Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 10, 2017

Of course, the human controlling capacity for actual AI is still far from realistic, but the concept of a superior AI did make strides this year. A 2016 Accenture survey, reports RF Gen , explained how more companies are taking advantage of AI benefits through linked supply chains. Procurement’s Role Did Become More Important.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

Products, of course, can be picked up at the branches. Their associate engagement survey allows Ferguson to understand the driver’s impacting engagement across their 31,000 employees. The survey focuses on four engagement questions on advocacy, pride, satisfaction and commitment. 56% of employees surveyed were engaged.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 18, 2019

Source: Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals 2017 Survey. Of course the same is true in many professions, but is particularly so in the arena of supply chain and logistics. Logistics and Transportation. 81% of young professionals working in supply chain say that it was the right career choice. Cherryh, Writer.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 28, 2023

According to the Business of Sustainability Index , despite intense inflation since 2020, 66% of general US customers and 80% of young adult (ages 18-34) US customers surveyed in 2022 are willing to pay more for sustainable products/companies that embrace sustainable practices. Clearly explain cause and effect. We hope you do!

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Railroads focus on stabilizing workforce after strike is averted. There is also a typical drive-thru lane, of course. Drive-thru grew to more than 70 percent of orders even before the pandemic, and now with the rise in mobile ordering and delivery, takeout represents somewhere around 90 percent of a typical McDonald’s location’s sales.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

This can be clearly seen in the returns of online purchases by category in the UK in 2022, as shown by Statista Global Consumer Survey published in May of this year. It asked: ‘Which of these kinds of articles have you sent back after an online order in the past 12 months? Shoes come next (15%).

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Freightos

JULY 11, 2017

One of the first rules forwarders drill into their sales teams is that it’s all about key accounts. But as markets shift, technology shifts and, most importantly, margins shrink , forwarders are starting to revisit this core tenet of sales. Speaking in Detroit in June 2017, Jack Ma encouraged US sellers to increase their sales abroad.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Retail activity is extremely seasonal, with the majority of sales made between March and July. However, the company needed to make some significant supply chain cost reductions after bringing its low-cost “Atom” chip to market. As in most commercial sectors at that time, sales were falling.

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Freightos

MARCH 5, 2017

Which explains why Mr. Saadé also revealed that CMA CGM will launch an online sales and booking platform, nicknamed Freddie, in Summer 2017. B2B Sales Are Going Online. But while many online B2B marketplaces flopped in the 1999-2000 bubble, online B2B sales is now taking off. billion dollars, only 9 years after it was founded.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

Retail activity is extremely seasonal, with the majority of sales occurring between March and July. However, the company needed to reduce supply chain expenditure significantly after bringing its low-cost “Atom” chip to market. As in most commercial sectors at that time, sales were falling.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) is a type of business-to-consumer retail sales strategy where a business will market, sell and ship a product directly to the customer, writes Will Lovatt, General Manager and Vice President, Deposco Europe. It is not possible to pick a single item with a forklift truck, for example. A route map forward.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Today, we kick off our annual year end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 7 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , 3PL , Business , Transportation , Freight. We will feature over the next 7 business days each category’s top 10 most viewed posts over the course of 2014. Read Full Post.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

In fact, after reading Sheffi’s examples, I’m surprised more companies haven’t been forced to be zealous advocates. ” I had not heard the story of how Greenpeace went after Nestle’s KitKat brand in 2010 over its palm oil sourcing, though each candy bar contains just a minute amount of the oil.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 21, 2023

While still in the early stages of development, the emerging technology will instantly transport an item once it is picked at a warehouse or store to your living room. This of course was an April Fool’s Day intro referencing Terminator 2. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 19, 2018

Hot “gobs” of molten glass every couple of seconds come down chutes attached to giant ovens and settle into molds, after which a plunger type device pushes into the mold to form the shape of the finished glass piece. Transportation Manager, N/A. Of course we all need to up our game.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

As we head into 2016, we are featuring our most read articles of 2015 in our five main categories: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. In the supply chain articles category it is clear the top ten are all about trends, facts, technology, and of course optimization.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 23, 2014

5 Amazingly Educational Supply Chain Infographics Covering the SCM, Logistics, Transportation, Distribution and 3PLs: In some intriguing yet minimalistic way, infographics provide the basic explanation of a topic or a trend. He predicts that this will rise to just over 50% by 2016 and to more than 80% by 2020. Read the Full Blog Post.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 3, 2018

Central Transport. Pitt Ohio Transportation Group. Roadrunner Transportation. Daylight Transport. After years of delaying capital expenditures or minimizing expansion plans, top trucking companies are loosening their purse strings in what they say is a badly needed recapitalization effort. Swift Transportation.

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Automotive Logistics

JULY 17, 2018

At the same time, US sales remained strong and were fed by an increase in imports from established and emerging markets. It is only in Canada that both sales and assembly are showing a decline. . Meanwhile, domestic sales are climbing to the 2m mark towards 2020. In the US, vehicle sales hit 17.2m

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Sales departments frequently fight these reductions, but the inflation environment gives supply chain executives extra ammunition to power forward with these initiatives. China, of course, is likely to react to these measures in ways that may be hard to predict. Risk management had been a hard sale. The N-Tier Supply Chain.

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