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MARCH 20, 2023

Shipper's Guide to Planning Ahead Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - March 20, 2023 Data shows there is a consensus that revenue will increase and inventory levels will build. The latest LCI forecasts an upwards trend for Q2.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

It was not that long ago that the concept of data and system ownership was a nonissue. Current geopolitical tensions, new data privacy laws, and the dominance of the hyperscale cloud players (e.g. Where is our data stored? Is the data safe and secure? Is the data encrypted when stored?

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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

The implication for global freight beyond the now typical uncertainty is predictably elevated operational costs and soaring freight rates. A significant majority – 70% – reported a return to normalcy in logistics operations, with 40% experiencing conditions that were even better than those they experienced pre-pandemic.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2023

A new survey commissioned by ProGlove, leader in wearable barcode scanners , has identified the ongoing struggles of warehouses trying to predict demand patterns accurately. Of those surveyed, just 39 per cent of respondents felt they could accurately predict trends and activity for the holiday season.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 2, 2023

To provide a comprehensive overview, the author draws from various academic studies, reports, and surveys to shed light on the latest trends and best practices in supply chain management. Despite these differences, both SMEs and startups share a common interest in harnessing technology to optimize their logistics operations.

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Freightos

JUNE 6, 2023

As Conor told us in a podcast episode from 2022: Pretty quickly we realized our costs were going to be about 30% higher than we thought. The following data is from a survey we conducted last month (May, 2023) across hundreds of small business importers who tap Freightos.com’s global freight marketplace. The key takeaway?

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

The survey was conducted by ISACA and the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) in August 2018, captured responses from 167 participants from across ISACA, DMDII and Manufacturing Extension Partnership stakeholders. million worker shortage is anticipated by 2022. Three-quarters of U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

According to a survey conducted by Transporeon and ARC Advisory Group, more than one in 10 loadings (11%) at warehouses need to be rescheduled throughout the day. The survey also reveals a considerable technology gap in yard operations: Nearly two-thirds of respondents handle their rescheduling completely manually.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 29, 2019

The future of the UK’s fast expanding subscription box market (subcom) looks bright if trends in the US are anything to go by – according to a new State of Subscription Commerce survey. Seventy-two per cent keep their operations in-house, and two-thirds of those aren’t considering deploying third party logistics (3PL).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

As we turn the page on 2022 , I’d like to make five supply chain predictions about what to expect for 2023. Chad and I discussed the widespread labor constraints impacting warehouse operations across North America and Europe. question as it relates to the operations and performance of company supply chains.

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CH Robinson Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Robinson’s own technology and data from the largest network in the freight industry, help our customers stay on top of the trends that influence their supply chains. As a researcher at Michigan State’s Broad College of Business, I will explain how I arrived at this figure, based on available data. Analysis of employment data.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 19, 2022

The shrinking labour pool is certainly hitting the logistics sector hard with HGV drivers, warehouse order pickers and forklift operators all in short supply. The worker shortage is forcing many warehouse operators to offer higher wages, and in some cases a signing on fee, in an attempt to attract the personnel needed.

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Log-hub

JANUARY 3, 2024

These advancements signify a paradigm shift, leveraging data-driven decision-making and automation to redefine the efficiency and future trajectory of supply chains. This commitment involves building strong supply chain networks that prioritize secure information transmission across the entire operational ecosystem.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

While sustainability and circularity are key components for building a more resilient supply chain and to future-proof operations, the scaling of circular-economy initiatives has been delayed due to a shortage of suppliers of recycled materials (and of the materials themselves).

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Merging HHLA Sky’s drone control centre software with Iris Automation’s ground-based aircraft detection technology Casia G opens up a whole new spectrum of use cases for industrial- and security-related drone operations worldwide. structured and repeatable data collection), to delivery (e.g.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2021

New Survey Highlights Confidence in Supply Chain Operations Despite Challenges. New Survey of Supply Chain Leaders Highlights Peak Season Expectations, Workforce Demands and COVID-19 Concerns. Without further ado, here are GlobalTranz’s top posts of 2021: #1. 7 Tips For Building Supply Chain Resiliency.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

. “There is no better time to talk about the state of the industry and the challenges we need to address heads-on,” said Michael Brandl, EVP Operations Software EMEA at Körber Business Area Supply Chain. Logistics Business will be attending. The post Körber Elevate EMEA appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 7, 2022

The latest TEG price index data reveals road transport businesses passing soaring operating costs onto customers – as June’s average price-per-mile for haulage and courier vehicles reaches 18% more than three years ago, and its highest level so far in 2022. points in June 2019 to 122.0 points in June 2019 to 122.0

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Companies knew this, which is why 93% of senior supply chain leaders surveyed in May 2020 by consulting firm McKinsey planned to increase inventories of key products and materials while also diversifying their supply base and localizing or regionalizing both supply and production.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2022

FourKites has announced its 2022 Global Supply Chain Sustainability Summit. The half-day event will be broadcast live from Amsterdam on 9th March 2022 and be streamed to participants worldwide. Many of these businesses are asking their suppliers to disclose data on greenhouse-gas emissions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2022

trillion USD in 2022 , up 5.0% According to a report from McKinsey, a typical consumer company’s supply chain creates far greater social and environmental costs than its own operations, accounting for more than 80% percent of greenhouse-gas emissions and more than 90% of the impact on air, land, water, biodiversity, and geological resources.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Predictive Analysis in Logistics and Supply Chain: How to Apply | Image source: Pexels In logistics, predictive analysis is simply the process of identifying and forecasting patterns, trends, and behaviors in both human and machine learning approaches, data, and algorithms. How predictive analytics works in logistics?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

Last week, Clint Reiser published an article highlighting our 2022 supply chain predictions. The BG innovation center is an operating warehouse where the development team creates, tests, and enhances its solutions. Data from the U.S. This year we have decided to lead with our predictions about the broader supply chain function.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

. “There is no better time to talk about the state of the industry and the challenges we need to address heads-on,” said Michael Brandl, EVP Operations Software EMEA at Körber Business Area Supply Chain. Logistics Business will be attending.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

To better understand the state of European supply chains, FourKites , the real-time supply chain visibility platform, partnered with Reuters Events to survey over 450 supply chain leaders across the continent, with particular emphasis on the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands. Sustainability is a priority.

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Now, That's Logistics

DECEMBER 27, 2022

billion loss for 2022 and that industry-wide profitability will emerge at some point in 2023. “We Talk of a possible recession emerged midyear and got a bit louder and more emphatic as we progressed through 2022. An IATA spokesperson said air cargo traffic was “proving resilient” despite the declines in demand reported in 2022.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

From January 28 to February 4, a Chinese-operated high-altitude balloon was seen in North American airspace, including Alaska, western Canada, and the contiguous United States. network this year after its initial success at select facilities in 2022. The rate rose to $8,607 on April 1, 2022, from $3,174 a year earlier.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2023

Most of the experts surveyed foresee that inflation and recession will have a greater impact this year and will be the biggest driver of disruptions. ‘‘Due And as we have seen before, strikes result in slow operations within the port which can exacerbate supply issues.’’ The unresolved worker strikes of 2022 will spill over in 2023.

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Penske Move Ahead

MAY 9, 2022

Report authors surveyed nearly 250 U.S.-based A key to increased adoption of near- and zero-emission transportation across the public and private sectors, including accompanying fueling and charging infrastructure, is record-setting government funding and legislative support at both the state and federal levels, the 2022 report confirms.

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Locus

OCTOBER 21, 2022

According to McKinsey’s latest consumer pulse survey, Spending in March 2020 was down by 18% as compared to two years later. According to United States Census Bureau data , advance estimates for U.S. retail and food services sales for September 2022 stood at $684.0 year-on-year increase in June 2022.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Supply chain industry executives do not foresee a global economic recovery until 2022 or beyond, despite an expectation that Asia, North America and Europe will rebound this year from the downturn triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Of 1,200 industry professionals surveyed for the 2021 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, 51.5%

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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. By the time they peaked in June 2022, they were over 30% higher than pre-COVID.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Whether in the cloud or on-premise or both, security of access, data and supplier integrity are paramount with digital transformation – but solid security is also required to create customer’s confidence in deployment of any Business IT. 51% said they expect full recovery by end of 2022. Looking at the CFO. The Manufacturing 4.0

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 1, 2023

Connecting demand signals, order flows and inventory data across those chains enables new algorithmic decision-making that can optimize Walmart’s supply chain for flexibility and responsiveness. They operated in parallel, and they weren’t flexible. And we layered in pickup and delivery too — from our stores. “We Now that’s changing.

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Locus

DECEMBER 23, 2022

According to a study, there were 268 million digital buyers in the United States in the year 2022 alone. Delayed deliveries due to manual warehouse operations: Benjamin Franklin was right when he said that time is money. Warehouse operations such as manual sorting of packages can be extremely strenuous and lead to delayed deliveries.

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Locus

DECEMBER 15, 2022

A survey predicts that e-commerce sales in India will hit the $100 billion mark for the first time in 2023. Say, you are operating a small e-commerce business and have received an order that must be delivered in three days. When delivery exceptions increase, it eats up your operational costs and hurts your bottom line.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2022

As part of the From Clicks to Ships: Navigating the Global Supply Chain Crisis 2022 Report , SOTI surveyed 10,000 consumers across the UK, US, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Sweden, France and Australia to understand how consumers are responding to the supply chain crisis, as well as their expectations of brands and retailers to cope with it.

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