Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2021

But all bets were off in 2020 as variability went off the charts. Our research goal is to capture measurable insights into the rapidly changing fulfillment environment and the direction of change going forward, whether it be acceleration of existing trends, deceleration of existing trends, reversion to prior practices, or a new path forward.

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Ottawa Logistics

MARCH 21, 2019

At the same time, exciting new trends dictate a future that promises to be more streamlined, efficient, and customer-centric than ever before. Let’s take a closer look at the newest trends in last mile delivery. What Drives Trends in Last Mile Delivery? The Newest Trends in Final Mile Delivery. Customer Expectation.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

More Resources Home September 20, 2023 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America weekly prices decreased 11% to $4.25/kg

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 29, 2021

Using SONAR data in contract negotiations with carriers and 3PLs. . The retailers that performed the best over the past year were generally the ones that sold essential goods, such as food, or benefited from the trends of the hour, such as home repair. Identify surface transportation trends being driven by U.S.

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Forto

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Also, shippers must even understand a few things about this year’s logistics trends. They should consider the challenges, innovations and possible outcomes as the significant supply chain trends take hold. For instance, Union Pacific Group (UP) estimates it total international trade volume at 40%. Blockchain is one of these.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

In early November, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article looking at the top supply chain trends for 2023 and beyond. Top Five Transportation Trends ; Chris Cunnane. In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. billion in 2019.

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IoT World Today

APRIL 18, 2019

Larry De Shon, president and chief executive officer of Avis Budget Group, which owns Avis Car Rental, Budget Car Rental and car-sharing firm Zipcar, among others, has a fresh perspective on the car rental industry. ( Avis Budget Group is a finalist in the IoT World Awards for Best Enterprise IoT Deployment.)

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 4, 2021

Furthermore, COVID-19 exacerbated the existing shift from retail store purchases to e-commerce transactions, with a 32 percent increase in 2020 US e-commerce sales, according to the US Census Bureau. Here are a few more data points supporting the ongoing labor needs of warehousing and transportation operations. million workers to 11.3

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2023

After the pandemic in 2020, the industry is expected to make a comeback in 2023 and return to a growth state at a rate of 4.3% However, when looking at the data, increasing intensity and volume of natural disasters, which are now seen as directly connected to climate change, cost the US 145 billion dollars in the year 2021 alone.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

Earlier this week, the company announced that it will acquire Italy’s Bomi Group, which provides global healthcare logistics services. Including Bomi, UPS Healthcare has doubled its global footprint since 2020. By June 2020, it had ballooned to a $3.4 billion on grocery delivery, down 26 percent from 2020. percent to 38.7

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

On the heels of massive customer and revenue growth in 2020 , project44 acquires Ocean Insights to expand its ocean solution by adding the broadest container tracking capabilities in the market, as well as one-of-a-kind sailing schedule and ocean analytics products. Ocean freight is a linchpin for global supply chains.

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The Logistics Academy

OCTOBER 18, 2017

As global supply chains become more complex and customers more demanding, the race is on to develop software applications that can effectively manage and make sense of the zettabytes of data being generated by our digital world. By 2020, roughly 1.7 Descartes Systems Group. zettabytes). Infor Global Solutions. infor.com.

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CH Robinson Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Robinson’s own technology and data from the largest network in the freight industry, help our customers stay on top of the trends that influence their supply chains. As a researcher at Michigan State’s Broad College of Business, I will explain how I arrived at this figure, based on available data. Analysis of employment data.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 13, 2021

At its Annual General Meeting, KION Group reflected on a financial year in which the Group managed to navigate the coronavirus pandemic in robust shape: “The KION Group has remained on course even through choppy waters. In early March 2020, the KION Group developed and implemented a package of health and safety measures.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Calls are increasing for a return to just-in-case (JIC) policies, with some citing this trend as a risk. Biopharmaceutical company Ipsen avoided any stockouts in 2020, in spite of up to 70% demand spikes, transportation constraints, and temporary factory shutdowns. JIT isn’t the main problem, and JIC isn’t a solution.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 14, 2021

posted a similar gain in March over February, sharply reversing a declining trend. The trend reversal in January and February has warranted a second look a few months later. has funneled much of the trucking volumes into a smaller grouping of commodities. .

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Those five trend topics were the focus of 40-minute talks for investment decision-makers and logistics enthusiasts during the 38th edition of the German Logistics Congress (20th-22nd October) organised by the German Logistics Association (BVL) e. Globalisation, digitalisation, environment, automation and security. ten Hompel. ten Hompel.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The most recent McKinsey Global Survey on AI shows a 25% increase in use by companies over the prior year, a trend that shows no signs of slowing. This development is so promising that McKinsey predicts demand for what they call AutoML practitioners to be double that of data scientists. At this pace, have we entered the Age of AI?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2020

And 2020 was certainly quite the year in logistics. As always, it was a busy year covering the latest supply chain and logistics trends, emerging technologies, mergers and acquisitions, major news announcements, and more. So, without further ado, here are the most popular logistics articles from 2020.

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Penske Move Ahead

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Catalytic converter theft has skyrocketed in recent months as organized groups of thieves continue to illegally cut these devices out of cars, SUVs, and rental trucks at an increasingly alarming rate. While this has been an ongoing issue for several years, thefts have increased exponentially throughout the recent pandemic period.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 4, 2021

The McKinsey & Company study “Women in the Workplace 2020” reports that before the COVID-19 pandemic began in the United States, the representation of women in corporate America was slowly trending up in the right direction. This was most pronounced in senior management.

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Penske Move Ahead

MAY 9, 2022

In the third annual State of Sustainable Fleets Market Brief , released today and available at no cost, transportation fleets continued to report a resounding trend — their use of clean fuels and advanced vehicle technologies is rapidly progressing. National average prices at the pump were 19% higher in 2021 than in 2020. By 2025, U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Following the pandemic-related slump in 2020, the luxury goods industry has regained its former strength. Four key trends were identified that will have massive impacts on the market for personal luxury goods until 2030. Transparency surrounding the CO2 footprint is also extremely important, especially for the younger target group.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The scientist is considered an expert in data-driven software development, learning effects through data analysis and the development of new algorithms and tools in Big Data environments. In 2008, managers from the Otto Group and Feindt founded the software company Blue Yonder. JDA Software bought the company in 2018.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Also, some conferences may offer discounted rates for groups, and others, like ProMat, do not charge a registration fee. Although dozens of conferences exist around the globe, warehouse managers should consider going to one of the best supply chain conferences of 2019 (plus MODEX, which is held in even-numbered years and occurs in 2020).

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2021

He is head of sales for the cement industry at BEUMER Group, a company which since its foundation in 1935 develops future-oriented solutions for the construction and cement industry. ” This means: recognising trends and offering the right solutions. . Thus, automation is a world-wide trend.

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LandLink

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Celadon Transport, a division of the Celadon group filed for bankruptcy protection this week just days after two former officials were charged in an accounting fraud scheme. The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by the Indianapolis based Celadon Group left more than 3,000 drivers jobless and, in many cases, stranded drivers across the U.S.

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EazyStock

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The growth of eCommerce in 2020 was phenomenal as more customers, B2B and B2C alike, shopped online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Q3 of 2020 Amazon reported sales up 37% year-on-year, with eBay close behind at 25%. Seasonality, trends, promotions and new products. Better Inventory Management for eCommerce.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2023

An emerging trend over the last few years has been “dry January” where people abstain from alcohol for the first month of the year. NielsenIQ’s data shows the market for nonalcoholic beer, wine and spirits grew more than 20 percent last year, and more than 120 percent over the last three years. battery manufacturing.

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Dedola Global Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2022

In August 2021, air freight shipments were up over 5% YOY, a trend seen throughout 2021, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. DGL provides the same visibility and 24/7 data access for air shipments as we do for all other modes giving our clients confidence that their shipments are on track.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The report identifies the trends and associated risks impacting global supply chains over the coming year and highlights five key themes to enable organisations to achieve resilience: Supplier transparency as a key decider of business success. Identifying opportunities in emerging trends.

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World Food Programme Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Photo: WFP/Mohammad Batah As the world’s largest humanitarian organization, the World Food Programme (WFP)’s digital transformation is about embracing new technologies and data that will help realize the goal of zero hunger by 2030. More than 50 percent of the graduates are women.

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CH Robinson Logistics

APRIL 2, 2021

In March and April of 2020, the digital share was at 30% according to IRI. Lastly, we know this trend will continue, with 7 out of 10 consumers saying they will “stay online” with their grocery purchases, all this based on IRI data. Among those online sales, online grocery purchases were 10% of all spend pre-COVID-19.

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FueLoyal

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

It has already been deployed in many developed countries, where it is a very important trend in the connected vehicle world, where it has an impact on its development. 5G delivers ultra-high-speed radio frequencies in 2 groups: FR1 ( the sub- 6 GHz range), . 5G Predecessors . How does 5G work? FR2- 24-52 GHz range. billion 5G users.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MAY 24, 2020

I am fairly confident that people entering the shipping and freight industry in the next decade will be told that 2020 was the year that saw the beginning of the end for the paper “ Bill of Lading ” and the year in which the switch to “ Electronic Bill of Lading ” ( eBL ) began in earnest.

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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…”. No one could have predicted the 2020 freight market. One data point shows inventories declined 9% year-over-year while sales increased 9%.

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The Logistics Academy

APRIL 18, 2018

This will be the version of mobile network technology that is expected to roll out by 2020. At its core, blockchain is an algorithm and distributed data structure that enables decentralized verification of any transaction, so that it is “hacker-proof.” Artificial intelligence / Machine learning / Big data ?. 5G mobile networks.

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