Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2021

But all bets were off in 2020 as variability went off the charts. This variability is wide-spread across the economy and especially acute in warehousing and fulfillment operations. Although forecasting is always difficult, it is especially difficult during these times of upheaval in order fulfillment operations.

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ShipLilly

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The latest information coming from freight forwarders and experts in logistics points towards the expectation that US imports will remain high throughout October 2020. Information from Non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOs) shows that there is a continued increase in imports which are likely to raise already record-breaking spot rates.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 27, 2020

Epicor Software Corporation has today released its 2020 Global Growth Index, a report that explores the growth trajectory of companies around the world and provides insight on how business leaders are using technology to support and drive growth initiatives.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

To examine supply chain management priorities, performance, and anticipated trends, APQC conducted its 10 th annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research, including a survey of more than 350 supply chain professionals from around the world and across multiple industries.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 2, 2023

To provide a comprehensive overview, the author draws from various academic studies, reports, and surveys to shed light on the latest trends and best practices in supply chain management. Despite these differences, both SMEs and startups share a common interest in harnessing technology to optimize their logistics operations.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 31, 2022

We recently surveyed CFOs and finance executives in the manufacturing and distribution sectors to study how the pandemic has impacted their businesses. It makes sense as lockdowns and restricted trade continue to hinder business growth, organizations are opting to take their trading operations into the digital space.

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Locus

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Set in motion by the Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba, Singles’ Day shopping festival made the company a whopping $115 billion dollars in sales in 2020. Trends likely to drive Singles’ Day sales. According to a survey conducted by Bain & Company, 95% of respondents said they intended to take part in the event again in 2021.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Enterprises that did not adapt to new trends faced the brunt of COVID-19 pandemic. This was majorly due to their inability to understand and adapt to the changing logistics trends. 2021 pushed businesses to take giant strides in their logistics processes and operations. Rewind to 2021! More Focus on Last-Mile Delivery.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2022

While it’s imperative to focus on budgets and business initiatives that will take precedence over the next year, it’s just as important to keep an eye on the big-picture trends that are shaping the industry. o9 Solutions’ supply chain experts and leaders are sharing their insights on the trends that could become prevalent in 2023 and beyond.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 12, 2024

Autonomous supply chains are systems that can operate with little to no human intervention, and they use artificial intelligence, robotics, automation, and sensors to optimize the flow of goods. Autonomous Shipping Autonomous shipping is the use of self-driving vessels to transport goods and passengers across waterways.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2021

2020 was a year of extremes – particularly for logistics businesses, where a global pandemic polarised the sector, creating both winners and losers depending on how end-user markets were impacted. 2020 – a year like no other. in 2020 – its lowest level since the survey began in 2012. 2020 really was a year like no other.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2021

His primary research stream examines firms’ logistics operations, with an emphasis on studying motor carrier safety, productivity, pricing dynamics, and driver turnover. He was recognized as the undergraduate faculty member who had the greatest impact on students based on the 2017 graduating senior survey.

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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. Here are a few more data points supporting the ongoing labor needs of warehousing and transportation operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2023

My colleagues and I will likely publish a detailed list of predictions related to supply chain operations and technology. However, GEP And S&P Global publish the GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index based on data derived from S&P Global’s PMI surveys. Of course, prices tend to jump from supply and demand pressures.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

2020 threw at us a potent concoction of virulent market conditions including a pandemic, skyrocketing freight rates, reduced availability of space and equipment on container ships, unprecedented demand and port congestions along with the usual documentation and visibility issues that we have been facing for years. Take the survey.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

While we have published predictions about supply chain technology trends at the beginning of the year in past years. The BG innovation center is an operating warehouse where the development team creates, tests, and enhances its solutions. year-on-year in 2020 with a 39% increase in Q1 2021. Data from the U.S.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MAY 12, 2021

While the average rollover rate for April across all surveyed ports and carriers was 39%, individual ports that account for a significant portion of maritime cargo posted even worse results. Furthermore, rates are almost universally trending upwards, and well above the levels posted during April 2020. About project44.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

JULY 9, 2021

‘Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2’ (SARS-CoV-2) better known as COVID-19 was declared as a pandemic on the 11 th of March 2020. Due to the closure of many Chinese ports in early 2020, imports dropped by around 5.2% Due to the closure of many Chinese ports in early 2020, imports dropped by around 5.2%

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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. A year later their survey revealed that companies were more likely to have increased inventory than originally planned and less likely to have made other planned changes to suppliers and networks.

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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. Report authors surveyed nearly 250 U.S.-based By 2025, U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

The latest Barclays-BDO Logistics Confidence Index has fallen to its lowest ever level since the survey began in 2012 as the sector deals with the fallout from the pandemic, skills shortages and concerns over Brexit. The survey assesses the expectations of more than 100 senior decision-makers across the sector. in 2019 to 47.1

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 28, 2021

Throughout the period of economic recovery following the early 2020 recession, the growth in new and existing home sales seemed inexorable. Meanwhile, the lack of available lots, expensive building materials and labor availability issues have slowed recent construction trends.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

21 February 2020. Transport operators, service providers and national transport associations will have a unique opportunity to share knowledge, connect with each other, as well as to learn about new solutions driving the industry forward. Place: Hotel Sofitel London Heathrow. Theme: Safety: unlocking business opportunities.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Since early 2020, global trade has been buffeted by waves of increased customer demand, supply chain challenges, and constant uncertainty and volatility. Since early 2020, the supply chain ramifications of COVID have been a rollercoaster for businesses of all shapes and sizes. What Goes Up, Must Come Down.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

Prior to 2020, every supply chain in the world was challenged by increasing levels of demand unpredictability and market volatility. In fact, IT spend as a percent of business capex crossed over the prior ~10 year average in 2019 and we see that trend extending in early 2020.”. Natural disasters. Geopolitical events.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 12, 2020

Tapping into the trend, US fast-food concerns McDonald’s, Starbucks, contactless delivery services in China. 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. and Meituan Dianping.

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CH Robinson Logistics

MARCH 12, 2020

A key component of this technology trend is the need for a supply chain visibility platform. Research shows that having real-time supply chain visibility is necessary to build a responsive, resilient, competitive, and profitable operation. Our real-time visibility solution. Request a demo here or email info@mytmc.com.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

If leveraged effectively, game-changing trends such as digitalization, e-commerce and the Belt and Road Initiative to increase infrastructure between China and the EU—the exact impact of which is yet to be fully understood—have the potential to add wind to the sails of global seaborne trade,” concludes Youssef.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic and the 2021 COP26 summit have sped up sustainability awareness around the world, increasing pressure on companies to make meaningful changes to operations, writes Christos Chamberlain, Flexport ’s UK General Manager. A report by Avery Dennison which surveyed more than 5,000 fashion buyers from across the U.S.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the supply chain resiliency test. Your organization’s ability to anticipate disruption, adapt to events, and build resiliency is rooted in how you maintain operational continuity.

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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. Consider warehousing space.

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Locus

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Between the Covid-19 waves, a trend emerged in the US and the rest of the world that earned the popular name of ‘revenge shopping’. According to McKinsey’s latest consumer pulse survey, Spending in March 2020 was down by 18% as compared to two years later. Needless to say, Christmas and New Year will look no different.

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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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FreightWaves SONAR

MAY 30, 2023

Spreads between truckload contract rates and spot rates are still much wider than long-term historical trends, implying that contract rates still have room to move down. Midterm demand planning is an especially thorny problem: Scan data, surveys and recent sales can tell the story of the recent past with some insight into the near future.

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IoT World Today

MARCH 27, 2020

These tools will become the foundation on which supply chain managers gain insight into their markets and erratic supply and demand trends. According to a 2018 Statista survey, visibility into that chain is a significant organizational challenge for 21% of supply chain professionals. AI in Supply Chain Management: Demand Planning.

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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. Fourth, the CES data does not include self-employed workers, which means they miss many owner-operators (either leased subcontractors or true independents).

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 29, 2023

It’s no secret that global supply chain disruption has dominated headlines since mid-2020, writes Stephan Sieber (pictured), CEO of Transporeon. Dwindling driver numbers would not present such a challenge if transport operations were smarter and more efficient.

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