Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 11, 2023

It’s taking semiconductor firms more than twice as long as their peers in other industries to hire personnel such as technicians or mechanical engineers, with the typical process stretching to about three months, according to an analysis of the top 50 chip producers in the US by Revelio Labs, a labor-market data analyst. FedEx, the U.S.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

a How to Navigate Your Supply Chain During Market Swings Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 21, 2023 In the realm of ever-fluctuating food prices, a pragmatic revolution is quietly taking place in the shopping carts of budget-conscious consumers.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 5, 2024

The process involves collecting quantitative and qualitative data concerning vendor-provided goods and services, and analyzing this data for opportunities to improve (or reasons to end) the relationship. Of course, it wouldn’t be a business strategy if there weren’t a couple more acronyms to learn. If so, good on you!

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Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2023

US-Mexico Trade Trends Indicate Nearshoring Has Momentum Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - December 7, 2023 ‘While Mexico Has Surpassed China as the United States’ No. We’re seeing less activity in the interior of the country.”

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FLS Transport

MAY 12, 2022

SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS | NHTSA study on safety technology seeks opinions from commercial drivers. SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS | NHTSA study on safety technology seeks opinions from commercial drivers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) aims to make the highways safer by gathering data on crash-avoidance technology.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 6, 2022

Of course, in a brief guide like this one, we can only share some basic tips for warehouse planning and design. Radio frequency, LAN/WAN, or other communication/data-transfer infrastructure. It features case studies of some of our successful projects and provides you with some easy options for getting in touch with us.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 12, 2021

For that reason, companies will usually establish one warehouse on the east coast and another on the west coast, depending, of course, on the service offer. You don’t need to do a months-long study with specialist tools to work that one out. You don’t have to launch into something very data-intensive. Detailed Study.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

But in 2016, Philip Morris International decided to change the course of its history by leading a transformation in the tobacco industry to create a smoke-free future based on products, which while not risk-free—are a better choice for adult smokers than continuing to smoke. It was predictable.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 6, 2021

As work becomes automated, jobs are proliferating – ones that require employees to work alongside machines, analyze and interpret data, solve problems as they arise and communicate with a diverse range of organizational stakeholders. Technology has also resulted in the rise of the augmentation of human ability.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

One study shows that one in three companies in the United States has jobs that are taking nine to 12 months to fill. Another study reveals that the demand for supply chain talent exceeds supply by 6 to 1. If university study is a little beyond you right now, one of the certification courses might work better for you.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 30, 2022

Sitma has always kept a close eye on sustainability and has been leading the way in studying solutions to reduce the environmental impact deriving from the use of its machines. However, the company wanted to go a step further and look for tools able to provide objective data and values.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 11, 2018

Parcel shipping is growing worldwide, and Austria is no exception of course. The system can assign the parcels to the right destination because it is equipped with barcode recognition and with a laser system that continuously detects the parcel’s volume and reports the result to the superordinate data processing system.

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FLS Transport

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Data shows contract rates up 12% year over year. Of course, there’s a massive need for more capacity right now and that’s largely what’s driving the purchases. Now we have the first data point that shows contract rates increased 12% in the fourth quarter of 2020. Class 8 orders clear 40,000 in January.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 31, 2023

These partnerships are very important, because they allow students from different places to study abroad, for one semester (6 months) or the whole academic year. Students must, in fact, plan carefully their schedules, considering also the degree requirements, and the similarity and compatibility of the courses offered at the host university.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

In a recent Forrester study, they found the problem to be poor quality data. Digitization is your friend, but quality data is your foundation. It’s easy to get caught up in new innovations like AI, but the success stories are lacking due to one major problem: foundation! Believe in Darwin (change is a good thing).

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3PL Insights

APRIL 20, 2021

And, if over time, the customers’ needs change course, a good customer service associate adapts and brings in the right people to accomplish the task. Once the data is collected, it’s circulated widely to leadership, operations personnel, and customer service representatives. Customer Service is Cultural. Empathetic listening.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MARCH 31, 2019

The course was not easy. It was overwhelming, studying and raising kids at the same time. I was really suffering but my mother motivated me find a course and continue my education. The course has turned my life around and I found new motivation. I learned a lot of social skills during the course too. It’s funny?—?I

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Turvo

JUNE 12, 2020

It rests in understanding the value of collaborative logistics , including the causes of shrinking profit margins in freight brokerages, how analytics and data allow Freight Brokers to measure and improve the health of their business, and immense opportunities to apply analytics, drive collaboration, and lower freight costs for customers.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JUNE 16, 2021

Computing power began as behemoths sitting in data centers and is now everywhere including our pockets, desks, vehicles, appliances, etc. million percent increase* in data over the past 25 years, technology is driving change in every facet of our business, at speed and at scale. exabytes of data was produced. Amplified by a 2.9

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Prescriptive Analytics platforms , as defined by Gartner , “primarily focus on creating optimization solutions,” providing “data prep, prescriptive model building, model management and model deployment in various business processes.” More investment in data science . Spreadsheets are prone to error.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 24, 2021

is a distributor of pharmaceuticals, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products, and a provider of performance and data solutions for healthcare facilities. Brian Rice, their chief information officer, stated in the annual report that “data is critical to everything we do as a company, and to our future growth.

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10xLogistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

According the article cited above, FOBO can be a direct result of our "big data" world. We have so much data and so many ways to display it, slide and dice it, and analyze it that we continue to do that figuring if I "slice it one more way maybe the answer will come out". Both of these are problems. It is full of "advertisers".

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IoT World Today

AUGUST 26, 2019

Of course, the Internet of Things and the broader field of artificial intelligence have a host of potential supply chain applications. . A recent study from BCG reports the problem is especially acute for produce. In all, 46% of total produce is lost each year, according to BCG. In all, it estimates some 1.6

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Thankfully, we don’t have to rely on hypotheticals to prove the concept because there is actual hard data revealing just how well these tools and strategies perform. As part of a blind study performed by UltraShipTMS, data was culled from three discrete shippers who’d been using this strategy and tool.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 5, 2016

The studies of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) have shaped the logistics industry into what it is today. Emerging Technical Studies. Students studying the field of logistics work with innovation in mind , always striving to improve current logistics processes and eliminate product inefficiencies. With over 1.1

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Trinity Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2023

1: Have Access to Data and Know It The first part of this tip should be simple. Once you’ve found your source, a great tip is to make your own printable data slides or documents that you can have on hand to share as needed. The second part takes a little more work. When we’re unsure, it just means we don’t know enough.

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 10, 2023

1 Study the Data It’s no happy accident that ShipMonk was adamant about including complete, real-time transparent data in the 3PL software our fulfillment services stem from. Of course there’s the part where orders come in and get picked, packed, and shipped. Hint: it’s Shipmonk.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

With a solid business strategy, and a strong foundation of knowledge, you can determine the best course of action for your manufacturing business and take advantage of an ERP system to streamline business processes and maximize profitability. MYTH: Price is the most important selection criteria when choosing an ERP.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Prescriptive Analytics platforms , as defined by Gartner , “primarily focus on creating optimization solutions,” providing “data prep, prescriptive model building, model management and model deployment in various business processes.” More investment in data science . Spreadsheets are prone to error.

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Ship Monk

MAY 20, 2021

In fact, studies show that business plans boost future growth and performance by as much as 30%! Of course, we couldn’t let our entrepreneurial free spirits miss out on those numbers. In addition to understanding your market, try to contextualize it as much as possible with historical trends and stone cold data.

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World Food Programme Logistics

JUNE 4, 2019

Those efforts were recognised in a recent price comparison study by leading global information company Nielsen, which found that WFP-contracted shops are 5.83 Food safety Finally, WFP runs a series of food safety courses for its 450 shop keepers and their staff. There is a lofty goal behind the food safety courses?—?#ZeroHunger.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 16, 2015

Throughout the course of business, business owners, who may be in the manufacturing, retail, or in another industry, find themselves focusing on innovation. In fact, the annual ChainLink Research Study found innovation to be the top focus for those involved in the manufacturing community.

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LandLink

JANUARY 15, 2020

Nailing down exact numbers on return rates is notoriously difficult, but compiled data from separate sources paints a bleak portrait, especially for online retailers. according to a study by research firm Appriss, up from $260 billion in previous years. The holiday season, of course, is the one to dread in the returns departments.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 19, 2021

It would, of course, be what the winning time was when this race was last run in your district. Case Study: An Automotive Parts Business. You might know other people in the industry who are also operating warehouses so you might agree to share some data with them. You might be wondering what the benefits are of benchmarking.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 21, 2020

Just to give some idea of what they are facing, these are some of the demands major broadband providers such as China Telecom, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Verizon have to contend with due to complete or partial lockdowns of citizens ordered by various governments: Children studying online as part of home schooling.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The 24th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study for 2020 has been released and it shows a growing success between shippers and their 3PL partners. A higher number of 3PLs, 99%, agree that relationships have generally been successful,” the study says. They are collaborating to accomplish their supply chain goals and improve efficiencies.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

While real-time inventory visibility might not be necessary at every node (in some cases, hourly or daily updates might be sufficient), the more real-time visibility you have, the more effective you’ll be at making smarter decisions faster — assuming the data is accurate, of course (more on inventory accuracy later in the report).

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