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Driving Sustainability in the Age of Supply Chain Disruption

Logistics Viewpoints

Emerging technologies play a role in managing disruption and are driving change in the transportation and logistics industries. We are now seeing an increase in the use of automation, not just within a TMS or WMS, but the digital coordination across all phases of logistics, from shipper to broker to carrier to warehouse.

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How Big Data And Analytics Are Transforming Supply Chain Management

The Logistics Academy

Supply chain management is a field where Big Data and analytics have obvious applications. Until recently, however, businesses have been less quick to implement big data analytics in supply chain management than in other areas of operation such as marketing or manufacturing.

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State of Logistics Report Released: 3PLs Continue to Foster Resilience and Drive Investments in Supply Chain

Penske Move Ahead

Global volatility has continued to disrupt supply chains, and flexibility, efficiency and resilience are vital for companies throughout the logistics sector. Overall Logistics Costs In 2022, the market swung back sharply in shippers’ favor, and supply and demand largely rebalanced across all modes of transit. of the national GDP.

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CSCMP State of Logistics Report Fall 2023 Update: Resilience and Relationships Take Center Stage for Shippers

Penske Move Ahead

and Paul Bingham, director, economics and country risk, transportation consulting for IHS Markit, also shared their expertise during the session. Overall Logistics Costs Despite shifts in capacity, overall United States business logistics costs rose 19.6% logistics expenditure, increased to $896 billion from $844.5

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Selling Online? What It Means for Your Logistics Network Design

Logistics Bureau

Ideally, in a clicks and mortar business, logistics activities would be the same between fulfilment of online and physical sales. A common logistics network means simplification, efficiency, overall reduction of inventory and effort, and lower costs. Return logistics. Free home delivery was a prime example.

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5 Skills Necessary For Maximizing Logistics Effectiveness

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Robert Everett who gives us some fantastic tips for managing logistics effectiveness. The latest news from the world of high technologies: Microsoft is going to store data as DNA. The time of a logistics cycle can always be shortened. Process improvement.

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Supply Chain & Logistics Education: Ask the Professors

The Logistics Academy

We make explicit that every day is different when managing modern logistics services and transportation operations. Jimmy Chen, Bucknell University: One trend is emphasizing the endless possibility of creating new logistics models. They must know which data deserves priority for a given problem.