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Covid impact on transport study published

Logistics Business Magazine

The outbreak of coronavirus in March 2020 has utterly changed the road freight transport landscape. From this survey a complete analysis has just been published. The conclusions of this study show that the worst is over, and that the sector is moderately optimistic as it awaits future events before considering the crisis to be over.

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Scaling the Supply Chain: A Comparative Analysis of Logistics in SMEs and Startups

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

To provide a comprehensive overview, the author draws from various academic studies, reports, and surveys to shed light on the latest trends and best practices in supply chain management. These often include unpredictable demand fluctuations, a scarcity of capital, and an absence of established supplier relationships (Blank & Dorf, 2020).

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Philip Morris International’s Pivot to Smoke-Free Products Complicates their Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Once the analysis was done for Year One set up, Year Two was pretty much the same. In July of 2020, the US Federal Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the marketing of a version of IQOS, a heated tobacco product that Altria is selling under a license agreement with PMI in the US. It was predictable. PMI was not an easy prospect.

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Data key to tackling forecasting challenges

FreightWaves SONAR

According to Gold, NRF members have made significant investments in data analysis to improve their ability to predict consumer demand to prevent bloated inventory levels that many large retailers experienced around this time in 2022. Big-box retailers like Best Buy, Walmart Inc. and Target Corp. workers in 2023. and other countries.

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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

Logistics Viewpoints

If you thought it was difficult to find good drivers before the 2020 pandemic, try finding drivers of any caliber afterwards. An impressive case study to be sure, but alas, the cost of the technology is still prohibitive for most companies.

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Eye4Storage launches global warehousing marketplace

Logistics Business Magazine

Dubai-based Eye4Storage is a pioneer in developing tools for on-demand warehousing and warehouses for sale or rent. It gives warehouse operators the ability to find customers for unused space and assess demand before they undertake expensive expansion studies or start construction of new facilities.

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How to Get a Job in the Supply Chain Sector

Logistics Bureau

That event was the global COVID-19 pandemic, which erupted during the first half of 2020. One study shows that one in three companies in the United States has jobs that are taking nine to 12 months to fill. Another study reveals that the demand for supply chain talent exceeds supply by 6 to 1. Do you want to be managing people?