Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2021

But all bets were off in 2020 as variability went off the charts. Questions are structured to assess baseline (2019, pre-Covid), 2020 (Covid), and 2021 (progression to new normal). Click link below to take the survey. Respondent privacy is assured, and only aggregated data will be published. Note: Image chart data from St.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2020

Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) has been selected for the A-list, the maximum score, in surveys conducted by CDP on climate change for the second year in a row now. For example, we are committed to buy 100% electricity from renewable resources from 2020 onwards. Toyota Industries´s Sixth Environmental Action Plan.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 4, 2021

Just last month I noted that warehouse labor productivity was hindered extensively by COVID-19 and that 80 percent of ARC’s warehouse survey respondents anticipate an increase of order throughput volumes in 2021. However, the wage increase for the transportation and material moving occupational group was up 4.2 million workers to 11.3

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

These are questions ARC Advisory Group will seek to answer in our online survey research of supply chain executives over the next few months. The first pattern I noticed was an extreme decrease followed by an extreme increase in 2020. Is supply chain resilience still a priority for C-level executives? I see that as a positive.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2023

million shoppers hit the stores and the internet to capitalize on Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation. The top gifts were clothes and accessories, which about half of those surveyed purchased, and toys, which nearly a third of people surveyed bought.

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MTS Logistics

JULY 21, 2023

According to a 2020 analysis by the Insurance Information Institute, these disruptions cost firms an average of $1.45 According to a survey by the Global Supply Chain Institute, 59% of companies reported that supply chain disruptions resulted in increased administrative work. million per event. million per incident.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2021

The airline lobbying group Airlines for America announced in March that its member carriers will all go green by 2050. Though corporations are starting to pay attention to supply chain sustainability, less than half of those surveyed in the CSCMP report know how to make their processes more sustainable. That’s starting to change.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A Freightos survey of 300+ companies sheds light on how importers have been navigating supply chain disruptions. Starting in July 2020, the impact of this trend became obvious when ocean freight prices shot up, and have continued rising. What’s changed in a year? When ocean container rates spike, so do the prices we pay.

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Penske Move Ahead

MAY 9, 2022

Report authors surveyed nearly 250 U.S.-based Among that group, nearly 85% report that their use of clean vehicle technologies will grow over the next five years. National average prices at the pump were 19% higher in 2021 than in 2020. Battery-electric vehicle demand is ramping up despite supply chain delays and high costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Companies knew this, which is why 93% of senior supply chain leaders surveyed in May 2020 by consulting firm McKinsey planned to increase inventories of key products and materials while also diversifying their supply base and localizing or regionalizing both supply and production.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Prior to BlueGrace, Gordon led several operations groups at top supply chain companies. BlueGrace Logistics was recently selected as a preeminent Third-Party Logistics (3PL) operator for providing outstanding solutions and services based on recent customer surveys from two industry leading publications.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 28, 2021

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. Only transport professionals themselves can explain how they have dealt with this situation and describe what perspectives it holds for the coming months.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2021

.” This announcement comes on the heels of BlueGrace opening its eleventh nationwide office in Detroit , and recent selection as a preeminent 3PL operator for providing outstanding solutions based on recent customer surveys from two industry leading publications. ” BlueGrace has 11 U.S. ” BlueGrace has 11 U.S.

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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.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 6, 2021

Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has announced the findings of its latest Brexit research report: Beyond Brexit: The Realities of Brexit for UK-EU Cross Border Trade. As predicted in Descartes’ 2020 research, Brexit has had a negative impact on both business and the economy.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 25, 2018

million positions may go unfilled by 2020. This tech-savvy group can be a great source of new ideas and innovative solutions for managing the supply chain of the future. Make sure you consider this to make your recruitment and retention efforts effective among this target group. . There is also a talent shortage.

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Women in Trucking

JULY 21, 2020

Here are some of the high-level takeaways: Budgetary Disruption & Reprioritization Over three-fourths (76.4%) of respondents have significantly shifted their planned spending activity for 2020 from their initial budgets due to the pandemic’s impact on the supply chain. The DDC Group is a worldwide network of business process outsourcing?

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Fieldwork was undertaken between 30th October -2nd November 2020. The survey was carried out online. Recent research conducted by YouGov on behalf of Manhattan Associates (supply chain and omnichannel commerce experts), shows that the fate of the Great British high street is not as bleak as some might have thought.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 7, 2020

This is evidenced by the “Branchencheck Flurförderzeuge” (“Industrial Trucks Sector Check”), an extensive market survey conducted by Vogel Communications Group. Particularly well represented in the survey were logistics services providers and the mechanical engineering and automotive sectors.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

The result is that companies must balance the expectations of these groups with the need to make a product that consumers want and are willing to pay for. About 11% of carriers have vehicles that use a fuel other than diesel or biodiesel blends, according to a 2016 survey by ATRI. FedEx also has ambitious goals. In the U.S.,

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 25, 2021

Group effort to increase transparency through the network. All Toyota Material Handling’s European factories and local entities undergo this yearly survey, which results in the individual scoring of each entity. This responds to customers’ requests at local level – which have continued to increase since 2020.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 25, 2018

million positions may go unfilled by 2020. This tech-savvy group can be a great source of new ideas and innovative solutions for managing the supply chain of the future. Make sure you consider this to make your recruitment and retention efforts effective among this target group. There is also a supply chain talent shortage.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 12, 2020

A study by market research group NPD reveals how that particular market grew in value in January by 20 percent compared to a year earlier. billion (USD) in 2020 and $164 billion by 2024. In Japan, where the food delivery market will reach an estimated $2.815bn in 2020, the non-contact method of delivery is also a growing trend.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

A deceleration in fundamentals during late September was notable in responses to a monthly supply chain survey. Ispace’s maiden mission will put to the test not just the technological credentials it’s built since its founding in 2010 but also the faith of its backers, one of whom is a former SoftBank Group Corp. executive.

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CH Robinson Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

My preferred measure of demand for truck transportation is an index I’ve developed with my colleague Yem Bolumole at the University of Tennessee that uses data from the Census Bureau’s and Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Commodity Flow Survey to calculate implied demand for truck transportation.

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Conger

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Here's a quick summary of the main points: ANSI changed the rules on aerial lifts in 2020. MEWPs are now classified according to Group and Type. There are Group A and Group B MEWPs, as well as Types 1, 2, and 3. And they became effective in 2020. There are now two main ways to classify MEWPs: By group.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2022

This past Monday marked the first normal Boston Marathon since 2019, as the 2020 marathon was canceled due to the Covid pandemic, and the 2021 marathon was shifted to October with a smaller field. And what a race it was. The global chip shortage is not the only aspect currently affecting supply chains around the world.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

A study by Wharton Business School found that this group is mainly interested in supporting brands that are ethical, caring and strive to do the right thing. And here are the top 10 brands of these two groups combined. . Media Type. Privacy Settings. anonymous user. DataTable subpages. Media Image. transactionID. Media Type.

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World Food Programme Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2019

A group of woman participate in a focus group with WFP in the South East department of Haiti in August 2019. If nothing is done, the situation is expected to worsen, and new areas could be in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) in 2020. Copyright: WFP/Augustin Jeanty.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MAY 27, 2020

million in 2020, based on analysis in countries where it has a presence. In a recent WFP survey in nine countries, 69 percent of the 41,000 respondents said they had seen a reduction in their incomes due to the pandemic?—?with Pregnant women, the elderly and other vulnerable groups are prioritized. million to 13.7

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 4, 2018

A new survey by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors has found widespread concern among shippers and forwarders about a lack of transparency as to how fuel costs are calculated as the International Maritime Organization’s global sulfur emissions cap approaches. When the cap kicks in on Jan.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2020

In 2020, gender diversity is more than just a buzzword. As this stands almost half of those surveyed would not have a programme in operation by 2022 of which some may take many years to start having a tangible impact. A further study by the benchmarking firm Hackett Group found that, on average, supplier diversity programs can add $3.6

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2020

In 2020, gender diversity is more than just a buzzword. As this stands almost half of those surveyed would not have a programme in operation by 2022 of which some may take many years to start having a tangible impact. A further study by the benchmarking firm Hackett Group found that, on average, supplier diversity programs can add $3.6

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic that has engulfed 2020 has certainly changed Thanksgiving planning this year, but the reality remains the same: Thanksgiving logistics are still a headache. According to a survey by NCSolutions (NCS), 80 percent of Americans still plan on celebrating Thanksgiving this year. Thanksgiving Logistics: The Feast.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 15, 2018

This list was created with the help of an independent research firm and proprietary survey information from participating organizations. “We Lucas Group, VRS Virtual Veteran Career Fairs, Hirepurpose and Corporate America Supports You. Both companies earned entry onto the list created by VIQTORY media, the publisher of G.I.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 6, 2018

By Michael Levans, Group Editorial Director ·. I was surprised to find that according to a survey conducted by DHL late last year of 360 logistics industry participants, 46% ranked finding the mid-level manager as “difficult,” but 73% ranked finding the executive level as “most difficult.” Michael Levans, Group Editorial Director.

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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. In the immediate aftermath of quarantine, data from April 2019 was no more helpful to machine learning models than data from March 2020 to predict demand for April 2020.

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