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Top 10 SCM Trends for 2024

Logistics Business Magazine

To ensure that more truck drivers are back home in the evening, for example, the forwarding association Elvis wants to set up a meeting network for full truck loads. The best of the best also differentiate their recruitment strategy – for example, according to generations or potential groups such as newcomers or foreign workers.

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Ultimate Guide to Managed Transportation Services

CLX Logistics

For example, CLX’s managed transportation services include technology solutions, mode management, capacity assurance, digital freight brokerage, analytics, visibility, and more, all of which can be routinely optimized through a cohesive continuous improvement program. Click here for our guide on Choosing the Right 4PL. Improved ROI.

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Avoiding Christmas Peak Overload with Robotics

Logistics Business Magazine

Over recent years, the seasonal peak in demand for many sectors has stretched into what has become known as the ‘Golden Quarter’, which runs through a series of festivals including the seemingly ever-growing event of Halloween, the post-Thanksgiving shopping extravaganza that is Black Friday and on into Christmas.

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Boom Time for the Shared Economy within Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

Logistics providers, both 3PL and 4PL, are driving the shared economy within the supply chain, offering shared services to customers such as higher filling rates of transport vehicles, better utilisation of warehouse space, reduced logistics costs , and/or a lower carbon footprint. Example #2: Airtasker. Example #2: Airtasker.

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Ecommerce Terms: A-Z Glossary PART 1

Ship Monk

Inventory purchased and stored in anticipation of a change of season or a major event such as a Black Friday or Cyber Monday sale. For example, if your ecommerce business processed 5,000 orders last month for a total of $300,000, the average order value for the month was $60. Assembly Services. Awaiting Delivery Scan.

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TT Club Supports UK Crime Agency Targeting Cargo Theft

Logistics Business Magazine

In the normal course of events, these goods risk disposal or destruction. Following a recent spate of arrests across the UK in such cases, police searched various premises and discovered several hundred boxes of fashion goods.

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Olympian Effort for Swiss TV by Natco AG

Logistics Business Magazine

After the cargo’s arrival at Seoul airport Natco organised its distribution to the House of Switzerland, the IBC and the various event sites, e.g. for ski, snowboard or cross country contests. However, whether it is regarding online, mobile or TV coverage, it is impossible to broadcast the event without equipment on site.