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2018 Warehouse/Distribution Center Equipment Survey: Automation & Robotics Lead Robust Outlook

247 Customs Broker

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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How Shippers Can Navigate the 2018 Capacity Crunch

GlobalTranz

As an update, in this post, we’ll address a more updated way that shippers can navigate the 2018 Capacity Crunch many shippers are currently facing. Read on for an overview of the ways you can tackle the 2018 capacity crunch, and why working with a broker may be essential in the process. Download Here. Do you work with a broker?

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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

million shoppers hit the stores and the internet to capitalize on Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation. The top gifts were clothes and accessories, which about half of those surveyed purchased, and toys, which nearly a third of people surveyed bought.

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Nafta Survey

Automotive Logistics

Nafta Survey August 2018 1) Do you agree with President Trump’s assertion that Nafta is “the worst trade deal ever made”? * Yes No Verification Please enter any two digits * Example: 12 This box is for spam protection - please leave it blank : The post Nafta Survey appeared first on Automotive Logistics.

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Warehouse Labor Woes Are Worse than Ever

Logistics Viewpoints

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%. Amazon, for example, uses most of the hundreds of thousands warehouse workers they employ to support their retail operations, not their contract logistics division.

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Guest blog: With the Truck Driver Shortage, How Many More Drivers will be Enough?

CH Robinson Logistics

My preferred measure of demand for truck transportation is an index I’ve developed with my colleague Yem Bolumole at the University of Tennessee that uses data from the Census Bureau’s and Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Commodity Flow Survey to calculate implied demand for truck transportation. for Q2 2021, relative to Q2 2018.

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The Inventory Accuracy “Confidence Gap”

Talking Logistics

In fact, two-thirds of the companies we surveyed characterized their omni-channel fulfillment performance (relative to peers in their industry) as average or below, with 30 percent characterizing it as below average. The Inventory Accuracy “Confidence Gap”. What are the main causes of this “confidence gap” in inventory accuracy?