Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

Often times at Logistics Viewpoints, we like to look to the future and highlight the key trends that we see in a given market, or make predictions about what technologies will emerge as game changers in the new year. So, let’s take a look now at the 15 most popular logistics stories of 2023. in December 2021.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Results from The Conference Board’s C-SUITE OUTLOOK survey showed supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and rising inflation to be 3 of the 5 high impact external factors on the minds of CEOs. Earlier this month in the post titled What Does 2023 Have In-Store for Global Supply Chains? ,

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MARCH 3, 2023

We have certainly seen more focus on women in supply chain over the last few years, and nearly every conference that I attend has tracks dedicated to women in supply chain. That trend, along with technological advancements, gave FedEx incentive to overhaul its Express unit’s network in a bid for long-term savings.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The shortage projection, released on the final day of the ATA Management Conference & Exhibition at the San Diego Convention Center, is expected to grow over the next decade, Costello said. Sentiment from some of the nation’s largest fleets has turned considerably more tepid around freight demand and the outlook for 2023.

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JUNE 16, 2023

At the same time, the Celtics finished with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference. But despite those challenges and uncertainties, the majority of supply chain leaders are optimistic about the future, with 61 percent reporting a positive business outlook for 2023. It seemed like a run to the Stanley Cup was inevitable.

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JUNE 30, 2023

This will certainly be an interesting trend to watch. The Home Depot is undergoing a $500 million cost savings push that will see the company reduce its supply chain holding capacity, EVP and CFO Richard McPhail said during a June 13 investor and analyst conference. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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APRIL 11, 2024

No one wants to be trapped in a conference room waiting for hours as various teams to dash out to run some numbers on an idea, so the ability to run scenarios iteratively together is only possible with the instant results concurrency delivers as part of supply chain orchestration. Has that changed?

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