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2020 Warehouse/DC Operations Survey: COVID-19 pandemic hits, operations respond

Logistics Management

The pace of change wrought by e-commerce on warehousing/DC operations has been increasing for several years, but now the pandemic has kicked it into overdrive.

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2020 Airfreight Market Roundup

Now, That's Logistics

Grounded airplanes, shuttered economies, interrupted supply chains, and the introduction of buzzwords like “social distancing” were just some of the key disruptors that took over in 2020, making the year one for the record books—and not necessarily in a positive way. Rates Go Through the Roof. Alternative Transportation Options.

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NAWC 2020 US Contract Operations Market Report

Mazars Ledger

The National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) and Mazars are pleased to introduce the 2020 edition of the U.S. Contract-Operations… The post NAWC 2020 US Contract Operations Market Report appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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As some of its operators called it quits, 9-truck Hettinger persevered through 2020’s bad rates and new regs

Overdrive Online

The small fleet started 2020 with 17 trucks and drivers, a mix of owner-operators and company drivers. The post As some of its operators called it quits, 9-truck Hettinger persevered through 2020's bad rates and new regs first appeared on Overdrive. When the calendar flipped to 2021, that number had fallen to nine.

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Sustainability Trends That Will Make the Biggest Impact on Your Organization

Speaker: Jit Hinchman, Founder & President at Supply Chain Adviser™ and Sustainable Supply Chain Global Ambassador

Report Linker (2020) mentioned that the global cleantech market will grow by more than 50% from 2020-2027 and Morgan Stanley (2019) pointed out that investors want to make a positive impact in the world. It's not just good for the environment, it's good for the economy and humanity too. 86% of the U.S.

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Top 4 Supply Chain Technology Trends in 2020

Morai Logistics

This article by Morai Logistics runs down 4 of the most noteworthy supply chain technology trends to watch out for in 2020. However, it’s in 2020 where it’s set to finally start seeing wider adoption. Thus, it remains to be seen whether it will take off for supply chains in 2020 or whether it’ll take more time.

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Global Logistics 2020: Mixed feelings permeate operations

Logistics Management

Our European correspondent explores seven key areas that U.S.-based based global shippers will need to keep a keen eye on as they roll into another year of forecast uncertainty.

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Mission Critical: Leveraging Learning Engineering to Drive Digital Transformation

Speaker: Trish Uhl, Founder of Owl's Ledge LLC and the Talent & Learning Analytics Leadership Forum

Digital is disrupting every part of an organization's value chain at a record pace, creating a critical need to transform operations and employees' ways of working. August 12, 2020 at 9:30 am PDT, 12:30 pm EDT, 5:30 pm BST