Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 30, 2022

This article is from GEP and look at the impact of EV boom on the oil & gas market. The sales of EVs increased exponentially throughout 2021 and are projected to experience the same trajectory in 2022, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). In 2021, consumption of gasoline stood at 8.8 petroleum consumption.

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FLS Transport

MARCH 3, 2021

A new survey from IBM says that’s about to change. Check out the full article and get a glimpse at the future. The post The Weekly Freight Report for March 4th, 2021 appeared first on FLS Transportation | The #1 3PL for Cross-Border Freight. Take a look here. Trucking to invest in re-skilling employees for a digitized future.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 8, 2021

What’s included in this article: What is Operation Safe Driver Week 2021. Like their efforts last year, the law enforcement officers will interact with drivers through Operation Safe Driver Week 2021 to re-instill safe driving practices. How to stay safe while driving, pointers from the professionals.

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3PL Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

This article shares details on the Truck Tonnage Index, how the data reflects the overall economy, and other ways to interpret the data. The ATA creates the tonnage index through a series of surveys of its members. The tonnage index for July 2021 was 109.8, which marked the first year-over-year drop since March 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

Just last week, my colleague Clint Reiser wrote an article about the top logistics and supply chain conferences to attend in 2024. 2021 was the trough with in-person events severely limited. in December 2021. This survey-based research gathers quantitative data as well as information on practices or performance drivers.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 9, 2021

As an extension of Meili Robots ’ warehouse robots guide and warehouse automation guide , the company will now share nine tips that managers must keep in mind in order to run a successful warehouse in 2021. from 2021 to 2028. The post 9 tips for running a successful warehouse in 2021 appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2022

What’s in the article: How shippers are using technology. So, to learn more about these challenges and how companies are addressing rate increases, capacity restraints, and other issues, we sponsored a survey. More than 67% of those surveyed experienced LTL cost increases of 5-14%. BlueGrace Logistics. On-time deliveries.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This article provides an overview, based on a survey of over 1,200 small businesses, of how small and midsize businesses have weathered the storm, and how a changing – and potentially recessionary – market is impacting their outlook. His Kickstarter campaign launched in January of 2021 and raised over $3 million dollars. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 25, 2022

In this article, we’ll explore each of these topics and deliver strategies employers can implement to build these learnings into actions to attract, retain and engage on-floor warehouse workers. Based on research from ARC Advisory Group, the mobile warehouse robotics market was estimated at $724 million in 2021 and is expected to grow to $2.7

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Freightos

JUNE 15, 2021

Disclaimer: This article is a zoom out for the less freight-inclined. Freightos surveyed hundreds of importers who used Freightos.com ’s global freight booking platform in January 2021, and again in June 2021, to see how they’re navigating supply chain challenges. Let’s talk freight. . But then it got worse. . The answer?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2021

It’s one thing to read an assigned article on the bullwhip effect; it’s another to encounter it repeatedly in your daily life. Those entering the field are more diverse – the 2021 MHI Annual Industry Report found that women make up only 15% of the supply chain talent over 55, but 56% of those 18-24 entering the profession.

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Morai Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

This article by Morai Logistics outlines the numerous changes supply chains are experiencing and the ways in which they’ll look different in the future. With that said, it’s important to review what supply chains are doing now, to what degree that they are different than before, and how companies hope to see them look soon.

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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. The payoff is well worth it.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Actionable advice from 2021 Top Companies for Women to Work For in Transportation. Oct 29, 2021. In 2021, we’ve been focusing on strengthening this culture of inclusion, mitigating bias and fostering a diverse employee community through several initiatives,” said Sunita Solao, vice president of people at Convoy. FreightWaves.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If 2020 and if 2021 proved anything, it’s that the omni-channel selling environment is here to stay. According to a recent article in Forbes , 48% of consumers today prefer a hybrid shopping model that combines online and in-store components. of all e-commerce sales in the US during 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2022

So, the term “Haiphong” when combined in an article with the phrase “port fire” would generate an alert. One article claims it cost the auto industry hundreds of billions of dollars! The full explanation is beyond the scope of this article. But solving the multitier visibility problem is difficult. Final Thoughts.

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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. The company’s survey of Fortune 100 companies showed that 77% have implemented hybrid work schedules.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 13, 2022

Nearly two-thirds of businesses responding to the 2020 Gartner Sustainability Survey said they were pressured by customers to invest in sustainability initiatives while 48% said pressure was coming from investors and 48% cited regulators. ” READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE. To read the entire blog visit BlueGrace Logistics.

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Trinity Logistics

DECEMBER 29, 2021

billion in 2021. percent from 2021 to 2026. In July 2021, the Zero Food Waste Act was introduced to provide grants to businesses that significantly reduce their food waste. In July 2021, the number of job openings in the warehouse and transportation industry hit record highs. billion by 2026. is becoming near impossible.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 29, 2021

What’s covered in this article: Capacity and labor shortages. A recent survey by Bizrate Insights found that “60% of purchasers switched to online shopping rather than in-store during the pandemic” Further, “32% of them expect to continue to shop online, even after the pandemic”. Download Our Whitepaper.

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Morai Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2018

According to a survey by Ring, a home security company, up to 1 in 5 U.S billion by 2021. A NBC News article quoting a insuranceQuotes.com report puts the number of Americans impacted at 23 million. Deemed “The Blank Box,” it was built to (safely) scare off would-be thieves. Total US ecommerce sales is estimated to be $353.7

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GoShip Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

This article discusses how small businesses can protect themselves against fraudulent returns without pushing away honest customers. A survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF) found that about 16.6% of retail sales in the US were returned in 2021, and up to 10% of these returns were fraudulent.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In July 2021, the Zero Food Waste Act was introduced to provide grants to businesses that significantly reduce their food waste. Additionally, in November 2021, the Food Donation Improvement Act was introduced to lower food waste by making it easier for companies to donate food instead of throwing it out.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

In one article , Mr. Sorenson points out that IBP works better for small manufacturers than large ones. Mr. Herrin came out of retirement in October of 2021 to join GEON. Ideally, IBP adds a stronger financial perspective to the process that in theory optimally balances customer service with profitability and even cash flow.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

As the Wall Street Journal reported recently, a survey of 1,310 supply chain managers in Europe carried out by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply finds that one in 10 company executives in the UK fear that their enterprises could go bankrupt if Brexit causes Customs delays of just 10 to 30 minutes. Compliance to U.S.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Original article: Key Challenges in Fresh Grocery & Supermarket Supply Chains. For the most part, the retail market for fresh foods thrived throughout the pandemic, according to the Supermarket News 2021 Fresh Foods Trends Report. Original article: Key Challenges in Fresh Grocery & Supermarket Supply Chains.

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In a survey by the Harbor Truck Association , 15 companies responded that they had a combined 4,251 empty containers sitting. In October 2021, both the ports of Charleston and Virginia achieved container volume records. The previous record was 498,000 TEUs in March 2021, with the new record being 504,350 TEUs, an increase of 8.7

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 16, 2018

As part of an annual effort, Accenture surveyed 30 A&D companies, encompassing original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as well as tier 1 and 2 suppliers. A&D companies led all but two of those sectors in the share of respondents vowing to adopt blockchain technology by 2021. Comment on this article.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 31, 2018

Between 2016 and 2021, VDC is expecting 4% and 5% growth in those sectors, respectively, with sales of rugged mobile devices reaching $3.189 billion and bar code hardware growing to $4.301 billion over the next four years. Article Topics. during the first quarter of the year. Faster shipments, lower labor costs. Rugged mobile devices*.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2021

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. At SodaStream, which provides 1.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2021

ARC Advisory Group and DC Velocity magazine have closed our joint survey on the changes logistics operations have experienced in the upheaval of the Covid-19 operating environment in 2020; and the expectations these same executives have about their operating environment in 2021. Throughput Volumes.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A year before, in 2014, a Harvard Business Review article pointed out that supply chains were becoming increasingly global and complex and consequently more at risk than before. In 2021 we find governments and organizations now grappling with these predictions and how best to deal with the outcomes of these predictions.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

However, growth is expected to normalise from 2021 onwards. 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. The Future of 4PL.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As I write this in the fourth quarter of 2021, there’s just no telling what the new year will bring in terms of emerging logistics challenges. Certainly no company could have foreseen the shutdown of the global economy in the early months of 2020 — or the continuing effects of COVID-19, such as port closures, throughout 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

According to the annual National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics Super Bowl survey, 184.5 ” Earlier this week, Steve Banker and I published an article about the next revolution in 3D printing , looking at the role of additive manufacturing for large industrial products.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 8, 2021

A few week ago, I wrote an article about the transformative nature of the plant-based meat supply chain. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists was for a shortfall of $70.8 percent for 2021, and by 5.9 Survey respondents also lowered their expectations for future transportation capacity. percent to $73.3

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