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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Image source: Flickr | Navigating Trends and Projections in Logistics for 2024 The logistics industry is always changing due to fluctuations in the market, technology advancements, and the never-ending quest for efficiency. For instance, the usage of blockchain technology will grow in the supply chain to guarantee product traceability.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

What’s on the horizon for supply chain professionals? Here are three trends to consider. . Many are relying on advanced analytics to optimize their supply chain for sustainability. Many are relying on advanced analytics to optimize their supply chain for sustainability – Tweet this.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Call it a cop-out if you like, but predicting which logistics and supply chain trends will make a difference to businesses in any given year has become notoriously difficult, given the speed at which technology in particular, can suddenly disrupt the way things are done. 2018 Update: How Did the Trends Progress?

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Talking Logistics

JULY 5, 2023

How would you characterize this year so far, from a supply chain and logistics perspective? It depends on whom you ask, of course. I’m sure many carriers, for example, are not celebrating the first half of the year. We’ve crossed the halfway mark of 2023. Better or worse than expected? Any surprises?

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2018

It’s that time when idle chatter at the office Christmas lunch turns to debating what next year will bring, especially among logistics and supply chain professionals, for whom it seems every New Year brings new challenges, trends, and disruptive innovations. The 7 Trends for Supply Chain Pros to Watch in 2018.

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Global supply chains suffer from limited visibility and a general want for supply chain intelligence in carrier sourcing , freight tendering and all other processes. Fully 70% of companies say their supply chain is either very or extremely complex and only 6% of companies have full visibility within their supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Anytime you have a chance to talk to an executive vice president in charge of the global supply chain of a nearly $12 billion corporation, you know you will learn some things. Cameron Bailey, EVP of Global Supply Chain at VF Corporation, did not disappoint. Achieving Agility with Regional Supply Chains.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Who would have thought that measuring the performance of supply chain processes like warehousing, procurement, or logistics could be so troublesome? Well, we know a few supply chain managers who, having made some of the mistakes covered by this article, would attest to the potential for difficulty.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Supply Chain Manager’s Multi-function Display. By now, you are probably wondering what airliners have to do with supply chain KPIs. You see, the set of primary data needed to keep an airliner aloft is (apparently) relatively simple—and the same is true of running a supply chain organisation.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

What’s on the horizon for supply chain professionals? Here are three supply chain trends to consider. . Many are relying on advanced analytics to optimize their supply chain for sustainability. 2020 seemed a world away just a few years ago and yet, here we are. Sustainability on the agenda.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Manufacturers and distributors experienced huge supply chain disruptions due to the pandemic which exposed many vulnerabilities and tested the resilience of supply chain leaders globally. In fact, SYSPRO research revealed that 60% of businesses were impacted by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 27, 2021

Improving predictability in outcomes is valuable, but ensuring your supply chain is nimble enough to act on the data is even more so. With demand forecasting being complex, it is easy to lose supply chain visibility. The presence of data throughout the supply chain is vital to its evolution.

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Now, That's Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Companies that are dealing with high transportation costs, freight bottlenecks and supply chain disruptions are now extending the workarounds they adopted during the pandemic and taking on new strategies to ease their supply-chain pain in the new year, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 22, 2022

During this period he also finished his MBA in logistics and supply chain at Danube University. Christoph Grasl (CG): It all started with the vision of a handful of logistics experts from all over the world to create a new innovative platform for the logistics and supply chain industry.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 28, 2022

The supply chain is a complex system many of us rarely think about when shelves are fully stocked and delivery vehicles are on the road. First, businesses struggled to anticipate and react to the pandemic due to a limited view of supply chains. For example, the U.S. As the U.S.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 10, 2017

Understanding how different factors affect the supply chain remains a top priority for research firms around the globe. From artificial intelligence to refocusing on procurement, the state of supply chain continued to explode throughout 2016, and you need to understand why. The State of Supply Chain 2016 Trends.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

As a result, shippers across the globe are looking for ways to keep up with the Amazon’s unrelenting approach, and these trends in trucking and freight reflect a few of the key ways shippers, third-party logistics providers and truckers will respond 2018. Last Mile Delivery is Quickly Rising in the Ranks of Trends in Trucking and Freight.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 3, 2021

Supply chains are continually disrupted by container shortages, a lack of air freight capacity, and movement restrictions implemented by governments to combat the pandemic. The Dark Store Trend. Target’s strategy is just one of many examples of retailers exploiting their brick-and-mortar assets to support ecommerce.

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Morai Logistics

JANUARY 1, 2020

2019’s over, but there’s plenty of technology to look back on over the course of the year to see what affects it had on supply chains. Supply chains looked to a number of other technologies to elevate the running of their operations last year. Nonetheless, there’s plenty more to cover. Blockchain.

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Morai Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Experts believe that through digital freight matching, transportation supply chains can open a new way of driving efficiency and visibility. Advancements in technology have created many opportunities for transportation supply chains to develop game changing digital tools. Digital Freight Matching.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 16, 2018

If supply chain and logistics executives were granted one wish to make their work lives easier and more productive, most of them would probably say, “I wish I had end-to-end supply chain visibility.” Why has end-to-end supply chain visibility been so difficult to achieve? Technology Enablers.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 24, 2019

Industry analyst Gartner has named its top 8 supply chain technology trends in 2019. These technologies are those that supply chain leaders simply cannot ignore,” said Christian Titze, research vice president at Gartner. The trends, according to Gartner, are: Artificial Intelligence (AI). Advanced Analytics.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2015

The Internet of Things (IoT) seems to be popping up in more conversations throughout the entire supply chain , and more businesses have turned towards IoT experts for guidance on how to take advantage of its benefits. For example, a subtle change in hydraulic pressure may still permit the machine to operate.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2017

The Logistics Trend Behind The Latest Trend. About the Author: Founder of ShipStarter, Kenneth is a 25+ year professional of the supply chain industry. Are You Up With The Trends? Rapidly emerging trends demand a flexible supply chain that can harness new technology and find new efficiencies.

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Bringg

AUGUST 5, 2020

This post looks at how click & collect works, why demand for it is trending now, and what retailers can do to ensure click & collect experiences that are also good for their business. While interest in click & collect is not new, 2020 saw a massive spike in demand and turned it into one of the hottest retail trends.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 9, 2018

But if you perform work as part of a supply chain, you know that the stakes are especially high. Given that you’re part of a network of providers, vendors, transporters and managers, the impact of just one weak link in the supply chain cybersecurity “chain of custody” can be significant. Download white paper.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 5, 2017

The near-infinite processing power Cloud computing provides (along with other technological innovations) will cause everyone in the supply chain and logistics field to unlearn the way we’ve always done things, everything from the way we design software applications to how we design and manage supply chain processes.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

In fact, at one conference this spring, after delivering a keynote presentation that had nothing to do with technology, the very first question I received from the audience was “What do you think about blockchain and its potential in supply chain management?”. Of course, the most common question about blockchain is “What is it?”

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 26, 2018

With effective logistics planning and strategies, you can run a supply chain smoothly without too many concerns. If your company encounters a supply chain crisis, it is important not to panic. Read for five steps you can follow to solve a supply chain crisis. Develop a response plan for major disruptions.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Whereas online courses and programmes were previously managed as a separate entity, they are now an integral part of most academic systems. The study showed that upwards of 30 percent of American students enrolled in at least one online course in 2018. Online courses are the quickest path for a student to obtain a degree.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

In addition to the terrible human cost, the virus is also sending ripples throughout the global supply chain. The US-China trade war is another troubling example of how unexpected disruption can impact global trade and SMBs’ ability to compete. . The (Digital) Rise of SMBs. And that’s what the data is showing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The combination of continually growing consumer and business demand, a supply chain permanently altered after adapting to Covid, and the Great Resignation has cumulatively impacted the nation’s warehousing landscape like never before. The Intersection of Warehouse Growth and Employee Scarcity.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Can you possibly prepare for a supply chain future that may be completely inconceivable right now? This practice rewards forward-thinking—quite literally, in this case—supply chain and warehouse management teams that accept and embrace the change that will revolutionize workflows many times over between now and retirement.

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10xLogistics

AUGUST 30, 2016

In an article today titled " At Ports, A Sign of Altered Supply Chains ", they discuss the muted growth (or at least not shrink) of the trucking and ocean business. There are some key shifts happening: Demand Sensing Supply Chains: These have finally come into their own. Inventory buys can be shut off in a nano second.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 9, 2017

While in some ways obtaining supply chain visibility has gotten more difficult over the years, due to globalization, outsourcing, product proliferation, and other factors, in other ways it has gotten easier thanks to advancements in technology. One area, for example, is trading partner and system integration.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 15, 2018

Sometimes I just like to live on the edge, which is definitely a qualifying status for anyone bold enough to make predictions about the future of supply chain operations and management—but I just can’t help myself. The supply chain talent gap will not be a concern in the supply chain of 2028.

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Shipchain

AUGUST 19, 2020

As we’ve discussed before, there is still a human element required for many technologically advanced supply chain operations, including automation and blockchain. That said, a future in which smart machines can make decisions on their own (with a touch of human guidance, of course) could be closer than we think.

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