreet researchers , for example say 51,000 companies, 163 of which are in the Fortune 1000, have “tier 1” suppliers in China, while at least 5 million have one or more “tier 2? Taiwan stands out as an example of a country that managed to contain the Coronavirus without resorting to an economy-wrecking lockdown.