The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2023

His latest books include The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy Beyond Covid-19 (2020) and A Shot in the Arm: How Science, Engineering, and Supply Chains Converged to Vaccinate the World (2021). Launched in 2016, the program had its one millionth registrant at the end of 2022.

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. Vanderlande is a member of Toyota Industries Corporation within the Toyota Advanced Logistics Group. In 2022, it was announced that MHS and Fortna will combine to form a multi-billion dollar company. billion in 2019.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2022

The SSI Schaefer Group , a Germany-based family-owned company established more than 85 years ago and a leading international solution provider of modular storage and logistics systems, today published its first Sustainability Report. Value-oriented corporate culture as a foundation for the dealings with stakeholders and resources.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 4, 2023

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has concluded the 2022 financial year very successfully, continuing the company’s strong performance of recent years in the face of persistently challenging market conditions. Hellmann was able to increase its total sales by 24 % to EUR 5.0 billion (2021: EUR 4.1

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Hessel Verhage (pictured, right), 50, is originally from the Netherlands and has driven the company’s development as Executive Vice President for Global Strategy and Transformation at Schenker. Oliver Seidl, 59, will remain responsible for the Finance Division at Schenker until 31st December, 2022.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 7, 2022

Tampa, FL (March 2, 2022) – BlueGrace Logistics (BlueGrace), a hypergrowth, Third-Party Logistics (3PL) provider, today announced the appointment of Francoise Caraguel as Chief People Officer. Both PGi and TPx Communications are companies within the Siris Capital Group.)

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 20, 2023

“When the market is not going well, you have to go back to basics,” said Ryan Mann , marketing manager for Dallas-based freight brokerage and business-to-business transportation company Leans Solutions Group. More recently, it has had to adjust its strategy.

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WorkWave

DECEMBER 16, 2021

New board members bring key investment and diverse leadership expertise to WorkWave to continue exponential growth into 2022 and beyond. She has managed teams all over the world, spending the first half of her career in Fortune 15 companies and most recently was the CEO of Upserve, LLC, which was acquired by Lightspeed Commerce in 2020.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

That prospect became more conceivable, they said, after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine prompted companies to sever ties with Russia, sometimes taking huge write-downs. and raided the Beijing offices of Mintz Group, a due-diligence firm based in New York. However, many of these companies are now reining in their logistics ambitions.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

In 2022 the cross-Channel business amounted to about five million heavy goods vehicles arriving in France (Channel Tunnel traffic included). Brittany Ferries is now making an extra three rotations to Cherbourg with its new vessels – Galicia, Salamanca, Santona – as part of its strategy to increase its freight business.

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ShipLilly

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The unusually late-year surge in imports during 2020 has continued this year. Following concern about tight capacity on the Eastbound Trans-Pacific route, many large importers extended existing contracts through 2022 at much higher rates when they had the opportunity last fall.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

planning offers an alternative to swinging the pendulum and as the strategy that provides the supply chain resilience leaders seek. As you evaluate strategies to mitigate risk and build resilience, beware of headlines blaming JIT inventory practices and recommending a move to JIC. JIT isn’t the main problem, and JIC isn’t a solution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2023

million people in 2022 to 121.4 homes in 2022 than UPS, after eclipsing FedEx in 2020, and it is on track to widen the gap this year, according to internal Amazon data and people familiar with the matter. Amazon’s outsize growth combined with strategy shifts at FedEx and UPS have changed the balance.

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Camelot 3PL Software

JULY 20, 2022

As the pandemic began in mid-2020 and lockdowns started, consumers across the world had no choice but to start buying online. According to the US Census Bureau, in the first quarter of 2022, eCommerce sales accounted for over 14.3 An omnichannel fulfillment strategy takes an integrated approach to the customer experience.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

Grocery trade group prepares for 2023 launch of stricter food tracing regulations. Finch Corporate Strategy Services acted as exclusive advisors to MPO. According to The American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) 2022 update, the total marginal cost of trucking grew by 12.7 percent higher than in 2020).

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 14, 2023

In view of the global trend of omni-sourcing, DHL Supply Chain, the world’s leading logistics company and part of DHL Group continues its strategic investments into emerging markets and fast-growing economies. With investments of up to €7 billion in the period of 2020 – 2030 the group on an ambitious road towards achieving that goal.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 15, 2022

While results include a significant increase of 25% in foreign revenues, what stands out above all is a series of factors that have enabled us to reinforce our development strategies on the domestic front, but also on international markets, where we are already present in 54 countries.”.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

A submission to the 2022 Defence Strategic Review. Supply chains are ‘strangling strategy’, with the movement of commodities so significant an issue that logistics is securitising. [1] Of all the ‘pillars’ of the national support strategy, the most consequential was the issue of mobilisation. By David Beaumont.

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Automotive Logistics

JUNE 20, 2018

Attracted by forecasts that industry-wide annual sales are expected rise by about 40% in the region to more than 12m vehicles by 2022, Nissan aims to build its strengths in South Africa, India, the UAE, Egypt and parts of sub-Saharan Africa. The company said it wished to grow in “new frontier markets” where few other carmakers were present.

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247 Customs Broker

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

DHL CEO: 5b euro operating profit ‘reachable’ by 2020. Tuesday, September 18, 2018. Deutsche Post DHL Group announced Monday that it is separating its Post – eCommerce – Parcel (PeP) business into German and international divisions, effective Jan. Related Articles. billion euros for the year, rising 5.4

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

From March 2020, the world stood still due to Covid, and the consumers’ demands significantly soared driven by various lockdowns. A crucial phase had come for the dry goods range in the fall of 2021 and winter of 2022”, says Glomlien. This implementation strategy has also worked excellently.” This is also very impressive for us.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The move to the new high-tech facility is part of a broader plan to boost the retailer’s use of advanced digital technology to support an aggressive growth strategy. The retail group is also a minority shareholder in Cajoo. Considering the surge in e-commerce, and the company’s plans to increase rates, 2022 could be even better.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

The war continues to induce a welter of problems that are adding up to a nightmare scenario for global business, and many companies must look expeditiously to mitigation strategies. The anti-COVID measures increased demand for ecommerce, but they also triggered a seismic shift in supply chain strategy. Yes, it’s a Strategy.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2020

In 2020, gender diversity is more than just a buzzword. As this stands almost half of those surveyed would not have a programme in operation by 2022 of which some may take many years to start having a tangible impact. A further study by the benchmarking firm Hackett Group found that, on average, supplier diversity programs can add $3.6

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2020

In 2020, gender diversity is more than just a buzzword. As this stands almost half of those surveyed would not have a programme in operation by 2022 of which some may take many years to start having a tangible impact. A further study by the benchmarking firm Hackett Group found that, on average, supplier diversity programs can add $3.6

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Stord

MAY 8, 2024

Deploying Modern E-Commerce Strategies Leveraging modern e-commerce strategies like pre-orders, influencer marketing, order consolidation (combining multiple orders into a single shipment), bundles, and upsells is currently a major operational and technical challenge for most DTC brands.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

And UPS said the flight will be operated with one of the company’s new 747-8F freighters, adding that the flight is a facet of the company’s build out of its smart global logistics network, which moves 3% of global GDP per day and is concurrent with its role as the official logistics provider for Expo 2020 Dubai. About the Author.

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Automotive Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2018

While most carmakers say they are ready for this, current forecasts suggest that they will struggle to meet the next CO2 emissions target of 95g/km when it is phased in during 2020 and will face fines for not doing so. Industry analyst IHS Markit says carmakers failing to meet the 2021 targets could be fined more than €14 billion ($16.1

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

Walmart made over 6,000 drone deliveries in 2022. According to a company announcement, Walmart completed more than 6,000 drone deliveries in 2022. A formal strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector prioritizes maritime and rail over trucking to more quickly get to net-zero emissions by 2050.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

Earlier this month, we announced that Clark will be joining Flexport as our new CEO in September of 2022. . He brings 30 years of experience leading organizations as the founder, president, and CEO of Procurement Pros Group, LLC. . Emma Cosgrove. Twitter: @emmacos. Ben Gordon. Twitter: @benjaminhgordon. Bjorn Vang Jensen.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2023

By Craig Whitehouse and Tim Wright, Managing Directors at Invar Group. Logistics UK reported in late 2021 that more than 13% of businesses were experiencing severe problems recruiting warehouse staff, compared to autumn 2020 when zero respondents recorded such difficulties. Labour is no longer easily and readily available.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 9, 2021

Infrastructure works are expected to commence in the first half of next year with the first buildings starting on site in 2022 ready for occupation in 2023. In 2020, Oxford announced its intention to deploy £3 billion of capital in the European logistics sector over the next five years in platforms, developments and portfolios of scale.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

Yoon expressed his concern that cooperation only among groups, or blocks, of countries, is a risk and that such coalitions would do nothing to enhance resilience in the global supply chain, saying, “Building up walls and intensifying protectionism cannot be the right solution.”

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Freightos

JUNE 3, 2024

From early 2020 to mid-2022, digitization among airlines grew from 9% to 35% of global cargo capacity, reaching 50% by 2023. Ian Arroyo Chief Strategy Officer, Freightos Group Ian is a passionate entrepreneur, strategy geek, and people builder. He’s proven go-to-market and growth leadership across industries.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 15, 2015

In this bylined article , Ralf Russ, Accenture Managing Director, writes that by 2020, connected and intelligent products are predicted to be the biggest “user group” of the internet, estimated at 24 billion devices. Gartner estimates that in 2020 more than 26 billion devices will be able to communicate and signal via the internet.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2022

FedEx plans to test electric carts to make deliveries on its signature Express routes in 10 US and Canadian cities throughout 2022. Trump imposed 25 percent tariffs on steel imports and 10 percent tariffs on aluminum imports as part of a strategy to prioritize domestic production and address an overcapacity of steel in China.

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