Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

In a survey of 54 senior executives, only about one in four believed that the processes of their companies balanced cross-functional trade-offs effectively or facilitated decision making to help the P&L (profit and loss) of the full business.” Mr. Sorenson has studied integrated business planning for many years.

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Penske Move Ahead

AUGUST 11, 2020

The report will be presented to the general public in two events: A panel discussion later today and a second event on the 13 that is COVID-19 focused. The analysis includes public, private, and for-hire fleets, including school, municipal/shuttle, urban delivery, refuse, utility, transit, short-haul and long-haul sectors.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

To reiterate that reshoring is more than just hype and a very important topic for us to consider the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study found that 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. Nexant received about 200 survey responses from compounders, fabricators, equipment suppliers and toolers.

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WorkWave

AUGUST 4, 2020

In the grand scheme of things, data analysis falls into the categories of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive. While descriptive data presents existing figures, predictive data allows you to draw insights from trends in your descriptive data in order to make an educated guess about what might happen next.

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3PL Links

JULY 7, 2023

The Role of Data Analytics in Supply Chain Management | Image source: Pixabay This article describes the transformation that data analysis and the supply chain are fostering and how it will impact business intelligence. Intelligence-driven businesses are interested in supply chain management and data analysis.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 28, 2023

All sorts of organizations have run studies on eco-friendly attitudes in the ecommerce industry, and we have amazingly positive news to share about what buyers are thinking. Another survey found that 73% of global consumers would “definitely” or “probably” change their buying behavior to reduce environmental impact.

eCommerce 66

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 5, 2018

Routing optimization and analysis of shipping capacity are shaping up as good niches for predictive analytics, says Vernon. A recent study from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) predicted that the shortage would reach 50,000 drivers by the end of 2017, and, if trends hold, could reach 174,000 drivers by 2026. Driverless trucks.

Supply Chain Planning Software 28

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

SYSPRO ’s 2020 survey, The Inflection Point for the Factory of the Future , showed that only about one-third (38%) of manufacturers’ business systems had enabled them to meet the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Similarly, a 2021 study from McKinsey showed that just 19% of companies that had adopted Industry 4.0

Manufacturing Procurement 110

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 7, 2018

Routing optimization and analysis of shipping capacity are shaping up as good niches for predictive analytics, says Vernon. A recent study from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) predicted that the shortage would reach 50,000 drivers by the end of 2017, and, if trends hold, could reach 174,000 drivers by 2026. Driverless Trucks.

Supply Chain Planning Software 28

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 17, 2018

Historically, firms have paid freight invoices as they were presented and performed a cursory check here and there or a random audit to try and avoid overpayment. Drill-down analysis. Without this process, crucial, yet incorrectly articulated information may get omitted from the analysis stage, resulting in inaccuracy.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 19, 2018

An off-cited analysis from McKinsey in late 2017, for example, found automation could destroy as many as 73 million US jobs by 2030, about one third of all jobs in the country. In additiion I realize it’s difficult to understand what goes into the customer survey, but would I assume specific metrics are being asked.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

Most sustainability books in my view do not present the full 360 view. “Although a number of surveys show consumers say they want sustainable products, only a small percentage of them are actually willing to pay more to buy sustainable products,” Sheffi notes. Mike Ledyard.

Supply Chain Planning Software 28

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 28, 2016

Using AI driven product nature of being and smart attributes, data can be structured to support the needs of ERP applications as well as strategic sourcing and Value Analysis activities , all from one data set.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Did you ever notice when you read an article, or study a report, that the numbers are always very logical and get right to the point? You are captivated by the metrics and the proof that the numbers support the ideas presented, and like most statistics, the numbers at face value don’t lie. So, what’s the big secret?

Data 99

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Every year, in our annual MH&L Salary Survey , we ask readers to identify the biggest challenge they face in their jobs, and every year they tell us the same thing: finding, developing and retaining talent. The method uses a NIST-designed artifact, optical tracking, and an analysis method. Blockchain.

Supply Chain Design Software 89

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