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A New Era in Transport Logistics with Big Data and Self-Driving Trucks

Logistics Viewpoints

This is where big data technologies come into play. Big data for real-time optimizations in transport logistics. Logistics and transport service providers create enormous data records as they manage the flow of goods. These data include information such as types of goods, location, weight, size, origin, and destination.

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DHL Study Helps Develop New Strategies For the Last Mile

Logistics Manager

It is estimated that more than 600 million people will live in urban environments by 2030 and with new technologies creating opportunities for both service enhancement and disruption online retailers and their logistics partners face the challenges of devising new approaches in order to remain competitive and survive.

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Supply chain challenges in the luxury goods market

Logistics Business Magazine

According to current estimates, the market will grow to €480bn by 2030. This is one of the conclusions from the recent study “Personal luxury: Supply Chain challenges & how to prepare for the future”, developed by Arvato Supply Chain Solutions in cooperation with the international strategy consultancy Roland Berger.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

It’s taking semiconductor firms more than twice as long as their peers in other industries to hire personnel such as technicians or mechanical engineers, with the typical process stretching to about three months, according to an analysis of the top 50 chip producers in the US by Revelio Labs, a labor-market data analyst. FedEx, the U.S.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

In the study we conducted in 2022 called “ Ecommerce: Is Retailer Fulfillment and Delivery Performance Keeping Up with Sales Growth? ”, convenience was cited as the number one reason consumers bought online and had their goods delivered—and it is consumers’ intention to have more ecommerce purchases delivered to the home.

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Logistics, Digital Transformation and Future Logisticians

Logistics in War

A recent study sees the application of digital technology in this industry sector across this decade in three stages. By 2030 and beyond, mines will feature autonomous machines working with other autonomous machines to complete tasks. Imagine if Defence’s facilities could be like that?

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Sequence Adherence and Why it Matters for Last-Mile Excellence

Locus

This is such a persistent problem in the industry that the study of this phenomenon has its own term: Sequence adherence. According to a World Economic Forum (WEF) report, effective data-based solutions such as dynamic rerouting can reduce emissions by 30% and delivery costs by 25% by 2030, when compared to a “do nothing” baseline.