Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 1, 2023

I think the pandemic and the 2021 supply chain issues coming out of Asia really got people looking at nearshoring as a viable option,” Schara told FreightWaves. We took the opportunity to listen to our customers and roll out a strategy and hire Jose, somebody that’s done this before, and he’s done it before in a very successful manner.”

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 20, 2023

Expanding Business In A Slow Economy Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - June 20, 2023 Logistics Firms Forced to Adjust Post-COVID Dan Ronan, Sr. More recently, it has had to adjust its strategy.

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

E-commerce is among the most promising omnichannel retail strategies. share of chain retail sales by 2023, up from 30% in 2021. Fuelled by e-commerce, leading carriers are expecting a massive crunch in capacity to meet the overwhelming demand expected in 2021. for the United States in 2020. growth last year.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 13, 2023

Girl Scout Cookies Crumble Under Supply Chain Woes Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics For some Girl Scouts and their bake sale fans, it’s shaping up to be another tough cookie season. This year is seeing similar problems.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 21, 2023

Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search Dana Ricksecker - March 21, 2023 A stressed supply chain is making businesses reconsider alternatives. Two strategies that have become more common to hear about are nearshoring and friendshoring. What is Friendshoring?

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2023

Demand for Goods and Services Remains High In Florida Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics Shippers’ demand for trucks may bounce back this year according to a Bank of America. What will 2023 bring for the economy of durable goods?

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 18, 2023

Proctor & Gamble In 2021, 73% of Proctor & Gamble ‘s consumer packaging was recyclable or reusable. As part of their Target Forward strategy, Target also commits to achieve 30% absolute reduction in supply chain emissions (scope 3) by 2030.

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Freightos

JANUARY 3, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Comments This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. The US has indicated that the naval force will use a defensive strategy to secure the waterway, while the Houthis have threatened to attack US Navy ships if Houthi positions in Yemen are targeted.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In February 2023, a new facility was opened in Cape Town, South Africa, to manufacture products used for renewable energy and clean cooking. All the data is in the computer, so anyone who has access, can use it to build their own strategy and execute on it. In 2021, we featured some of our SYSPRO customers and partners.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

What’s in the article: This blog covers the following topics : How the price rise has impacted businesses during the pandemic . For comparison, the prices stood at just under $11,000 for a similar container in the last week of July 2021. The apparent instability in this market is expected to stay until 2023. million TEU.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The year 2021 has proved it once again that Tom McCarthy was right. Rewind to 2021! 2021 may not be a year for the logistics industry to cherish, but it was a year filled with a lot of takeaways. 2021 pushed businesses to take giant strides in their logistics processes and operations. lifestyle) or involuntarily (e.g.,

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CH Robinson Logistics

APRIL 19, 2021

Seasonal factors that cause the transportation market to tighten, plus new considerations for 2021. ACT Research estimates that roughly 3% of the truckload demand forecasts for 2021 can be attributed just to replenishing the inventory gap, and it will take much or all of 2021 to accomplish this. As of February 2021, the U.S.

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Forto

JULY 22, 2020

We are rapidly approaching 500,000 dead globally and, according to a new forecast from McKinsey , are facing a global deficit of $30 trillion by 2023. According to Gartner , half of large companies will be using artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced analytics technology in their supply chains by 2023.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Also, though the shipping world is significantly more efficient than in the depth of 2020 or even 2021, supply chains still have a tendency to run slower and there are plenty of other factors that can slow your eCommerce brand’s plans for holiday superiority. Those higher shipping rates will likely continue into 2023.

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Ship Monk

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The numbers from 2023 were particularly important for a few reasons. year over year, but that is a steep slowdown from Black Friday 2022 when YoY sales showed 12% growth over Black Friday 2021. We’ve covered ecommerce KPIs in detail in recent blogs, and no doubt you already know whether you’ve hit your BFCM numbers.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JULY 10, 2023

seemingly ignored inventory data that the pandemic-driven buying spree that lasted from March 2020 until the end of 2021 was waning, leading to bloated inventories, according to an article written by FreightWaves’ Mark Solomon. workers in 2023. Big-box retailers like Best Buy, Walmart Inc. and Target Corp.

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EazyStock

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

trillion by 2023 , indicating a need for more robust online sales strategies. For businesses to succeed in eCommerce they must ensure they have an effective eCommerce supply chain strategy. First published on Nov 2017, updated Feb 2021. Forrester projects that B2B eCommerce transactions will reach $1.8

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3PL Insights

MARCH 14, 2023

In November 2021, the Biden administration signed into law the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The bill included provisions for financing repairs and addressing overdue maintenance tasks, making investments into new technology, and developing strategies to reduce carbon emissions over a 10-year period.

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