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Most Popular Logistics Stories from 2021

Logistics Viewpoints

Last week, Clint Reiser published an article highlighting our 2022 supply chain predictions. So, I want to take this opportunity to reflect on the top 15 most popular logistics stories from 2021 and see what our readers found to be the most interesting. year-on-year in 2020 with a 39% increase in Q1 2021. Data from the U.S.

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Profitably Delivering eCommerce with Consumer-Centric Priorities

Logistics Viewpoints

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. The payoff is well worth it.

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Managing the Realities of the “New Normal” LTL Shipping Environment

Blue Grace Logistics

What’s in the article: How shippers are using technology. With eCommerce order volumes and consumer demands high and continuing to rise, shippers have turned to LTL in lieu of truckload freight to meet these needs. More than 67% of those surveyed experienced LTL cost increases of 5-14%. Rethinking LTL freight management.

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Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

In my Logistics Viewpoints article in January 2021, “ The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World ”, I highlighted that modern supply chains must be built on a foundation of extreme agility and responsiveness.

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3 Questions from Your Future Supply Chain Talent

Logistics Viewpoints

It’s one thing to read an assigned article on the bullwhip effect; it’s another to encounter it repeatedly in your daily life. They asked many intelligent questions in light of the times, such as the role of change management in the now-accelerating digital transformation or whether practices like lean would die and ecommerce persist.

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A New Year’s Resolution for Delivery Companies — Ending Porch Piracy

Morai Logistics

According to a survey by Ring, a home security company, up to 1 in 5 U.S Total US ecommerce sales is estimated to be $353.7 billion by 2021. A NBC News article quoting a insuranceQuotes.com report puts the number of Americans impacted at 23 million. homeowners were victims of package theft in the last year.

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Why Large Companies Increasingly Opt for 4PL Services

Logistics Bureau

However, growth is expected to normalise from 2021 onwards. 3) Ecommerce and Multi-Channel Retail. According to a Gartner’s Logistics Outsourcing Survey , more businesses than ever before are looking to outsource to 4PL, with 42 percent of respondents looking for providers that can design, build, run and measure logistics functions.

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