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What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022

The Logistics of Logistics

What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. WRITTEN BY STEFANY MARTIN / POSTED ON JUNE 9, 2022. Original Article: What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. We’ve seen how the lockdowns in Shanghai snarled global supply chains. According to the U.S.

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Six supply chain predictions for 2022

Logistics Business Magazine

2021 saw many major challenges for logistics and supply chain professionals. With capacity constraints, ecommerce growth and driver shortages creating dilemmas for many as well as the increased focus from the industry on environment and machine learning, it was a year that was definitely not without its tests.

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Logistics Predictions: How Did We Do in 2022 and What Will 2023 Look Like?

Logistics Viewpoints

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. Unlike the folks projecting election results these days, I was a little more accurate and the 2022 projections have set the stage for what will happen in 2023. Figure 1: U.S.

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The Micro-Fulfillment Opportunity with Julien Seret

The Logistics of Logistics

Julien is the Vice President of Network Supply Chain at Attabotics , the world’s first 3D robotics supply chain system for modern commerce. Julien Seret is Attabotics ’ Vice President of Network Supply Chain, where he oversees the fulfillment and delivery services business model. Home Delivery World 2022.

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Inflation in 2022: Is the Bullwhip Effect to Blame for Retail Inventory Glut

Logistics Viewpoints

As a supply chain analyst and an economics enthusiast, I was curious to learn more. The traditional definition of the bullwhip effect ( The Bullwhip Effect in Supply Chains MIT Sloan Management Review ”, 1997) was that of demand order variabilities in the supply chain being amplified as they go up the supply chain.

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End of 2022 Sees More Good News in the Areas of Trade and Shipping

MTS Logistics

As the Federal Reserve has continued to battle inflation by raising interest rates again in December 2022, we can expect inflation to continue on a downward trend. By and large, the holiday shipping season has been smooth and problem-free compared to 2020 and 2021, with supply chain issues easing.

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Transitioning Your Supply Chain To Digital

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The focus is definitely on the efficiency of operations relating to technological applications as we enter 2022. Here are some interesting predictions from a reputable international research firm, IDC, which highlights key areas of technological applications regarding the impending digital revolution of the international supply chain.