CH Robinson Logistics

APRIL 19, 2021

Historically, seasonal events bring demand. In a market where base market tension is higher than average, the market can expect to experience tension at higher than average levels during each event period. Seasonal events that cause the market to tighten each spring. Seasonal events that cause the market to tighten each spring.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The American and Canadian militaries believe that the balloon was for surveillance, while the Chinese government said it was a civilian meteorological research airship that had blown off course. The booming shopper interest in sustainability is having a major influence on supermarket operating strategies. Retailers in the U.S.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This promises to be a very eventful year. The Institute of Forest Management from the Technical University of Munich developed an AIMMS model that helps forest enterprises consider risks and strategies for carbon mitigation. Our recent Demand Forecasting survey shows that teams anticipate more complexity in the supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Of course, all of this is easier said than done, but new challenges tend to require new strategies and new innovation. That’s assuming there are no major economic events. Freight Capacity Crisis: How Did We Get Here So Quickly?

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 8, 2018

Improved internal processes are, of course, helpful, but today’s competitive landscape is being redrawn by forwarders which are putting shippers’ needs first. Among the report’s key findings was that forwarders that quote manually took 57 hours on average—an improvement on previous surveys, but still 20th century performance.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2018

If you haven’t already, survey them! In my experience almost 60% of organisations don’t have a clear Supply Chain strategy that is understood across the business. Even a one-page strategy with 3 core objectives and a couple of key enablers under each will get you started. Yes of course there are. L Plug Them!

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 23, 2016

You use a Voice of the Customer (VoC) survey to obtain negatives and positives from your customers. The Flex CEO, and board members are corporate leaders of this competitive event. While Kaizen events and continuous improvement (CI) projects provide breakthrough results, these are often not sustained. What are our pros/cons?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2016

Of course, there are other factors affecting the American push towards reshoring and nearshoring. Even though these events do not necessarily represent a threat on US soil, consumers want products that are related to safe areas. The political climates of foreign countries are becoming unstable. The risk of product failure is real.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2024

Some try delving into deep learning or a crash course in generative AI (GenAI), but I don’t recommend starting there. Instead start with the foundation of your AI strategy, which should be an understanding of your company’s supply chain and your data. Getting started with AI in supply chain might not start where you think.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

According to one survey , only 27% of leaders believe that they have the talent needed to meet current supply chain performance requirements. A skills assessment survey was done to measure potential gaps against a pre-determined skills matrix. The 2017 hurricane season,” Mr. Herzog said, “was a big event on our journey.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This type of data must be actively gathered by researching market trends, analyzing the competitive landscape, conducting consumer surveys and focus groups. Of course, the more data you need and the more sophisticated your methods are, the more expensive demand forecasting becomes. Qualitative data is more subjective.

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Turvo

JUNE 16, 2020

So it comes as no surprise that the biggest challenges for shippers, according to a 2019 survey, published by Inbound Logistics , revolve around lowering freight spend and e-commerce: “Nearly two-thirds of them—63%—cite cutting transportation costs as an important focus of their logistics efforts.

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3PL Links

JULY 7, 2023

In this regard, a global survey highlights that data quality rather than data processing presents the biggest challenge for businesses. This is why even though many businesses have effective, quick, and modern processes, only human ability will make them useful as a strategy.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 8, 2015

It’s a story we have all heard: nature is a repetitive circle of events. And at the end, check out a nice infographic speaking more to reverse logistics strategies and practices. Throughout the course of business, there will be a series of recurring updates for equipment, software, and materials. Cost Management.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 23, 2017

Google 'percent of B2B purchases that start with a search' and you'll see many studies showing that the number is somewhere around 66% to 93%, and many of these surveys are a year or two old. Sit down with your customer facing people like service folks, marketing team members, and of course, salespeople. announce an event.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

. Second, while in the end Sheffi is clearly a strong sustainability advocate, the book is extremely well balanced and describes very well the challenges and issues CEOs face in crafting their sustainability strategies, with often conflicting goals. And of course most can’t.

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 23, 2021

From there, Paris built out TAT’s programs, expanded its vision and strategy and developed it into the award-winning organization it is today. TAT knows from surveys and anecdotal evidence that many more cases have been reported to 911 or local sheriffs’ offices around the country. Trinity Logistics’ Partnership with TAT.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 30, 2019

About two weeks ago, I thought it would be a good idea to send out a research “blast” survey to LM readers about the Federal Government shutdown, which was in its third week at that time. And consumer confidence, which can be viewed as somewhat of a “quirky” indicator, also stumbled to low levels over the course of the shutdown.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 28, 2016

Google’s 2014 purchase of the British firm Deep Mind for something more than $ 400 million produced a bonanza of publicity earlier this year, when its game playing program whipped a human master of the ancient strategy game Go. Gelernter observes that the mind operates in different ways through the course of each day.

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