Locus

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Between the Covid-19 waves, a trend emerged in the US and the rest of the world that earned the popular name of ‘revenge shopping’. According to McKinsey’s latest consumer pulse survey, Spending in March 2020 was down by 18% as compared to two years later. retail and food services sales for September 2022 stood at $684.0

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Freightos

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This article provides an overview, based on a survey of over 1,200 small businesses, of how small and midsize businesses have weathered the storm, and how a changing – and potentially recessionary – market is impacting their outlook. After bottoming out in April 2020, retail sales went on a tear.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

While high, the shipping costs typically paled in comparison to the lost sales due to inventory shortages. After an off-the-charts 2021, our research lead is joined by Accenture’s North American supply chain principal to explore 2022’s freight rates and capacity, and peak season preparation by BCOs, forwarders, and carriers.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 10, 2017

The State of Supply Chain 2016 Trends. A 2016 Accenture survey, reports RF Gen , explained how more companies are taking advantage of AI benefits through linked supply chains. Most importantly, agile methods allowed for faster decision making across a virtually limitless stream of issues, and this trend held true throughout the year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

While we have published predictions about supply chain technology trends at the beginning of the year in past years. Commerce Department shows that online retail sales jumped 32.4% 2021 Supply Chain Technology Trends to Watch ; Steve Banker, Chris Cunnane, and Clint Reiser. Data from the U.S. How can this be?

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Ship Monk

JULY 27, 2022

Demand forecasting helps you: Optimize inventory Align with your operational strategy Analyze demographic and product trends Surprise and delight customers Protect yourself against financial risks Prepare for peak season. What percentage do they account for in overall sales? Which products sell the quickest? Which sell the slowest ?

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Predictive Analysis in Logistics and Supply Chain: How to Apply | Image source: Pexels In logistics, predictive analysis is simply the process of identifying and forecasting patterns, trends, and behaviors in both human and machine learning approaches, data, and algorithms. This ratio increased to 54% in 2022.

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FLS Transport

MARCH 3, 2021

Volumes snapback quickly after winter storms. Volumes plummeted 25% after winter storms Uri and Viola ran havoc across the U.S. But does that mean for the retail sales that have been pioneering our economy forward for over a year? A new survey from IBM says that’s about to change. What we wouldn’t give to do it again.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 1, 2023

In taking the opportunity to make strategic investments in digital supply chain tools during a market downcycle, when capacity is loose, freight costs are low and customer demand looks shaky, Walmart was bucking the trend among large shippers. Enterprise software sales cycles alone can take six months.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 20, 2022

A survey SYSPRO fielded during the early days of the pandemic showed that 47% of businesses were unable to function because operational staff completely relied on on-premises resources, and 37% were unable to provide the remote work capabilities they required. A year later we asked manufacturing CFOs how their strategies had evolved.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Our 2018- 2019 Network Design Survey showed that the majority of organizations are still relying on spreadsheets (nearly 60%) and gut feel (15%) to make network design decisions. What we’re seeing is not just a trend towards changing materials/part suppliers, but also warehousing and logistics suppliers. .

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 5, 2023

Short-term planning is much easier: Internal sales numbers and weekly survey or scan data tell us what immediate demand is doing, and it can be a relatively simple task to adjust freight flows up or down in response to those demand signals. Will ports experiencing congestion remain clogged or will they clear up before peak season?

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Bringg

OCTOBER 25, 2018

A new survey from Brightpearl found that 42 percent of U.S. What’s more, 61 percent of the retailers surveyed said they would ban serial returners. Today, people are doing it just to look fresh and on trend – ready for that perfect instagram photo.

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WorkWave

JANUARY 24, 2019

For HVAC&R professionals and those of us that serve them, there are few other opportunities to meet with industry experts, participate in three days of robust educational sessions, gain insight into the latest technology trends, and learn about innovative ideas from all corners of the world. predict sales to increase between five and 10%.

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Penske Move Ahead

JANUARY 14, 2019

As detailed in the National Private Truck Council’s (NPTC) most recent Benchmarking Survey Report , private fleets expect to add more equipment to keep pace with the rising amount of freight. Leasing Trends and Advantages. Maintenance Trends. Many factors contribute to fleet operators outsourcing their maintenance services.

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Bringg

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

The holiday has been celebrated nationally on and off since 1789, following a proclamation by George Washington after a request by Congress. Such seasonal peaks are a great way to analyze how trends change or evolve over time. Nowadays, around 318 million (!) whole turkeys and 250 million (!)

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Today we continue our “Top Blog Posts” series, after covering the top posts in manufacturing , supply chain , logistics , and transportation so far, by bringing you a subject all of us must focus on: Business. We also want to provide some of the best content from us and guest bloggers around general business trends and practices.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Our 2018- 2019 Network Design Survey showed that the majority of organizations are still relying on spreadsheets (nearly 60%) and gut feel (15%) to make network design decisions. What we’re seeing is not just a trend towards changing materials/part suppliers, but also warehousing and logistics suppliers. .

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 4, 2020

And one of the easiest ways to keep up-to-date with the latest news and trends is to follow the available top freight podcasts. Then after that, I’ll provide what the team decided as the top freight podcasts around the industry to listen to. Subscribe to "Point of Sale". Great Quarter, Guys. Listen on FreightWaves.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

And while this definitely points to an industry making strides, a recent Procurious survey found that 75 percent of women in supply chain experience gender-based adversity. This is after Amazon already closed or paused 66 facilities last fall. million square feet of active or planned ground-level space in 30 states.

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GoShip Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF) found that about 16.6% of retail sales in the US were returned in 2021, and up to 10% of these returns were fraudulent. Return fraud is detrimental to sales and overall profitability. And, if applicable, demand that customers provide their signatures after receiving their orders.

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Airfreight Logistics

JULY 21, 2019

UPS have released the results of its 2019 UPS Industrial Buying Dynamics Asia Pacific Study , which finds B2B buyers in the region doing much of their purchasing online, and at the same time relying heavily on offline relationships and seeking out solid after-sales service.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

This estimate is according to responses provided by 83 percent of the manufacturing executives who participated in a survey conducted as part of an industry study by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Consulting LLP. A monumental after-effect has been the subtraction of years of training knowledge from the domestic U.S.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

Nexant conducted a survey of the plastics industry , in collaboration with Plastics News , to understand reshoring trends and the effect on the North American market. Nexant received about 200 survey responses from compounders, fabricators, equipment suppliers and toolers. And, after building the new U.S. manufacturing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2021

Certainly, supply chain constraints are a partial cause of the current above trend inflation. Supply shortages, low inventory to sales ratios, and hiring lags are noted as factors at play. times a month’s sales, a low for the period since January 2019 included in the chart. Yesterday, the U.S. The estimate of $617.7

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Compactor Management Company

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A recent survey by McKinsey & Company found that 66% of consumers take into account the environmental impact before making a purchase. To cater to this growing trend, companies across various industries are making an effort to offer more eco-friendly options, and packaging is one area where they can make a difference.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 21, 2017

Cloud-Based Data Analytics Identify Trends and “Concerns.”. Cloud-based TMSs utilize analytics to identify key trends that not obvious. For example, everyone knows that sales will peak around the holidays, but analytics can identify peaks that happen when you think you are in a lull. You could lose current and future customers.

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ShipLilly

JULY 24, 2020

Other companies have also joined the trends in human-less transportation and storage. For instance, about 85% of companies surveyed by the Japan Truck Association in 2019 reported staff shortages and associated logistical bottlenecks. The company is now planning to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, after postponing it in 2016.

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Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

After talking about the amazing venue and beautiful Clearwater, FL beaches, he discussed the current status of BlueGrace, it’s business and employees. Data was shared with the team about what we accomplished in our Freight, Truckload and Enterprise departments and what effect future trends will have on us in 2018 and beyond.

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Women in Trucking

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

According to a new report titled The Financial Impact of a Positive Employee Experience, the companies that scored the highest reported nearly three times to return on assets and doubled their return on sales. When employees aren’t having to constantly worry about work after work, it increases their drive. Employee happiness is 23.3%

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In fact, in November 2016, a survey of shippers published by the Journal of Commerce found that shippers didn’t “appear to believe capacity will tighten considerably in advance of a federal electronic logging mandate for all interstate truck drivers scheduled to take effect next December 1.” There are No Crystal Balls.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Ware2Go identifies merchants looking for fulfillment services and then on-boards, manages and bills customers so warehouse operators can fill available capacity quickly and easily without sales teams or administrative oversight. They could benefit from working with customers outside their local area. The company is headquartered in Atlanta.

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Automotive Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Back in 2012, US vehicle sales were roughly split 50:50 between passenger cars and light trucks, but the light truck share of overall sales in the US has since risen to 70%, according to figures from PwC Autofacts, and is forecast to continue growing. . Bigger is better in the US. Future mobility.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. In our commentary, we cited three trends that would manifest themselves in 2010, namely. Online retail sales reached an all-time high in 2010. |. News & Events. |. « Will "Profitable To Promise" be Viable In Retail Industry ??

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2023

The two sides agreed to a grace period starting Tuesday morning after Labor Secretary-designate Julie Su spent Monday shuttling between the union and employers, according to a person familiar with the talks. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The agreement paused dockworker job actions potentially through the end of this week.

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Conger

JULY 30, 2021

The 5 Omnichannel Distribution Sales Channels. A simple omnichannel distribution definition is that it’s a way of giving consumers the freedom and ease to buy and receive orders from any sales channel they choose. Omnichannel distribution integrates multiple sales channels. These avenues are what we call “sales channels.”.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 30, 2023

An ecommerce conversion rate is the percent of visits (or sessions) to your website that result in a sale. Each of the analytics tools mentioned above offers customized reporting that can help you make sense of the data and identify trends over time or problem areas that you should explore. What is an Ecommerce Conversion Rate?

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