FreightWaves SONAR

JULY 10, 2023

The loss of predictability The domestic freight market was relatively stable after the Great Recession, which trended right in line with economic growth. By late 2017, volumes had returned, spurred by a perfect storm of tax incentives, an unusually active spring produce harvest, and an active hurricane season.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 27, 2021

In all fairness, eCommerce is definitely a driving force behind the changing landscape of retail. Kylie Cosmetics, a frontrunner in eCommerce beauty, made waves in 2017 by opening pop-up shops in seven major U.S. Even if your business operates entirely online, branching out IRL might unlock a host of new opportunities for growth.

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Now, That's Logistics

MARCH 12, 2018

At the same time, there is an acquisitions trend among competitors, with only four or five major companies expected to still be in the market by 2020. In 2017, 11 million new items per second were added, and by 2020, some 50 billion pieces of equipment are expected to be connected to the internet. 3D Printing. Self-driving Vehicles.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 7, 2018

billion and with this almost on the level of the prior year (2017: EUR 14.9 Operating profit (EBIT) rose by 2.3% After an overall good first quarter, the company continues to project an increase in operating profit to around EUR 4.15 billion (2017: EUR 2.3 Reported Group revenue was EUR 14.7 to EUR 905 million.

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Bringg

DECEMBER 27, 2017

2017 was an important year for delivery logistics. These are some of the key industry trends in delivery logistics and supply chain management which will take center stage in the upcoming year: 1. This trend can take different shapes and forms. During 2017 the attention shifted towards self-driving cars and trucks.

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Many technology companies — including Webvan, a pioneer of online grocery services — declared bankruptcy and ceased operations. Aside from another string of important launches — like Google Wallet in 2011, Apple Pay in 2014, and Instagram Shopping in 2017 — the ‘10s marked incredible milestones in revenue and reach.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 10, 2018

million truckloads of food and kindred products this year, up 5% from 2017. So long as the carrier is operating within 150 air-miles of the loading site, be it a farm, silo, or processing facility, they won’t have to start the clock. It’s definitely an area that we needed to call attention to this year,” the CVSA added. .

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 24, 2018

Notes: Gartner Opinion and Peer Opinion: Based on each panel’s forced-rank ordering against the definition of “DDVN orchestrator.” ” ROA: (2017 net income/2017 total assets)*50% + (2016 net income/2016 total assets)*30% + (2015 net income/2015 total assets)*20%. 2017 data used where available.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2019

The big questions now are whether the current downward trend will last and if new approaches in the outbound logistics segment can help support the domestic finished vehicle industry. . In 2017, Poland produced 689,700 finished vehicles, 1.2% up on the previous year, according to the Polish Automotive Industry Association.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 15, 2018

Sometimes I just like to live on the edge, which is definitely a qualifying status for anyone bold enough to make predictions about the future of supply chain operations and management—but I just can’t help myself. I have no crystal ball and if I did, I wouldn’t know how to get a picture on it. Robots Run the Warehouse.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

NYK’s stevedoring subsidiary, International Car Operators (ICO), which provides processing services for the majority (480,000) of new vehicles being moved through Antwerp, says there has been continuous growth there and at its terminals in Zeebrugge port, which handled 1.56m units last year. in 2017 to a total of 14.9m

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Logistics Manager

MAY 1, 2018

This is part of an overall trend we’ve seen with carriers looking to cut costs. Carriers have understandably then been keenly focused on managing costs, but the results of the second half of 2017 showed that some of them have recovered enough to a point where they can begin thinking about other investments.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 21, 2018

A lot of suppliers are willing to launch new locations near these operations, especially those who provide just-in-sequence components. Suppliers are more than willing to invest in new locations and new operations, if they feel it’s a good business case. That’s a trend that we are clearly seeing. We see that here, in our area.

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Automotive Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

In 2017, Russia imported a total of 267,700 finished vehicles worth $6.7 Despite the growing trend in local production of cars, some brands continue to import some or all of their models into Russia. What is clear, however, is that change is most definitely in the wind. . Carmakers have their say.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

For its operations in Asia and Central Europe, including Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, the company will pursue a reorganization and sale process. retail stores closed in 2017, roughly double the average annual store closures in the previous decade, according to data from the International Council of Shopping Centers.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2019

Sales in its domestic market for passenger vehicles and light commercial vehicles (LCVs) were down by 35%, according to the Automotive Distributors Association (ODD), at 621,000 compared to 956,000 in 2017. Overall production, including heavy trucks, buses and tractors, stood at just under 1.6m, a decrease of 9% on 2017. difference.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

In late 2017 I published a post of anecdotes, observations and lessons given by senior officers contacted through the course of academic research. The disclaimer provided in 2017 applies: This post is a collation of pertinent points imparted through these conversations. By David Beaumont. Logisticians and the ‘spirit of the age’.

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Logistics in War

DECEMBER 7, 2019

In late 2017 I published a post of anecdotes, observations and lessons given by senior officers contacted through the course of academic research. The disclaimer provided in 2017 applies: This post is a collation of pertinent points imparted through these conversations. By David Beaumont. Logisticians and the ‘spirit of the age’.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 3, 2019

They operate with less infrastructure than other technologies, for example–stocktaking without forklifts and personnel.”. Garbett suggests that the existing regulations are sufficient for current commercial operations, but further laws may be required to enable more widescale operational adoption of drones in logistics roles.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 6, 2018

in 2017 and come on top of $3 billion of goods already covered from China’s reaction to the earlier section 232 metals case. proposed tariff list covers 1,300 items, including high-definition video monitors, electromagnets used in MRI machines, aerospace products, and other machinery.”. billion in imports from the U.S. Subscribe today.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 15, 2015

In the Industrial Internet of Things world, connecting smart devices has the potential to transform how factories operate, buildings are managed, and vehicles are maintained and operated – in fact an almost limitless number of new industrial processes, functions and services.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 28, 2017

We will feature over the next 3 business days each category's top 10 most viewed posts over the course of 2017. These will only contain posts written in 2017. There were approximately 220 blog posts in 2017, and over 360,000 page views on those posts alone. The Top 10 Logistics Blog Posts from 2017. Share This: Read More.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 2, 2019

Farrell and the ACC also lobbied successfully to allow adaptable trailers to operate in the US market. That’s probably, at an industry level, what I think is most interesting about the consumer trend of heavier, larger SUVs and trucks right now. They don’t have to lose very much for our industry to gain a lot of opportunity.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

NOTE: Ron Giuntini also participated in the roundtable, but his contribution on the servitization trend will appear in a separate article. . For example, the NIST demonstration shows an assembly operation. Once the assembly operation is completed, the cart computer calls the mobile base to move the cart to a new location. .

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