Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Near the end of 2021, I had the chance to make the early call on Logistics Viewpoints on what 2022 would look like across five major logistics themes. Consumers’ appetite for ecommerce and home delivery continued to grow in 2022 but has been tempered by high inflation in the latter half of the year.

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Ship Monk

JULY 5, 2022

In order to keep up with growing eCommerce orders, follow through on the promise of speedy shipping, adapt to the globalization of supply chains, and adjust for labor shortages that can affect all three, 3PL technology is vital. . Continue reading to get the FYI on AMRs, and the benefits they bring to your eCommerce business.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 26, 2023

While a hundred years ago you’d be lucky to get a package across the country in a few weeks, over the last twenty years the ecommerce industry has completely changed customer expectations. Ergo, ecommerce brands that don’t offer fast shipping options could be missing out on a lot of business. Sound simple?

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2020

How has the pandemic impacted warehousing and logistics operations in 2020, 2021 and beyond? This acceleration will continue in 2021 and beyond. Zebra’s warehouse vision study states that typically 50% of ecommerce warehouse employees are picking orders and that 40-70% of their time is spent moving between picking locations.

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ShipLilly

OCTOBER 26, 2020

This is one of the critical competitive advantages that you can have in 2021 when virtually every business is feeling “the squeeze” following the shut-downs and social distancing measures that followed the COVID-19 pandemic. The post 5 Tips for Improving Your Inventory Management in 2021 appeared first on ShipLilly.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2022

Ecommerce has been on a roll for the last two years. Earlier in 2022, we conducted a survey of 8,000 consumers across North America and Europe to get a better sense of their ecommerce experience and how they were reacting to retailer performance. Figure 2: Consumer Delivery Experience for the Last 3 Months of 2021.

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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. Over half ( 51% ) of total respondents agreed that investing in eCommerce platforms and digital transformation initiatives is of top of mind this year.

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3PL Insights

AUGUST 28, 2018

You’ve been working on your eCommerce business for some time now. It’s no lie that eCommerce businesses are expanding rapidly, and more and more people are utilizing online shopping: “In 2017, eCommerce was responsible for around $2.3 trillion in 2021.” trillion in 2021.”

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Locus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

According to studies, year-on-year CEP revenue growth is expected to reach $394 billion in 2021, up from $333.9 The onset of the pandemic clearly enabled this growth as there was a 110% increase in revenue in 2021, when revenue reached $53.8 billion in 2021. billion in 2020. Revenues are projected to further reach $ 519.5

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Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Case Study. 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. Although LTL rates have been rising over the last couple of years, 81% of surveyed companies saw their LTL contract rates increase between 2021 and 2022.

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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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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

According to a study by the Manufacturing Institute, less than 30 percent of manufacturing workers are women. So, in 2021, the Building Economic Strength Through Manufacturing Act was passed. In 2021, manufacturing was the industry that suffered the most cyberattacks, according to IBM’s X-Force Threat Intelligence Index.

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

In a study by The Manufacturing Institute, 69 percent of employees under the age of 25 reported that they stayed with their current employer because of training and development opportunities. According to a study by the Manufacturing Institute, less than 30 percent of manufacturing workers are women.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2021

Decades-old case studies seemed stale, so students wanted to know how real supply chains have dealt with the pandemic and what their response bodes for future. Yet the profile of supply chain has never been higher, as the excited questions we heard confirm. Talent may be attracted to the field, but are you ready to retain and develop them?

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2023

This is especially true in ecommerce, where new products have to be developed, manufactured, secured for transport and shipped faster than in any other sector. According to a study conducted by software specialists at Inform, the deployment of AGVs nearly doubled from 2013 to 2021.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A recent study of 8,000 European and North American consumers found that nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of consumers experienced delivery problems in the October–December 2021 holiday shopping period. Unfortunately, as consumers head into the holiday shopping season, many are frustrated and taking action against poor performers.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 22, 2021

Released today, the UPS E-commerce Report 2021, which has been developed in partnership with YouGov has revealed some interesting and insightful findings that give a glimpse into what consumers expect from delivery providers as we move to life beyond the pandemic.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 30, 2022

Sitma has always kept a close eye on sustainability and has been leading the way in studying solutions to reduce the environmental impact deriving from the use of its machines. The work team immediately found the perfect synergy, which led to an interesting exchange of ideas, views, proposals and suggestions.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In Africa, e-commerce revenues are expected to exceed $46 billion in 2025, up from $28 billion in 2021, and 500 million online shoppers in 2025, up from 350 million in 2022, according to the latest study by consulting firm TechCabal Insights.

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Locus

JUNE 16, 2023

In 2021, a wide range of major product categories saw online purchase returns, with rates varying from 8% to 88%. Read also: A Study of Unit Economics in Last Mile Delivery Is it essential to reduce last-mile delivery costs for vehicles? The last-mile delivery stage is significant in the logistics supply chain.

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WorkWave

MAY 20, 2020

Even prior to the advent of COVID-19, many industry experts expected a boom in grocery delivery in the coming years; in early 2019, Forbes cited a study that expected the industry to more than double by 2021. A Shifting Landscape During COVID-19.

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Locus

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Needless to say, Singles Day 2021 will have shoppers flocking in huge numbers as well. A study by Harvard Business Review in 2019 found that products that were marketed as sustainable grew 5.6 The Logistics of Singles’ Day 2021: Powered by Locus. Strict regulations and a renewed focus on sustainability.

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Bringg

AUGUST 5, 2020

Back in 2017, the Click & Collect Retail Consumer Preference Study revealed that nearly one third of shoppers made an online purchase and subsequently picked their order up at a store during the 2016 holiday season. To justify the price of square footage, retail locations must now serve as a node in eCommerce fulfillment.

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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.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Case study. compared to the same period in 2021, while imports, at €17,708.4m, increased 24.1%. Sergio Panizza, from the Genoa-based Pesto Rossi factory in Italy, says: “Our family has been making pesto sauce in a small shop in Genoa since 1947, selling mostly locally. . ” Spanish exports to Italy registered €20,635.6m

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 22, 2022

In a short break from the logistics industry, he did his second master’s studies in real estate management and started a property development company. Building on the success of the first charitable event during the WOF EXPO 2021 in Bratislava last year, this year we will look beyond our fundraising borders with Österreichische Krebshilfe.

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Locus

MAY 25, 2022

2021, Statista. Studies have shown that personalized communication contributes to a delightful customer experience and builds brand loyalty. 2021, Statista. Offer free shipping. 72% of consumers in the US consider free shipping as the most important criteria for delivery when they land on online shopping websites.

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The IDC Digital payments report of 2021 stated that the SEA region had more than 222 million e-commerce users and is expected to grow to around 411 million users by 2025, an 85% growth rate in e-commerce for this region in the next three to four years. The Institute of Southern Asian studies has shared that out of 278.3

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

While another ecommerce company might choose to arrange its warehouses more conventionally, Amazon has learned to exploit the needs of consumers to drive its internal efficiencies along with its service promises.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2022

I had studied TV script writing at the University of Cape Town with Roy. And neither of us had studied business. But we believed, because we had studied TV script writing, that we knew how to pitch. This was South Africa’s most well-known Ecommerce retail brand at the moment. A guy called Roy Brawley. A Savior Appears.

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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.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

According to a study by The Insight Partners , the global 4PL market was valued in terms of revenue at $56,472.1 The study cautions that lockdowns and quarantines associated with the Coronavirus are expected to affect the revenues of the global 4PL market players in the short term. 3) Ecommerce and Multi-Channel Retail.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 17, 2022

They include the “People’s Choice 2020 Global Woman in Supply Chain Leader” and Supply & Demand Chain Executive “Pro to Know” for 2019, 2021, and 2021. What do they need to grasp, and where should they focus their studies? Here’s what Sheri had to say.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

She has received many accolades including the 2021, 2020 & 2019 Supply & Demand Chain Executive “Pro to Know,” and the “People’s Choice 2020 Global Woman in Supply Chain Leader,” to name a few. . Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C Scott Lincicome.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

Delivery experience drives customer retention, and it is driving reference and many studies and numbers about it. I moved to the US in December 2021 right in Chicago. Where did you grow up in India, and where did you study? What was clear is that eCommerce is coming a big thing. I know eCommerce is a big thing here.

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