Penske Move Ahead

MAY 14, 2020

As businesses adjust to new demands in their daily operations and supply chains, Penske Truck Leasing and Penske Logistics can help with a variety of solutions to meet your fleet and logistics needs including: rental trucks , leases , used trucks and logistics services. The average length of haul may also be changing.

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Locus

JUNE 16, 2023

Naturally, the costs of meeting such expectations, especially on the delivery front are also increasing. A recent analysis by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) indicates that if existing trends persist, we could see a potential driver shortage reaching up to 175,000 by 2024.

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GoShip Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

A successful business is unlikely without studying your audience. When demand forecasting steps into the game, it allows retailers to meet their customers’ needs. You’ll get to know your target audience better and tailor your product offers to meet its needs by demand forecasting. Why use demand forecasting in logistics?

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 7, 2018

The rapid growth of ecommerce is driving deep changes in logistics, from tightening up trucking capacity to elevating the importance of final-mile delivery processes. Routing optimization and analysis of shipping capacity are shaping up as good niches for predictive analytics, says Vernon. Combating Trucking Constraints.

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GoShip Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

If your small business must survive amidst the stiff competition in the eCommerce industry, formulating an effective marketing plan that targets your specific customer base is essential. Although the traditional methods are still effective, modern techniques feature more creativity and have a wider reach.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Is your ecommerce business one of those that’s been growing steadily in recent years, and seen an absolute boom since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged? If so, your enterprise’s good fortunes are probably tempered by the challenges of meeting unprecedented demand for your wares. Is your enterprise a pure-play ecommerce retailer?

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Mini Case Study: Walmart. Such an approach results in unnecessary cost, a lack of resilience, and unwanted challenges in meeting customer service requirements – yet sadly, it’s still the approach most commonly taken. . Mini Case Study: Whirlpool. 5 Supply Chain Service Lessons to Learn from Zappos. .

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 20, 2015

Do some research, develop a business plan with some projections & an ROI analysis (multi-year), research solutions, resource appropriately and give it some time … Then market it differently than the rest of your business. Conduct a customer analysis. We’ve conducted brand preference studies of manufacturers.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Zebra’s warehouse vision study states that typically 50% of ecommerce warehouse employees are picking orders and that 40-70% of their time is spent moving between picking locations. Legacy providers will have to adapt to meet this growing online customer demand to stay competitive, or risk being left behind.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Technavio, Last Mile Delivery Market in North America by Service and Geography – Forecast and Analysis 2021-2025, Jan 2021. – Third-Party Logistics Study, 2022, NTT Data. Insights from an E-marketer study mentioned that by diversifying consumer experiences, D2C brands have successfully disrupted the retail industry.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 9, 2018

And while ecommerce demand is attractive for some LTL carriers, that additional business comes with sharply higher costs to reach remote locales with very little freight density in those markets. Read: Industry Experts Discuss Technology Trends & Solutions for Efficient Ecommerce Logistics. Ecommerce Logistics Leader Series New!

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

Ecommerce competition was already fierce before the pandemic curbed consumer enthusiasm for in-store shopping, and now, it is even more so. While none of them will be new to retailer businesses created purely for ecommerce, they add a disruptive element to cost control when merging online and traditional retail operations.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

As the co-founder and Managing Director of Buyer’s Meeting Point, Barner is a pro at analyzing trends, making relevant information available to subscribers, and helping them advance their growth. . His areas of expertise include financial analysis, procurement transportation management, and global trade management. .

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Conger

JULY 30, 2021

With the rise of eCommerce, consumers have more purchasing options than ever before. Retailers have been struggling for years to keep up with the explosion of eCommerce. So to gain an edge, companies are focusing more on meeting the consumer’s expectations. Or, they can order online and have the products shipped to their home.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 8, 2023

By neglecting or underestimating the need for meaningful analysis, they typically fail to attain anything like the value they might receive with effective carrier management. You must evaluate the option in detail to know if it presents more pros than cons or vice versa.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Since then, virtually every supplier I talked to in the process of updating this year’s Supply Chain Planning Market Analysis Study has said they are investing in this area. There were only a few SCP suppliers with mature capabilities in this area a few years ago. Final Thoughts.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 23, 2019

Crowdsourcing apps, same-day delivery, and ecommerce trends continue to impact last mile delivery expectations. The average length of haul is declining with the shift toward ecommerce. A recent study from The American Transportation Research Institute showed that many companies are trying to move fulfillment closer to their customers.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2022

For example, brand manufacturers and retailers—are beginning to perform life cycle analysis of their products to ascertain the environmental impacts of the products they sell. Typically product life cycle studies included just a handful of products, and results were extrapolated to similar products.

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