Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2021

ARC Advisory Group’s warehouse labor survey has shown that 35% of warehouses have a seasonal surge in the number of workers they employ of over 20%. By 2018, the year of the survey, this number fell to between 2 and 5 applicants per job. million people quit jobs in August, according to the monthly survey — about 2.9

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

European pallet and packaging manufacturers are repairing more wooden pallets for reuse than ever, according to a survey by European Federation of Wooden Pallet & Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB). million pallets were repaired in 2019, an increase of 25% on the previous survey carried out three years earlier.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 31, 2018

Is the fully wireless workplace continues to come into focus, and as warehouse and DC managers are tasked with doing more with less while exceeding customers’ ever-evolving demands, the global market for automatic data capture (ADC) solutions is growing exponentially. Total 2016 Revenues (in millions). Top 20 ADC suppliers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In 2016, as part of the wholesale corporate restructuring, Bayer Crop Science became one of the three major divisions of Bayer AG. When it comes to measuring customer loyalty, the Net Promoter Score survey is typically a best practice. Partners need to be open to data sharing for improved visibility.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 6, 2018

More than 500 qualified respondents to our “34th Annual Salary Survey” report that their salaries moved up only incrementally last year. This year’s survey again draws the most feedback from successful logistics managers who have been climbing the executive ladder for some time. Respondents reflect. Uneven compensation.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 1, 2018

If there were one clear-cut conclusion to be drawn from our “2018 Warehouse and Distribution Center (DC) Equipment Survey,” it would be that the outlook for spending is bullish. At the same time, the survey revealed growing interest in the use of relatively new types of technology, including robotics, drones and smart glasses.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The findings were derived from an online survey of 250 executives at leading U.S. When armed with all of the relevant data on current and potential sourcing locations in a digital format, supply chain professionals will enjoy a simplified decision-making process. Of the companies we surveyed, 55% have between 1 and 50 tier 1 suppliers.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 9, 2017

2016 marched onward with a drive to improve the use of digital technology throughout the supply chain. Per GT Nexus , 75 percent of executives surveyed recognized the digital supply chain as an important factor for the next five years. Let’s look at how supply chains kept up with expectations and where they fell short, if at all.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2018

While purchases at food-services and drinking establishments fell 1.8%, the most since 2016, most other major retail categories showed a gain, suggesting consumption ended the quarter on a solid note. Some businesses reported a positive impact from weather, and the bureau can’t isolate the monthly data at specific geographic levels, it said.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 27, 2021

Improving predictability in outcomes is valuable, but ensuring your supply chain is nimble enough to act on the data is even more so. We explore how predictive analytics and big data with human sentiments can add value and amplify their supply chain strategies. The presence of data throughout the supply chain is vital to its evolution.

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Stord

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

The retail-to-industrial trend is still small -- the report covered just 24 conversions since 2016 -- but it’s growing as a solution to low warehouse vacancy. Several recent surveys show that automotive supply chains are highly susceptible to cyber attacks. Many companies lack internal teams or practices to combat data breaches.

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Morai Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2018

In fact, a staggering 88% of consumers who participated in the 2018 Global Consumer Insights Survey , confirmed they would pay more for ‘same-day or faster delivery’. As mentioned above, today, almost 90% of surveyed customers would opt to pay extra for same-day shipping. In 2016, McKinsey found that nearly.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

According to a survey of owner-operators and small fleets conducted by Bloomberg and Truckstop.com, shippers will continue to see “robust” contractual pricing for moving their truckload freight heading into 2022 thanks to solid demand and lingering capacity constraints.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

To know the most difficult challenges as perceived by supply chain professionals, we turn to the SCM World’s 2017 Future of Supply Chain survey. Here are the complete data representing how many supply chain management professionals perceived these threats as significant. GET YOUR COPY HERE. Download White Paper.

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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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Freightos

MARCH 31, 2016

In 2012, The Economist assessed the impact that technology developments will have had on business by 2020, surveying and interviewing global technology and business leaders. But 2016 marks the halfway point and it seems that the predictions were on the mark. Want to know the future? At the time, the predictions seemed unreal.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 11, 2016

In business why wouldn’t you measure your performance against your peers and against relevant industry sector data? Members of the USMTO provide order acquisition data each month and this information is then compiled into a report showing the orders placed in 5 different regions of the USA. USMTO order for May 2016 were 18.2%

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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. The initial finding was a 22-percent satisfaction rating.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 17, 2016

percent net increase in revenue for 2016 , and as we’ve briefly mentioned past blogs , technologies such as predictive data analytics, virtual reality, smart connectivity and 3-D printing will drive this growth and reshape the global economic competition between U.S. Predictive Data Analytics. The ISM projects a 4.1

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

“Results from the 2017 study show that roughly 75% of respondents are using the mix strategy (be all things to all people) as the predominant approach for their companies compared to the 51% who we reported utilizing a mix strategy in our 2016 results. Improving Data Shows the Real Strength of Trucking. in 2017 versus 20.8%

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GlobalTranz

JULY 31, 2018

A recent survey by Deloitte, reports Coin Square , found the prospects of blockchain supply chain applications beyond reproach and capable of revolutionizing the way supply chains operate. As recently as December 2016, in the preceding Deloitte survey , the number of respondents with little to no knowledge of the technology was near 40%.

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Freightos

JANUARY 4, 2018

Dropping profit margins – Hanjin’s bankruptcy in late 2016 capped a difficult year for carriers and 2017 hasn’t been much better. In 2016, the top twenty global forwarders accounted for a 60% of the freight forwarding market. In the meantime, airlines have shied from selling directly to shippers of any size. Digital Forwarding.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

In our recent blog post on the future of procurement , we discussed how the majority of respondents in a given survey reported procurement as a long-term career in manufacturing. How Does Procurement Play Into the Use of Artificial Intelligence and Automation in 2016? How Much Will Procurement Grow in 2016?

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

As reported by Bloomberg , a new survey of the 20 best-paid graduate business schools found that the top 11 are all in the U.S. Read: Logistics Management 33rd Annual Salary Survey. Its graduates earn a median pay and bonus of $185,000, the survey found. World’s Best-Paid MBA Graduates. The University of St. Download Now!

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

As reported by Bloomberg , a new survey of the 20 best-paid graduate business schools found that the top 11 are all in the U.S. Read: Logistics Management 33rd Annual Salary Survey. Its graduates earn a median pay and bonus of $185,000, the survey found. World’s Best-Paid MBA Graduates. The University of St. Download Now!

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The Logistics Academy

JULY 13, 2016

5 in Logistics Performance Index 2016. The 2016 edition of Connecting to Compete scores and benchmarks countries’ performance on logistics. The Logistics Performance Index, part of the Connecting to Compete report 2016 ( Click to download full report ) , measures the efficiency of international supply chains. 5 in LPI 2016.

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Freightos

JANUARY 4, 2018

Dropping profit margins – Hanjin’s bankruptcy in late 2016 capped a difficult year for carriers and 2017 hasn’t been much better. In 2016, the top twenty global forwarders accounted for a 60% of the freight forwarding market. In the meantime, airlines have shied from selling directly to shippers of any size. Digital Forwarding.

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Transporeon

APRIL 2, 2019

But through 2016 (notwithstanding a post-Christmas tumble at the start of the year), the overall trend was volatile and heading upwards. Many shippers expect prices to remain stable (44%) but no-one thinks that rates will decline (Transporeon/Xeneta survey, 2016). More M&A activity is certain in 2017.

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Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

We saw that starting to turn around in 2016 and continued to accelerate into 2017," he notes. According to one software executive, a major stumbling block is the extraordinary growth of data systems is expected to process. Kearney and co-author of the report. "In In 2015 it was a dark story if you were a carrier.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 18, 2016

The development and deployment of autonomous vehicles, machine-to-machine communication abilities and preventative maintenance could all team up to result in even greater savings in 2016, which will further increase investments for the Industrial Internet of Things. New products and services will enable a new host of KPIs and real-time data.

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Automotive Logistics

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Asia was the fastest growing foreign market for the UK’s automotive sector last year, with the value of exported goods up 21% on 2016, a new survey has shown. The Asian increase helped lift the sector’s total exports to £40 billion ($51.5 billion) – a 26% increase in two years – making Britain the world’s ninth largest car exporter.

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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. A small but significant share of survey respondents are currently using index-linked contracts.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

In 2017 the downward trend of large shipping losses continued, according to a new survey, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty's (AGCS) Safety & Shipping Review. Attacks in the Philippines more than doubled from 10 in 2016 to 22 in 2017. Looking at the past decade the decline was 38% globally. Emerging Risks Lead to Losses.

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CLX Logistics

APRIL 27, 2016

As digitization continues to modify the global supply chain landscape, its unprecedented data sources and solutions will lead to not only the demise of disparate information systems, but to the rise of true, end-to-end, supply chain visibility. Track, Trace and Collect Data from Key Partners. By Cosmas Hoefnagels for Talking Logistics.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

so far this year, according to Thomson Reuters data, topping the 38 deals announced in 2016], with big trucking companies and private equity funds scooping up smaller firms as [the ELD] mandate is set to go into effect and as drivers push for higher wages.” And as reported by Reuters last week, “the consolidation of the U.S.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 26, 2020

In a 2014 survey of supply chain professionals, 9% of respondents saved more than 12% on freight costs through managed transportation services. That number rose to 32% by 2016, and preliminary reports indicate the continued growth of savings. That’s the distinction and primary driving force.

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ShipLilly

JULY 24, 2020

That partly explains why the market for next-generation logistics systems in Japan is set to more than double to 651 billion yen ($6 billion) through 2025, based on data released by Fuji Keizai. This is a logistics-data company that recently teamed up with Hino Motors Ltd. This is partly due to an increased interest in e-Commerce.

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