CH Robinson Logistics

JULY 8, 2021

The number of small packages shipped in 2020 is estimated to have been 132 billion, which is a 32% increase over the 2019 volumes. One estimate suggests that during the 2020 holiday season, demand for small parcel exceeded available capacity by nearly 7 million packages a day. What are the critical trends emerging from the data?

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EazyStock

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Firstly, let’s get a few definitions: What is inventory control? Trends: Product demand is influenced by fashion, technology, social, economic and legal factors. Look out for such trends in your historical demand data and adjust your forecasts accordingly. ABC analysis, will help with this. Know your star products!

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

For others, they’re signs of elevated stress levels, which can definitely lead to eating way too many cookies. 2 Analyze Your Past Data and Compare It to Current Trends. Make sure to consider both general ecommerce trends as well as the individual performance of top companies in your niche. #3 1 Plan Ahead… Way Ahead.

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FLS Transport

JANUARY 4, 2021

It seems most everyone is ready to put 2020 in the rear-view mirror. 2020 will certainly be a footnote in all our lives. It will be one of those times where we say, “well, in 2020…”. And that definitely applies to the freight market. No one could have predicted the 2020 freight market. The 7 Things to Expect in Q1.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The 1997 Defence Efficiency Review (DER) , a review now commonly associated with an over-ambitious efficiency agenda which led to near disastrous levels of logistics hollowness in an ADF on the cusp of twenty years of continuous operations, was a catalyst which brought a conceptual trend to reality. 13] Ashurst, T., & Beaumont, D.,

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Turvo

AUGUST 24, 2021

Today, the definition of supply chain resiliency has been changed in ways that have caused ripple effects. Supplier diversity took on an entirely new meaning in 2020. Data collection and analysis can be accurately applied to the network. It highlighted the need for innovation and modernization within the industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 3, 2022

In September 2020, the company announced what they claim is the world’s first autonomous truck purchase order from Wilson Logistics. Their technology includes a 1,000-meter perception range, 35 second planning horizon, high-definition maps with accuracy within five centimeters, and a fully redundant sensor suite and components.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

One source reports disruptions increased over 60% between 2019 and 2020. New trends in supply chain management. Often a tool like a Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) is useful as it serves as a checklist and ensures that the business is thinking about these issues and considering mitigation plans. US-China trade war 2018.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Let’s start with a definition: any device that can perceive its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of success at some goal is engaged in some form of artificial intelligence (AI). It is also worth pointing out, that based on this definition, not all forms of machine learning are particularly complicated.

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Trinity Logistics

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

According to an analysis from the Integrated Benefits Institute, these absences have cost employers more than $78.4 Rejection rates are at their lowest levels since July 2020. We are checking on trends for spiking locations across the U.S. This is a little harder to do but definitely on the radar.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2023

This will certainly be an interesting trend to watch. Savings will focus on reducing fixed operating costs beyond product and transportation expenses that were “built up as a result of the rampant increase in transactions during 2020 and 2021,” McPhail said. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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