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Wholesale Weakness Slowing US Inventory Destocking, Freight Demand

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Wholesale Weakness Slowing US Inventory Destocking Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - July 17, 2023 The effort to cut inventories is being slowed as consumers reduce goods purchases, forcing companies to continually rebalance inventory.

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Is The Market Stabilizing? Shippers Are Optimistic.

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Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - May 22, 2024 Brian Straight | Supply Chain Management Review May 21, 2024 More shippers are optimistic the market is stabilizing, even as new data suggests freight shipments continue to decline on a year-over-year basis.

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What Inventory, Order Volumes Could Mean for Holiday Freight

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These survey results make up the quarterly BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index, which measures anticipated logistics industry expansion or contraction based on revenue forecasts, inventory levels and order volumes. Although more shippers anticipate revenue fluctuations negatively affecting inventory in Q4 (16.4

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New BlueGrace Logistics Index highlights industry sentiment for Q3 inventories, revenues, and orders

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based non-asset-based 3PL BlueGrace Logistics, pointed to variation across some key metrics, including revenue, inventory levels, and order levels, with a forward-looking slant. Markets could be driven by increased consumer demand or increased sales/promotions to clear stagnant inventory, or both.

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LLMs, Optimization and Automation: Supply Chain’s Defenses Against Market Swings

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LLMs fueling data-driven decision-making LLMs have stormed the tech landscape in recent years, and their applications in supply chain management are nothing short of transformative. The answer lies in data. In the ever-evolving world of logistics, data reigns supreme.

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BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index® Signals Flat Shipper Confidence for Q2 2024

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Flat Shipper Confidence for Q2 2024 Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - March 1, 2024 AJOT | March 1, 2024 The second quarter of 2024 forecast reveals horizontal to slightly down confidence from shippers across industry segments.

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Logistics Confidence Index Signals Flat Shipper Confidence for Q2

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Prudent confidence for revenue growth can be associated to lower certainty in orders and a notable shrinking forecast with inventories “Prudent confidence for revenue growth can be associated to lower certainty in orders and a notable shrinking forecast with inventories,” says Mark Derks, chief marketing officer for BlueGrace Logistics. “A