Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2020

And 2020 was certainly quite the year in logistics. We want to take this opportunity to reflect on the Top 15 most popular logistics articles written this year and see what our readers found to be the most interesting. So, without further ado, here are the most popular logistics articles from 2020.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Original Article: What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. Weather events might also be factors. Above-average holiday shipping seasons in 2020 and 2021 led to an above-average returns rate in the usual Quiet Season. What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Ahead of Logistics Manager’s annual two-day Supply Chain Conference on 17 and 18 March 2020, we asked some of the speakers at this must-attend event exactly what… The post 'Struggling 3PLs, data analytics and Brexit…' What will have the biggest impact on supply chains in 2020?

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

Let’s look at some of its real-world uses in 2020 across the public and private sectors to see which prominent players have embraced blockchain, to what end, and what kind of inroads it’s making into the supply chain environment. So how well is blockchain living up to commercial and organizational expectations?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This article is from Emerge and offers tips for trucking companies to decrease their insurance premiums. As an example, from data taken from the ATRI report, in 2020 a small fleet of fewer than 20 trucks would have paid about three times as much as a large fleet with more than 1,000 trucks. To read the full article, click HERE.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

For the first time since 2020, I was back in New York City for the NRF Big Show. I will cover this in an article next week. CargoNet recorded 1,778 supply chain risk events across the United States and Canada in 2022, an increase of 15 percent from 2021. Events that involved the theft of cargo increased by 20% year-over-year.

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3PL Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

This article shares details on the Truck Tonnage Index, how the data reflects the overall economy, and other ways to interpret the data. Data Collection. The index is updated every month but experiences a one-month lag between data compilation and reporting. compared to the same time frame in 2020.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In 2018 a Forbes magazine published an article entitled “Every company is a data company” in which the authors urged all companies to use data as a core asset. That is now becoming a reality as businesses come to realize that data is the most significant asset they possess. Growth of IIoT. IIoT use cases.

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WorkWave

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Over the course of four days from November 9-12, 2020, we’ll be bringing you all of the things you love about WorkWave User Conference, from value-added training and thought leadership roundtable sessions to captivating speakers and exciting contests. So don’t delay—register for WorkWave User Conference 2020 today !

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Morai Logistics

MARCH 10, 2021

This article by Morai Logistics covers several of the most significant factors that are influencing supply chain management today. In 2020, that already incredible growth became even greater. The Ecommerce Boom. The growth in ecommerce has been astounding. For years it’s been rapidly rising.

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IoT World Today

MARCH 27, 2020

Bouncing back more quickly, said experts, will require supply chain managers to turn to new ways of managing the supply chain, including using Internet of Things (IoT) data, analytics and machine learning (ML). An AI system needs to be fed data sets to learn how to behave and react. And again, data quality is a huge concern. “The

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If 2020 and if 2021 proved anything, it’s that the omni-channel selling environment is here to stay. According to a recent article in Forbes , 48% of consumers today prefer a hybrid shopping model that combines online and in-store components. But, as we know, supply chain conditions were far from perfect in 2020 and 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Certainly no company could have foreseen the shutdown of the global economy in the early months of 2020 — or the continuing effects of COVID-19, such as port closures, throughout 2021. While some recovery has been made, employment levels are still short of February 2020 levels by 33,000 jobs. And with good reason.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

Original Article: 55 Supply Chain & Logistics Experts You Should Follow on Social. Keeping up with a complex, multi-layered, global industry is harder than most people think, so we decided to share a list of industry experts who share perspectives, news, trends and timely data on a regular basis on Twitter and Linkedin.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

APRIL 6, 2021

This article introduce 10 Logistic Companies that have applied innovation in their procesess, products or services, to provide solutions during 2020 -a challenging year even for innovators- and at the same time, gives interesting examples of how logistics can be applied in a wide variety of industries in different stages of the value chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This article, which is focused on the different types of artificial intelligence used and the types of problems they are solving, is aimed at helping practitioners cut through the hype. Planning applications don’t work well if the master data they rely on is not accurate; this is known as the “garbage in, garbage out” problem.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

Last week, Clint Reiser published an article highlighting our 2022 supply chain predictions. Three years ago, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article about the Amazon supply chain , asking if it was the most innovative in the world. Data from the U.S. year-on-year in 2020 with a 39% increase in Q1 2021.

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10xLogistics

JANUARY 19, 2023

Coming up with these numbers requires a lot of thought, a lot of data collection and the inevitable crunching of numbers. I submit that almost every major event in the last 20 years in supply chain (2008 recession, 2020 COVID, etc.) However I would suggest, after reading this article, you discover what will work in your company.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

What’s in the article: This blog covers the following topics : How the price rise has impacted businesses during the pandemic . Probable events that will lead to a downfall in freight prices. Further, the pandemic has caused a series of economic events that have changed the way businesses run today. Speed is up 6% year on year.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 27, 2020

It’s no longer enough to provide copious amounts of data — planners must use the data to draw conclusions about future risks and opportunities. It is about creating a planning process that is agile and flexible enough to integrate future events. The article further states that “Mr. What is the Outside-in Mindset?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A year before, in 2014, a Harvard Business Review article pointed out that supply chains were becoming increasingly global and complex and consequently more at risk than before. One source reports disruptions increased over 60% between 2019 and 2020. It went on to add that the consequences for significant disruptions were enormous.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 13, 2022

Some changes are environmental—greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other factors contribute to climate change and an increase in severe weather events that impact the supply chain. is at the forefront as it builds a data-driven, multi-party network that lets shippers, carriers, and freight brokers connect more efficiently.

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10xLogistics

MAY 19, 2021

It started with a supply disruption out of China in late 2019 / early 2020. We then went into a demand crisis in April / May of 2020 and then for many industries it very quickly turned right back to a supply crisis. Much of this has been covered and many articles written so I will not rehash them here. Focus on solving problems.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

You are not alone, especially as in the time since we first penned this article, one huge and unforeseen event has raised awareness of the global importance of this vital sector—and shown it to be an attractive career choice. That event was the global COVID-19 pandemic, which erupted during the first half of 2020.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

In my Logistics Viewpoints article in April 2021, Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain , I mentioned that we will continue to explore here the concrete steps in the digital journey and examples of determination from the top in addition to logistics operations. and Unnu, Kaan. [2] and Unnu, Kaan. [2]

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Data and predictions have been all over the map. The article added that “the bulk of survey respondents operate between 6 and 25 trucks (1,570 of the 1,982 surveyed) [and] their adoption rates hovered around 40 percent.”. Data from transportation procurement events mirror these results.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Normally, logistics deal with events that bring the product towards the customer. A recent article in Logistics Viewpoints noted that UPS estimated that post-holiday returns were up 23% in 2020. Besides, failure of managing return logistics of such things may lead to an increased risk of exposing personal or company data.

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Turvo

JANUARY 12, 2021

This is a primary focus of an upcoming FreightWaves webinar this week on Thursday, January 14th, 2020, at 2 PM EST. Panelists for the event are Sudarsan Thattai, Chief Information Office for Lineage Logistics, and Ketan Karkhanis, Turvo’s Chief Product Officer, moderated by FreightWaves’ VP of Sponsored Content, Mary Anne Hensley.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 18, 2020

While having an open economy is a good thing, it does expose the country to greater volatility as the economy is influenced by global events and economies to a large extent. As per data from SARS, the Top 5 countries who traded with SA were China, USA, Germany, UK and India. billion more in goods than what it imported.

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Turvo

MAY 25, 2021

During last week’s FreightWaves LIVE @Home event, Product Manager Anastasia Martynovich’s 7-minute demo drew in the crowd and earned the “Best In Show” Award for the third consecutive time. Turvo secured its second win for “Best In Show” with FreightWaves LIVE @Home in November 2020, further showing the value of the Turvo experience.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

Organizations that aren’t actively investing in these capabilities, which are described in greater detail in this article, are already falling behind — and they risk losing even more ground as business conditions become more and more difficult. billion in 2020 to $15.79 Digital Control Towers. Warehouse Robotics.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Mid-size manufacturers operate mainly in the batch process space and that is what this article focuses on. In the event of a problem, full recalls are required and must be audited. Managing supply chains has become a critical part of manufacturing since 2020. Process industry challenges. Supply chain.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

For all that, though, Toyota belongs in any article about inventory management excellence since, for many years, the company was seen as an example to be followed for any company concerned about inventory and the money it ties up. Retired boxer Mike Tyson said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.” What Next for Toyota IM?

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ShipLilly

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

This article examines the potential changes in globalized and diversified supply chains. The real significance of this event was that it was the first container ship that kicked off the industry. Container shipping data gives credence to the trends that Yergin predicted. The effect on the shipping industry was momentous.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Its CEO, Tim Fung, says the business can operate with such a lean structure due to its reliance on two artificial intelligence systems and a team comprising data scientists, engineers, and product managers. Logistics data sharing: Data that logistic companies own can be pooled to help make cities more efficient and environmentally friendly.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 17, 2019

That’s why we’ve created this list of the top logistics and supply chain journalists and thought leaders that we follow and suggest you check out in 2020. . Paul Abbott is an expert logistician with more than 25 years working on articles for the supply chain space and more than four decades working as an award-winning journal.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2018

They presented too much data and information to summarize here, but the main takeaway was that most indicators point to stronger economic growth in the year ahead and virtually everyone in the audience raised their hands when asked if they felt optimistic about the economy and business growth opportunities.

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