GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A 2021 Peak Shipping Season survey conducted by Edelman Intelligence found hiring to be a strong concern among supply chain decision makers with 90% having a strong need to increase hiring to account for peak season and beyond. Download the Report: 2021 Peak Shipping Season Survey. Download Report.

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Now, That's Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2021

During a year when e-commerce sales skyrocketed, the global pandemic impacted supply chains around the globe, and transportation capacity contracted across most modes, while companies worked to get their logistics strategies realigned with this “new normal” operating environment. What’s in Store for 2021?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

According to a recent survey fielded by Edelman Intelligence , 94% of supply chain leaders say partnerships with supply chain logistics companies are necessary to get through peak season successfully. Traditional Inventory Replenishment Strategies No Longer Work.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If 2020 and if 2021 proved anything, it’s that the omni-channel selling environment is here to stay. of all e-commerce sales in the US during 2021. But, as we know, supply chain conditions were far from perfect in 2020 and 2021. Another powerful omni-channel market force continues to be the “Amazon effect.”

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 11, 2022

The Port of Felixstowe ( pictured ) is actually Britain’s largest and busiest, but it had the most cancellations of any European port in the last half of 2021, putting it in seventh place. One of the biggest challenges this year for more than half of those surveyed is finding slots on vessels. million tonnes.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2023

We are looking at three different Chinese Years in 2020, 2021 and 2022. The annual Chinese New Year survey by Container xChange witnessed some 2300 respondents from the supply chain industry sharing their opinions and views about how they view Chinese New Year and COVID outbreaks in China have an impact on global supply chains.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Europe leads this trend having reduced offshore procurement by a quarter since 2021. Of those surveyed, 70% said the majority of supply is currently being obtained from China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. A global re-orchestration is underway as procurement from offshore locations fell by 22% in the past two years.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

And while this definitely points to an industry making strides, a recent Procurious survey found that 75 percent of women in supply chain experience gender-based adversity. A central part of Amazon’s ultrafast delivery strategy is its network of warehouses that the company calls same-day sites. The company’s Supply Chain 3.0

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 29, 2021

percent year-over-year (YOY) from June 2020 to June 2021. In February and March 2021, Texas saw their lowest temperatures in years and were not prepared for the intense weather conditions that they experienced. Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey , 59.7 According to DAT , the flatbed load-to-truck ratio is up 169.3

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 21, 2022

The study, conducted by Economist Impact, surveyed executive-level participants representing businesses in 26 major countries across the globe. of executives surveyed in South America and Africa respectively identified higher transport costs as the top limitation for increasing exports. For example, 42.5% This compared to 19.9%

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

Resilinc’s EventWatchAI risk monitoring platform reported a 271% year-on-year increase between 2021 and 2022 in bankruptcies, plus a 46% increase in corporate restructuring and 77% increase in leadership changes during the same time period. Launch risk surveys to individual suppliers to assess financial status and highlight any weaknesses.

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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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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Eva van der Pluijm-Kok, Director, Research & Strategy at Prologis , commented: “During Q3, we saw a record low of 3.0% million sq m) in Q3 2021 and 280 million sq ft (26 million sq m) year-to-date – more than double the same period last year, pushing vacancy to a new low of 3.9%. in vacancies in Europe.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Some 81 percent of those surveyed in an IT study carried out in 2021 with 1,451 decision-makers reported that they were seeing more cyber threats during the pandemic. Test Environment: A variety of operational strategies can be compared without the production system ever being involved. Cybersecurity focus.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Instead, they can use today’s information to create near real-time demand forecasts, allowing for immediate adjustment of production and distribution to meet changing demands. In fact, 97 percent of manufacturers cite the IoT as the most important technology to impact the industry, explains a survey by Zebra Technologies, reports Macrofab.

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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. So why is A&D so bullish on blockchain?

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

By contrast, the third-party logistics model is where a manufacturer retains oversight of its supply chain but outsources such processes as warehousing, shipping, packing, and distribution to a 3PL provider. However, growth is expected to normalise from 2021 onwards. Distribution to Woolworths supermarkets and beyond.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 6, 2021

Let’s take a closer look at what your organization needs to know about last mile visibility to enable true supply chain resiliency and thrive through 2021 and beyond. Because it’s in this area where using a storefront as a distribution center can make a difference. First Things First: What Does Last Mile Logistics Mean.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In 2021 we find governments and organizations now grappling with these predictions and how best to deal with the outcomes of these predictions. According to McKinsey , the value of goods traded globally has tripled to more than US$10 trillion since 2000, and because of recent events, they are having to re-evaluate supply chain strategies.

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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. In fact, it may lead to increased variable costs. It should also be shared downstream.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 29, 2021

With the current warehousing capacity crunch, technology-driven strategies along with flexibility and end-to-end visibility are the preferred solutions for transporters and warehouse operators. Warehouse operators are raising their 2021 rent forecast to 6.5% What’s covered in this article: Capacity and labor shortages.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2022

Although the comparison is with a particularly buoyant largely post-lockdown Q4 2021, that doesn’t mean the volumes of goods in the system which need warehousing, is necessarily lower – this year’s goods, now with luck on the High Seas, were often ordered back in the Spring. Thirdly, location is key.

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The Logistics Academy

JUNE 29, 2017

By 2021, 22.5 billion in 2016, according to a BI Global Intelligence survey. headquarters for its warehouse distribution systems in Newport News, Va. Swisslog calls that strategy “prebubbling,” says A.K. The Internet of Things (IoT) is making its way into every aspect of life. The world will invest $4.8

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Now, That's Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The art of designing and managing supply chains, facilities, warehouses, transportation and distribution for organizations that don’t specialize in logistics management, contract logistics encompasses a broad range of services that allow companies to do what they do best: grow their own businesses. billion by 2031.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 8, 2022

As a result, across the beverage industry, SKU numbers have proliferated noticeably in recent years and this has left many manufacturers and distributors struggling to find the space needed to store growing ranges within their existing warehouses and distribution centres. Space constraints.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) is a type of business-to-consumer retail sales strategy where a business will market, sell and ship a product directly to the customer, writes Will Lovatt, General Manager and Vice President, Deposco Europe. We expect it will add almost another $100bn in the next three years, reaching $212.90bn by the end of 2024.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

between 2020 and 2021. To determine the appropriate returns strategy retailers need to understand what is going on and tapping into returns data may unlock some important insights. Zara has let the genie out of this bottle, and the policies and strategies retailers adopt around returns may prove critical. In summary.

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Locus

JUNE 21, 2022

Goods move from the manufacturers to a distribution partner’s hub in the first mile, from distribution centers to retail outlets and facilities in the second mile and from sales hubs to their final destination in the last. In 2021, retail e-commerce sales amounted to approximately $4.9 In 2021 alone, over 2.14

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 30, 2020

Almost three quarters of businesses surveyed by the British International Freight Association (BIFA) want the Brexit transition period to be extended, with half saying they don’t have sufficient staff to handle the additional regulatory requirements.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

Brexit may have been years in the making, but the uncertainty surrounding trade is still casting a long shadow for businesses in 2021, writes David Grimes, CEO of Sorted. According to a recent survey , almost half (49%) of all UK businesses have found it more difficult to export to the EU since Brexit regulations came into effect.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 7, 2021

According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), which has been conducting an annual survey on Mother’s Day spending since 2003, as more people are getting vaccinated and stimulus checks are being distributed, consumers are going all out for moms this year. Biden announces a strategy change as the pace of vaccination slows.

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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 During the peak of the 2021 holiday season, there was a lot of concern that popular toys would not make it to consumers on time. More companies are adopting inclusion programs as part of their labor strategy.

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 23, 2021

From there, Paris built out TAT’s programs, expanded its vision and strategy and developed it into the award-winning organization it is today. TAT knows from surveys and anecdotal evidence that many more cases have been reported to 911 or local sheriffs’ offices around the country. Updated by Laura Cyrus of TAT on 7/23/2021.

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