Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

As Labor Day approaches, I can only think about kids going back to school. Wing’s service from the two Texas locations will enable Walmart to reach 60,000 additional homes that are within a 6-mile range of the select stores. In 2021, Amazon said it had more than 200 million Prime subscribers globally.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 6, 2021

There were several in-depth panel discussions on the latest industry studies, including CSCMP State of Logistics Report ® , the 2022 Third-Party Logistics Study and the 2021 Young Professionals in Supply Chain study. Capacity Shortage – There was a lot of discussion about capacity during CSCMP EDGE.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

APRIL 14, 2021

Chicago, IL, April 13, 2021 — With bottlenecked ships making their way to ports in the wake of the Suez Canal incident, cumulative delays for cargo ships are at 1,017 days, threatening to swamp ports with bottlenecked cargo for weeks to come. About project44 . Supply chain headaches caused by the Suez Canal aren’t over yet — with 1.9

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

year-on-year in 2020 with a 39% increase in Q1 2021. A smooth home delivery process is a critical part of keeping the end consumer happy and satisfied. in July 2021. By leveraging these tools, the world’s largest pizza delivery chain increased its fleet productivity by 200% and brought down delivery time by 27%.

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RPA Labs

MARCH 31, 2022

In December 2021, McKinsey and Company reported on United States data saying, “Job openings have risen above pre-Covid-19 levels as the economy bounces back. However, the labor force is about 4.7 Automation is an incredible tool in the fast-paced industry of freight. million smaller than it was pre-pandemic.”.

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Envase Technologies

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The change may force drayage providers to think about who is their target customer and adapt their business. Ocean Shipping Reform Act 2021. The Great Resignation of 2020-2021 shows no sign of slowing down. People don’t want to commute to an office to do something they can do just as well from home. About Kin Logistics.

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Envase Technologies

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The change may force drayage providers to think about who is their target customer and adapt their business. Ocean Shipping Reform Act 2021. The Great Resignation of 2020-2021 shows no sign of slowing down. People don’t want to commute to an office to do something they can do just as well from home. About Kin Logistics.

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Kanban Logistics

JULY 13, 2023

It contains multiple freight rail systems and is also home to seaports in Wilmington and Morehead City as well as two inland ports. On the intermodal side, the CSX Carolina Connector in Eastern NC went online in 2021, and was recently connected to the Port of Wilmington via the Wilmington-Rocky Mount Express.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 16, 2022

5000 list “starts with around 7 million companies that distills down to about 5000.”. privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies as of December 31, 2021. The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. . About ShipMonk.

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MTS Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Global demand in 2021 was only 5-6% higher than in 2019. But this also means that shippers need to plan from the perspective that 2022 is all about contingency planning just as we saw in 2021 – but from 2023 it should increasingly be about gradually bringing their supply chains back into a normal shape.

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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. Big-box retailers like Best Buy, Walmart Inc. and Target Corp.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2021

Walmart has been very open about what it takes to compete with Amazon. Following their fourth quarter results, top executives talked about their supply chain and omnichannel strategy at a high level. Walmart’s fiscal 2021 ended on January 31 st. Pick up at store and home deliveries grew quickly because of the pandemic.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

When a supply chain disaster occurs, we don’t always hear about how much it costs a company, the number of job losses it resulted in, or the environmental impact it’s had. According to canal administrators, toll revenues have dropped by about $100 million per month since October 2023. Not even a ballpark.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Supply chain disruptions have brought about an age of innovation. ARC analysts have published predictions about supply chain technology trends at the beginning of the year in past years. Because switching from JIT to JIC is at best only a tool to address short-term problems and risk. Here’s my take on the topic.

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Trimble

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

1 2 However, the government recently announced, that the geographical coverage of these restrictions will increase from 25 October 2021 3. But, as more customers and businesses are working from home, and fleets are required to deliver to these areas these restrictions add to the complexity of final mile logistics and needs to be considered.

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Now, That's Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2020

After staying at home this spring, consumers are buying again and retail supply chains are working overtime to keep up with demand,” National Retail Federation’s Jonathan Gold said in a press release. Nothing about this year is predictable, but retailers are making sure their shelves and warehouses are well-stocked for the holidays.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 15, 2021

DPD’s ReLove service launched on 15th April 2021 to coincide with charity shops reopening in England and Wales. We are continuing to invest in the decarbonisation of our fleet, but the challenge is about much more than just buying electric vehicles. We want to go a lot further.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

From then on, Wenko’s business no longer revolved mainly around laundry and ironing, but also included bathroom accessories, home storage solutions and other household helpers. “In order to be able to control production and transport, we wanted to bring transparency into the supply chain with the help of a central tool.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 12, 2021

As part of the suite of solutions, the company is also introducing a new temperature-sensitive logistics product that will begin service in the second quarter of 2021. Information will flow into the company’s award-winning Matrix supply chain management tool, as well as its global control tower technology for 24/7 shipment monitoring.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The construction site is developing dynamically, with up to 10,000 trucks registered each month delivering tools and materials. SYNCROSUPPLY’s time slot management module provides transparency about which trucks and loads will arrive where and when, and about the capacity utilisation of all resources required for unloading at that time.

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World Food Programme Logistics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

WFP warns Make food a tool for peace instead, urges Executive Director Marking International Day of Peace today, the World Food Programme (WFP)’s Executive Director David Beasley is adamant: “There’s no two ways about it?—?we People suffer when their homes are taken away. A weapon of war or a tool for peace?

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Locus

AUGUST 2, 2022

Elon Musk shared an important statement about supply chains in an interview : “The supply chain stuff is really tricky.”Managing If you are someone who is looking to gain majorly from the ongoing last-mile revolution, it is essential that you know about emerging last-mile delivery fulfillment models. 2022, Statista. Dark Stores.

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Ship Monk

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Because the Covid pandemic caused such a huge ripple in the economy, questions remain about the future of brick-and-mortar retail vs. online shopping. Much ado has been made about inflation, and its probable effect on consumer spending. That’s it for broad overall learnings about the economy and the state of retail in general.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

For the balance sheet, the company evaluated the data from March 2020 to March 2021 of around 100 brands that use Setlog’s SCM software OSCA. Because of the Covid 19 pandemic, the analysed companies ordered about a quarter fewer goods during the studied timeframe – in some cases, it was even more than 30% less.

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World Food Programme Logistics

JULY 7, 2020

After being provided with the necessary tools to engage in the decision-making process they were trained in creating toilets and garbage pits, as well as home gardens and tree nurseries. Programme activities, made possible by the generous support of the Austrian Development Agency, are set to end in December 2021.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

So what’s it all about, then? Perhaps you’ve read a little about the digital twin concept in one of our past articles on supply chain technology, but we would have touched on it only briefly. While digital twin technology is not new, it has only recently begun to gain ground as a supply chain tool. What is a Digital Twin.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Big business from about 2011 onwards started realising the value of adding e-learning to staff training programmes. Big business from about 2011 onwards started realising the value of adding e-learning to staff training programmes. The report found that by 2017, about 77 percent of US corporations were making use of online learning.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 11, 2022

Since mid 2021, it’s been prominently noted that the global logistics industry is experiencing great labour shortages, across all sectors, writes Johan Jardevall, CEO of Smart Robotics. Even more so when not being able to work from home. Reliability of automation.

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WorkWave

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Social media is a cornerstone of communication in modern society and a powerful tool for a home service business. Today, social media is connecting global and local communities and enabling home service business owners to grow their businesses and their communities to become more profitable. Brand Building and Providing Value.

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WorkWave

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Our top priority at WorkWave is to continue to update, modernize and fill every gap in our software portfolio so that every one of our customers has the right tools they need to propel their business forward, and this puts ServMan on track to deliver even more value well into the future.”. About WorkWave.

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Locus

DECEMBER 23, 2022

In 2021, retail e-commerce holiday season sales in the United States amounted to about 213 billion US dollars. Forecasts suggest that online sales for the holiday period would grow by about 2.5 Retailers need to have efficient contract management tools to manage carriers better. percent in North America in 2022.

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Envase Technologies

JANUARY 25, 2022

While 2020 could only be described as chaotic, and in 2021 things started to get to something more like normal, though not quite, there’s a lot to reflect on from the past two years and a lot to look forward to in this one. Working from home is the new normal—and so is cloud-based software. In 2021 they became the new normal.

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Penske Move Ahead

JANUARY 29, 2021

One was a significant investment in collaboration tools. "A The COVID-19 pandemic made companies invest in solutions they may not have otherwise, such as the ability to put employees to work at home or capital commitments with supply chain partners, Bingham said. I see a lot of opportunities there.". Recruiting and Retaining Drivers.

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Sometimes eCommerce brand owners can get nervous about the idea of outsourcing because their businesses are their babies. If we’re talking outsourcing your order fulfillment in every conceivable way, then we’re talking about fifth-party logistics. And you wouldn’t ask a dude dressed as Han Solo to fly you home from Comic Con.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 16, 2021

After a hard-fought, back-and-forth match, we ended up in a shoot-out, which Italy won 3-2, crushing the dreams of England in front its home crowd. This victory marked Italy’s second major victory in an all-Europe championship this year, having won Eurovision 2021 in May as well. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Now, That's Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Even as homebuilders work to bridge the gap between housing supply and demand, the imbalance that surfaced in 2021 appears to be rolling right into 2022. In November 2021 (the most recent data available), the supply of homes for sale nationwide as a percentage of occupied residential inventory remained near historic lows at 1.19

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Envase Technologies

JANUARY 25, 2022

While 2020 could only be described as chaotic, and in 2021 things started to get to something more like normal, though not quite, there’s a lot to reflect on from the past two years and a lot to look forward to in this one. Working from home is the new normal—and so is cloud-based software. In 2021 they became the new normal.

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