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Year 2025 – The Future of the 3PL Industry with Andrew Kelley

The Logistics of Logistics

01:54] What will the 3PL industry look like in 2025? In 2025, there will be more consolidation and technology will play a larger role. [04:43] 07:48] Do you see any of those tech names like Uber and Convoy being at the top of the heap in 2025? This is largely a relationship business, and not all of it can be automated.

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

Insufficient on-the-job training — Over the period from 2002 to 2013, investments in internal training programs such as apprenticeships, company classroom training, and other structured on-the-job skills development for current manufacturing employees were cut from 469,000 to 288,000 (nearly 40 percent). Annually, 3.2 - 3.5

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Schneider Electric’s Works with EcoVadis to Drive Supplier Emissions Engagment

Logistics Viewpoints

Schnieder Electric constructed a “full framework” of tools, resources, and offered collaboration opportunities dedicated to sharing strategies on reducing emissions. Some of the resources made available to the suppliers included an online digital platform, “Neo Network” that provided training videos.

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Enhanced Customer Experience with Chatbots

20Cube Logistics

It is estimated that the Chatbot market is expected to reach around 1.25billion US dollars in 2025 from 190.8 For each FAQ, technical document or training material distribution there are plentiful mails that keep circulating. Chatbots, most of us would have experienced them while shopping online or booking a ticket.

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Jungheinrich helps Vaillant switch to lithium-ion

Logistics Business Magazine

With plans to become a carbon-neutral plant by 2025, it partnered with lithium-ion specialist Jungheinrich to introduce a new 26 vehicle lithium-ion fleet to operations. through a combination of ETV 216i reach trucks and conventional counterbalances, allowing the vehicles to cater for the pressed steel works and tools.

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3 Ways Technology Can Enable Retailers to Enhance Deliveries in 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

The trend of purchasing big & bulky items online will continue to grow, with Statista predicting 35% of furniture sales worldwide will be made online by 2025. Digital scheduling and capacity planning tools can allow shippers and carriers to achieve greater fleet utilization.

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Philip Morris International’s Pivot to Smoke-Free Products Complicates their Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

The prevalence of smoking is going down, but the world’s population is increasing; the net result is that the forecast for the number of smokers is essentially flat in 2025 as compared to 2010. What PMI needed, considering the long planning horizons, was a digital and analytics network design and supply optimization tool.