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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

The state of the trucking market in 2021 is uncertain, filled with risk, and continues to evolve, making logistics management challenging.? through 2021, but total retail sales will grow 7.9%. Fewer labor resources are available to meet the rising demand in both the warehouse and in transit. ? That’s an astonishing $933.30

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Inoculating 2021 E-Commerce with Fulfillment Best Practices

Logistics Viewpoints

These shifts led more fulfillment teams to identify and embrace emerging best practices as part of their 2021 planning. Leveraging every competitive strength remains critical in 2021, when any one of these trends can wreak havoc on an unprepared shipper. They prioritized e-commerce customer service and satisfaction. and many others.

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2021 Logistics Outlook: Emerging Trends In Warehousing

GlobalTranz

As COVID-19 continues to reshape the supply chain, we're looking ahead to the emerging trends in warehousing you need to be aware of to ensure your organization thrives in 2021. Five Emerging Trends In Warehousing To Prepare For In 2021. Bring Your Supply Chain Closer To Your Customer. Bring Your Supply Chain Closer To Your Customer.

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Supply Chain Helps Meet ESG Goals

Blue Grace Logistics

As corporations become increasingly focused on ESG initiatives, their supply chain and logistics partners respond with tools and services designed to help them grow sustainability and other goals. Here’s how many companies are turning to their supply chains to meet their ESG goals. Inbound Logistics. Sandra Beckwith.

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Industry 4.0: Building the right skills to meet the factory of the future

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

A meeting between two pioneers during a cocktail party in 1956 turned out to be a defining moment in the world of manufacturing. Technology meets human capability in the middle. A 2021 study conducted by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute (MI) predicts that 2.1 We’ve moved slowly in this area.”. The post Industry 4.0:

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Five New Ways Shipping Businesses Will Use Technology in 2021

MTS Logistics

With 2021 just around the corner, shipping businesses should make sure they stay ahead of the curve by considering five possible technology moves to implement. AI is also widely used to do things like making sure that everyone in an organization has time on their schedule to take a meeting. Often, the data collected merely sits unused.

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Top Air Freight Trends to Watch in 2021

Now, That's Logistics

But with much of the passenger fleet grounded, meeting demand without belly capacity continues to be an enormous challenge,” IATA’s Alexandre de Juniac said in a press release. 2021 will be another tough year.”. Rates more than doubled year-over-year from China to the U.S. to reach $7.57 per kilogram in the first half of January.”.

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