Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 4, 2020

Further, consideration needs to be given to the nature of the cargo and the capability to handle and store hazardous materials and specialised commodities correctly (such as high value or temperature controlled). Arecent survey by the International Association of Ports & Harbors (IAPH) shows a mixed picture at ports around the world. “35%

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

And in the UK 13% of respondents to a recent survey undertaken by the leading trade association, Logistics UK, reported severe warehouse staff shortages, with a substantial decline in the availability of forklift drivers cited as a major problem.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Can they Handle it? It seems that every now and then new buzzwords pop up, whether in newspapers and magazines (yes, they still exist), the Internet and everyday conversations with people. We hear about it every day on the news, across the web and survey after survey confirms that. Read the Full Blog Post.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 28, 2016

Combining an array of online and onsite sessions, guided tours of manufacturing centers, and exhibits, manufacturers are able to bring the number of participants in Manufacturing Day 2015 activities to more than 400,000, explains Modern Materials Handling magazine.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The ports surveyed in the report include Los Angeles / Long Beach , Oakland , Tacoma , Seattle , Houston , New York/New Jersey , Hampton Roads , Charleston , and Savannah , Miami , Jacksonville , and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. based retail container ports handled 1.89 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), which was off 0.6%

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

A recent series of surveys conducted by a prominent industry think tank indicates that the current state of global logistics is characterized by extreme urgency and the pressure to deliver above and beyond—regardless of mode. In each case, innovation and disruption was regarded as a “double-edged” sword.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Still, while port handling growth may have peaked, carriers can still expect more than adequate volumes for at least the next two years.”. and Sparx Logistic to chart its own blockchain course by introducing paperless documentation. However, does all of this collaborative innovation signal an end of carrier consolidation?

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 8, 2022

The beverage industry is undergoing a prolonged period of significant change that is making warehouse automation a highly attractive option for companies of all sizes across the sector, says Paul Freeman, Head of Logistics Solutions, Toyota Material Handling. This is when mistakes happen.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

This can be clearly seen in the returns of online purchases by category in the UK in 2022, as shown by Statista Global Consumer Survey published in May of this year. Proactive action to reduce returns can be instigated by retailers handling large numbers of items. Shoes come next (15%).

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 5, 2018

Of course, TMS still needs good analytics and planning logic, especially when it comes to what Clark calls “deconstructing” truckloads into less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments to see if breaking orders into LTL moves makes sense for both service level and costs. This includes the entry of the order, sourcing, payments, and fulfillment.”.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Their layout and processes are often unsuited to the emerging distribution model, populated as it often is, by racks of pallets and a wide range of automated materials handling equipment. Processes that were traditionally established predominantly for manufacturing efficiency must now be re-calibrated to handle DTC workflows.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2022

They could of course do both – cutting back on eating out, for example, reducing hospitality trade demand, but investing more in entertaining at home and thus buying more groceries. appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. On the demand side, the ‘cost of living crisis’ is becoming a reality.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 21, 2019

Of course, West Coast ports may see short-term volume adjustments from trade policies due to concentrated trade with the Asia-Pacific region, a trend observed in the second quarter and third quarter of 2018. A recent survey conducted by the on-line forwarder iContainers lists the 10 ports U.S. Positive expectations. GDP in 2019.

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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, 2017

In this edition of the third party logistics study, 97 percent of 3PLs and 91 percent of shippers see existing partnerships as beneficial to their organization, explains Jeff Berman of Logistics Management magazine. Of course, there are still hold-outs that foresee possible problems with these relationships. 3PLs are changing globally.

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