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WOF Summit promises latest market trends

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From 2009 he became MD of one of the leading air and sea cargo forwarders in Austria and had the Regional Director role for Central Eastern Europe. We have the latest market insights, trends and best practice examples in digitalisation, e-commerce and green deals. To find out more in information and get your ticket, CLICK HERE.

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Editor’s Choice: Singles Day – A Retail Revolution

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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. For example, the gross merchandise volume of Alibaba Tmall has increased from $5 billion in 2013 to $78 billion in 2020 as below chart.

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The Great Import Slowdown: When Will Shipments Bounce Back and Return to Normal?

MTS Logistics

For example, even earlier this year, every importer was scrambling to find container space at premium levels and bring goods into the U.S. And this trend is here to stay for the foreseeable future. The supply chain and logistics usually move ahead of trends. This demand seemed to be never ending.

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

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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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Managed Logistics Meets Five Challenges for Complex Supply Chain Operations

Blue Grace Logistics

For example, if a focus on customer service has resulted in shipments that are too small for optimized handling, the right provider should have ideas for a hierarchy of batching decisions that will both protect the company’s reputation with customers and create new efficiencies. Equally important is to monitor and assure vendor compliance.

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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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How 3PLs Are Building More Collaborative Supply Chains

Blue Grace Logistics

By providing that level of cus­tomer support, 3PLs should be able to grow regardless of fluctuations in freight demand, Harris said, pointing to his own company as an example. BlueGrace, a freight brokerage and provider of managed transportation services, got its start in 2009 amid a particularly weak freight market.