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3 Tech Trends Reshaping the Logistics Industry

Now, That's Logistics

By optimizing workflows and order picking/packing accuracy; improving inventory management; and better utilizing human labor, technology is literally reshaping the logistics industry. This level of flexibility is imperative in the logistics industry, where providers need to be able to scale up and down on the dime.”. Spanish language.

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Disruptive Tech In The Supply Chain with Charley Dehoney

The Logistics of Logistics

Charley is the Vice President of ZEBOX AMERICA, an international incubator and accelerator of innovative startups focused on two sectoral areas: transport, mobilities, logistics and industry. After, he was the CEO of Freight Mango, a Global Digital Freight Marketplace focused on streamlining and automating global trade. ?

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Help Wanted: The 2020 Seasonal Logistics Hiring Boom

Blue Grace Logistics

2020 has, without a doubt, been one of the strangest years for just about everything. For example, Amazon’s Prime day, which usually takes place in July, happened in October this year. While Amazon hasn’t released their total sales figures, they did say that third party sellers on the marketplace earned over $3.5 population.

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The Growing Importance of Industry Newcomers

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

But it’s not just new technology shaping the future of logistics: It’s also emerging business models and new industry players. Without the need for a rich asset background, startups tend to focus on the “asset-light” parts of the value chain, for example by turning into digital freight forwarders.

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3 Tips For Shipping Strategy Success In 2021

GoShip Blog

COVID-19 and the subsequent economic fallout was a trying time for both businesses and supply chains in 2020. And while uncertainty still hangs over many businesses, others are adopting new practices to shore up their shipping strategies in a post-COVID marketplace.

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Instant Online Quoting Will be an Essential Tool for Liner Carriers

ShipLilly

The renewed interest in the digitization of the sector was given further credence when Maersk indicated that during August 2020, about 41% of its spot bookings were arranged through the company’s online platform. An example is that of Evergreen Line which has publicly declared its capabilities in this respect.

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Profitably Delivering eCommerce with Consumer-Centric Priorities

Logistics Viewpoints

As logistics managers grapple with their own challenges, including labor shortages and emerging commodity marketplaces, the logistics function has never been under more pressure to deliver. In fact, the on-demand industry was estimated to account for $75 billion in 2018. [1] Forget what you knew about logistics.

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