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Editor’s Choice: Singles Day – A Retail Revolution

Logistics Viewpoints

This article is from Audrey Dong, from KNAPP , and looks at e-commerce in China and the impact of Singles Day. Meanwhile, livestreaming is becoming the hottest trend in selling products online, and is expected grow by 95.5% 11 th in 2009 and subsequently adopted by other e-commerce platforms and retailers.

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Global Trade and Shipping Activity Bouncing Back, Creating New Challenges Post-COVID

MTS Logistics

After the 2008/2009 recession it took nine quarters for global trade to return to pre-recession levels. This rapid of a recovery is unprecedented in recent times. It took thirteen quarters for global trade to fully recover from the 2015 Chinese stock market crash.

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

Blue Grace Logistics

An article in Wolf Street shared numbers released by the FTR Transportation Intelligence for 2019. 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.

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How 3PLs Are Building More Collaborative Supply Chains

Blue Grace Logistics

BlueGrace, a freight brokerage and provider of managed transportation services, got its start in 2009 amid a particularly weak freight market. Harris said 3PLs are involved in a growing share of the total freight market, a trend he expects to continue in the years ahead. READ THE FULL ARTICLE

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Reshoring Optimism, But Not Much Else

GlobalTranz

Manufacturing establishments (the number of factories or manufacturing sites), have followed the same trend. While the economy has added some jobs since its nadir in 2009, labor statistics show that employment growth since 2010 has matched, not outpaced, growth of the labor force. labor force was 35 percent smaller than it is today).

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Managed Logistics Meets Five Challenges for Complex Supply Chain Operations

Blue Grace Logistics

Much of this can be resolved through an analysis of claims trends across the vendor network. When BlueGrace was founded in 2009, even the top logistics firms were overlooking the true heart of their job. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE. This will also facilitate the creation of a more efficient, standardized payment process.

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Supply Chain Management:Importance of Proactive Master Data.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. « Collaborative Platform for Enterprise of Future | Main | Key Asset Management trends in Oil & Gas Industry » Importance of Proactive Master Data Maintenance in SAP SCM Support. Very good article Pushkar. December 2009.