Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 23, 2023

The LCI surveys a diverse portfolio of shippers across different verticals, including consumer packaged goods (CPG), industrial and manufacturing and direct-to-consumer business. Here’s some key highlights from the Q3 2023 LCI: Anticipated revenue maintains a positive trend. READ THE FULL ARTICLE Inventory optimization.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

What’s in the article: Shippers’ sentiments and adjustments amid continuing market instability. BlueGrace Logistics sought to learn more about this dynamic and teamed up with FreightWaves to survey shippers about the state of the LTL market and their approach to LTL shipping in today’s environment. BlueGrace Logistics.

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3PL Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

This article shares details on the Truck Tonnage Index, how the data reflects the overall economy, and other ways to interpret the data. The ATA creates the tonnage index through a series of surveys of its members. This process allows analysts to map clear trend lines of tonnage growth or loss over time. Data Collection.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 20, 2023

The LCI surveyed a diverse portfolio of shippers across different verticals, including consumer packaged goods (CPG), industrial and manufacturing and direct-to-consumer business to examine three primary metrics going into the next quarter. The latest LCI forecasts an upwards trend for Q2. This was seen in the survey.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

Last week, Clint Reiser published an article highlighting our 2022 supply chain predictions. While we have published predictions about supply chain technology trends at the beginning of the year in past years. 2021 Supply Chain Technology Trends to Watch ; Steve Banker, Chris Cunnane, and Clint Reiser.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

This survey-based research gathers quantitative data as well as information on practices or performance drivers. This survey focuses on the current state of key practices in last mile logistics, spread across multiple industries and over 1,100 respondents. Final Thought The APQC last mile delivery survey sheds new light on a hot topic.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Earlier this year, we ran a series of articles exploring the future of logistics technology. Technology Trends for the Logistics Industry. Those that want to embrace the latest, cutting-edge technologies should consider these popular trends, and the impact they have on the future of logistics and supply chain management.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 8, 2019

This article, written by Mal Walker , Manager at Logistics Bureau, in the March/April 2019 issue of MHD Supply Chain Solutions. In this article, I will give you a glimpse of some of the distribution centre (DC) trends and technologies that Australian firms should be aware of. What is driving this?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

I recently reviewed a survey from OpenText that took a look at this issue. The survey itself was much more far reaching than asking this simple question. OpenText surveyed over 25,000 consumers across 12 countries to look at consumer shopping patterns and behaviors and how the Covid pandemic changed consumer attitudes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2021

It’s one thing to read an assigned article on the bullwhip effect; it’s another to encounter it repeatedly in your daily life. Students want to know that your company understands the trends and challenges that were already reshaping supply chains and has a vision for how to address them. Do you know where you are going?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2021

ARC Advisory Group and DC Velocity magazine have closed our joint survey on the changes logistics operations have experienced in the upheaval of the Covid-19 operating environment in 2020; and the expectations these same executives have about their operating environment in 2021. Throughput Volumes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 8, 2021

A few week ago, I wrote an article about the transformative nature of the plant-based meat supply chain. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists was for a shortfall of $70.8 Survey respondents also lowered their expectations for future transportation capacity. Retailers are certainly taking notice of this trend.

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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. A recent Thomas survey found that 64% of manufacturing companies are likely to “bring production and sourcing back to North America” in view of COVID-19.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2023

This article explores the disruptive nature of supply chain disruptions, the significance of collaboration in managing direct spend, the role of Purchase Order (PO) Collaboration in tracking materials throughout the order cycle, and real-world challenges faced in PO Collaboration.

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FLS Transport

MARCH 3, 2021

It’s partly due to the great North American trade relationships between US-CAN-MEX… and partly due to recent near-shoring trends in MEX due to trade wars with China. A new survey from IBM says that’s about to change. Digitization trends are and will sweep the trucking industry by 2030. Take a look here.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

In fact, IT spend as a percent of business capex crossed over the prior ~10 year average in 2019 and we see that trend extending in early 2020.”. In a 2018 survey by GEODIS, only 6% of supply chain professionals worldwide believed their companies had achieved supply chain visibility ? And Agility Can Help Improve Profitability Too?

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 10, 2022

What’s in this article: Today’s software trends. Get Comfortable with Today’s Software Trends. As fast as solutions are being developed and updated, companies must stay up to date with what’s on the market, the trends for their type of software, and what those trends might mean for their operations and bottom line.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

In my Logistics Viewpoints article in April 2021, Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain , I mentioned that we will continue to explore here the concrete steps in the digital journey and examples of determination from the top in addition to logistics operations. The payoff is well worth it.

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3PL Insights

AUGUST 16, 2021

This article explores general insights behind the data found in the evans365 portal and what it means for your business. Businesses can also identify seasonality trends in their account activity data. Please take this 4-minute survey. But how do we turn inventory management data and other key metrics into business intelligence?

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2020

The Coronavirus pandemic has raised concerns over China sourcing, accelerating the trend in businesses around the world seeking secondary sourcing countries. It’s more likely then, that smaller, more ‘nimble’ businesses will lead any accelerated trend away from China sourcing. Balancing Costs, Risks, and Resilience.

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20Cube Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2022

We all have seen how the world came to a standstill; we all have witnessed how the financial and social trends across the world underwent a sea-change; we all have experienced how the world became a different place in terms of how we dealt with things. It is here to stay and it is going to be the pivot of change for the decades to come.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 7, 2019

Ernst & Young surveyed 423 CFOs and heads of supply chain around the globe to understand their view of a CFO’s contribution to the supply chain. But this trend seems to be gradually changing as “70% of CFOs and 63% of supply chain leaders responded that their relationship has become more collaborative over the past three years”.

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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. The trend of dropping rates and fewer congested ports is likely to continue.

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Women in Trucking

MARCH 9, 2020

It’s remarkable, then, that a recent customer survey by DriverIQ, a provider of back- ground screening for the trucking industry, showed that 35 percent of companies have NO programs aimed at recruiting and retaining women drivers! She sees a trend toward formalized outreach programs. Coaching programs also are more prevalent.

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Bringg

MAY 9, 2018

In their related Logistics IT Market Survey, Inbound Logistics emphasize how the current availability of cloud-based solutions enable even small- and mid-sized enterprises to afford logistics software. The Top 100 Logistics IT Providers report can be viewed here: www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/article/2018-top-100-logistics-it-providers/.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 7, 2018

To gain a sharper picture of what ecommerce-related technologies logistics professionals should be watching, we reached out to industry experts to develop a short-list of trends and solutions that need to be top of mind for today’s logistics professional. Read the Article: Hyperloop One’s Full-Scale Pod Reaches 192 mph. “If

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FreightWaves SONAR

JULY 10, 2023

However, based on first-quarter earnings calls, many companies, including manufacturers, retailers and transportation companies, missed the mark on their forecasts as they struggled to become more agile in adjusting their resources to align with evolving consumer and economic trends. Big-box retailers like Best Buy, Walmart Inc.

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IoT World Today

MARCH 27, 2020

These tools will become the foundation on which supply chain managers gain insight into their markets and erratic supply and demand trends. According to a 2018 Statista survey, visibility into that chain is a significant organizational challenge for 21% of supply chain professionals.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Editor’s Note: This is a guest article from Jake Rheude. In this article, Jake shows 2 Ethereum-based projects that demonstrate how Blockchain in supply chain grants success. Download white paper.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 12, 2020

Tapping into the trend, US fast-food concerns McDonald’s, Starbucks, contactless delivery services in China. Britain: A February survey by debit and credit card operator Barclaycard found that more than a quarter of shoppers indicated they were avoiding high streets and other busy places for fear of contracting the virus.

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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. The “secret” is how well the information can be combined with existing data to reveal trends and behaviors.

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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. A recent Thomas survey found that 64% of manufacturing companies are likely to “bring production and sourcing back to North America” in view of COVID-19.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

On the Cerasis blog, our goal is to offer tips, news, best practices, and trends so you, the reader, find a lot of value in our expertise. Far and away the most popular supply chain blog posts for this year so far have to deal with history, facts, trends, and one having to deal with lean supply chain practices. We hope you enjoy!

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

This week, for example, CCJ reported that “60 percent of fleets running between 1 and 100 trucks have yet to adopt ELDs, according to a recent survey conducted by CarrierLists.” According to the survey results, only 33 percent of small carriers have fully integrated ELDs into their fleet.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 30, 2021

What’s covered in this article: 4th of July traditions and spending. The National Retail Federation (NRF) published survey results citing 84% of the respondents have mentioned plans to celebrate. Unlike last year where celebrations were muted, this year sees the trend pickup to match the 2019 spending map.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 26, 2018

To support this contention, company executives recently unveiled a shipper survey to gain some understanding of their business challenges and appetite for digital transformation. The survey highlights were also among the topics of discussion at INTTRA’s recently-concluded Technology Summit in Hamburg, Germany. Article Topics.

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ShipLilly

JUNE 23, 2021

This article explores 5 ways in which AI can be utilized. Other companies use artificial intelligence to incorporate additional effects on demand such as weather and market trends. Companies that are using artificial intelligence do not have to suffer from inventory overstocking or missed responses to trends.

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