Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) is a type of business-to-consumer retail sales strategy where a business will market, sell and ship a product directly to the customer, writes Will Lovatt, General Manager and Vice President, Deposco Europe. A route map forward. Towards error-free fulfilment.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 10, 2017

From artificial intelligence to refocusing on procurement, the state of supply chain continued to explode throughout 2016, and you need to understand why. The State of Supply Chain 2016 Trends. A 2016 Accenture survey, reports RF Gen , explained how more companies are taking advantage of AI benefits through linked supply chains.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 27, 2021

We explore how predictive analytics and big data with human sentiments can add value and amplify their supply chain strategies. 51% of the respondents in a global Reuters survey felt that the most perplexing challenge is the unpredictable nature of consumer demand. Demand forecasting is hard. Concept of Predictive Analytics.

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Freightos

MARCH 17, 2019

So we asked them by conducting a survey in November 2018. Even without unanticipated phenomena like President Trump’s tariffs or 2016’s Hanjin collapse , ocean freight pricing is still highly volatile. This strategy is already used by US companies on $100 billion worth of product s such as oil, corn, gold – even dry bulk shipping.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 28, 2017

At the close of 2016, the 21 st Annual Third-Party Logistics Study found the overall use of third-party logistics providers ( 3PLs ) is increasing, but the types of logistics services utilized indicate the industry is entering a shift in how it operates. Mergers and Acquisitions Give Rise to Nervousness Among Some Shippers.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

This new customer-centric reality is prompting manufacturers and retailers of all sizes to revisit their strategies and capabilities to succeed in this highly- dynamic, highly-uncertain, and highly-competitive environment. percent of total retail sales in the United States; in 2016, e-commerce sales reached $394.9

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Technology advancements were among the most exciting topics to watch through 2016. So, let’s take a look at how our predictions for the first four manufacturing technology trends (Predictive analytics, 3D Printing, and VR) to watch for in 2016 stacked up. Predictive Analytics Became Commonplace to Manufacturing.

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The Logistics Academy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Over the course of 2016, real revenue and volume growth in the air and sea freight forwarding markets was remarkably similar globally, but this disguises significant differences across important countries and regions, say analysts who keep a close eye on the market. The global freight forwarding market has grown by 2.7% A&A Rank.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 23, 2014

He predicts that this will rise to just over 50% by 2016 and to more than 80% by 2020. Supply Chain 2014 Infographic: The State of the Supply Chain: I recently came across an interesting infographic from SAPinsider and insiderPROFILES that showcased a survey around the State of Supply Chain 2014. Read the Full Blog Post.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

The Path to Cost Reduction: Intel decided to try what was considered an unlikely supply chain strategy for the semiconductor industry: a true make-to-order scenario. The company grew substantially over the course of two decades, with a considerable proportion of that growth achieved by way of acquisitions.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Of course, all of this is easier said than done, but new challenges tend to require new strategies and new innovation. Freight Capacity Crisis: How Did We Get Here So Quickly? It was just two years ago that shippers wielded the leverage in the rate market, as capacity was a bit looser than it is now.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The Path to Cost Reduction: Intel decided to try what was considered an unlikely supply chain strategy for the semiconductor industry: make to order. The company grew substantially over the course of two decades, achieving a considerable portion of that growth by way of acquisitions. Procurement analysis. Supplier communication.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

As we head into 2016, we are featuring our most read articles of 2015 in our five main categories: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. In the supply chain articles category it is clear the top ten are all about trends, facts, technology, and of course optimization.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 23, 2016

You use a Voice of the Customer (VoC) survey to obtain negatives and positives from your customers. Industry Week, March, 2016). These metrics would, of course, be aligned and are updated every hour. Of course, you would also have the responsible workers as a team performing Kaizen to eliminate the root causes.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

. Second, while in the end Sheffi is clearly a strong sustainability advocate, the book is extremely well balanced and describes very well the challenges and issues CEOs face in crafting their sustainability strategies, with often conflicting goals. And of course most can’t.

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 23, 2021

From there, Paris built out TAT’s programs, expanded its vision and strategy and developed it into the award-winning organization it is today. TAT knows from surveys and anecdotal evidence that many more cases have been reported to 911 or local sheriffs’ offices around the country. Originally written 10/26/2016.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2016

Of course, there are other factors affecting the American push towards reshoring and nearshoring. The trend towards reshoring and nearshoring will continue in 2016. According to Consumer Reports , up to 80 percent of Americans are willing to pay extra for products that are manufactured in the United States. Will it expand or wane?

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 27, 2018

Of course, gamification can only be used in processes requiring human input, since it drives performance by way of motivation. Gamification is not just another term for incentivisation, at least not in the same sense as conventional incentivisation strategies. Source: Findings of a 2016 survey conducted by TalentLMS.

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The Logistics Academy

JUNE 29, 2017

billion in 2016, according to a BI Global Intelligence survey. It implemented AutoStore in 2016 to gain high-density storage and fast picking, says Brian Janusz, global program manager at Radwell. Swisslog calls that strategy “prebubbling,” says A.K. By 2021, 22.5 The world will invest $4.8 LIFT TRUCK NETWORK.

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