CH Robinson Logistics

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In a recent global survey conducted by our team, shippers reported congestion and capacity as their main pain points in today’s ocean environment. In the following, I’ll share where we’ve seen shippers find success through LCL and why you should consider it if it’s not already a part of your shipping strategy. Expedited LCL options.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Navigating an Increasingly Challenging Logistics Landscape. These e-commerce trends are placing increasing pressure on logistics teams to keep up with demand volatility, provide incredibly fast delivery, and reliably fulfill all their promises to customers and consumers. Logistics Digitalization Provides an Answer.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

Products, of course, can be picked up at the branches. Their associate engagement survey allows Ferguson to understand the driver’s impacting engagement across their 31,000 employees. The survey focuses on four engagement questions on advocacy, pride, satisfaction and commitment. 56% of employees surveyed were engaged.

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Morai Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

This article by Morai Logistics outlines the numerous changes supply chains are experiencing and the ways in which they’ll look different in the future. Of course, having minimal waste in a supply chain remains important, but resilience and, by extension, agility is a great deal more. A New Focus. Innovation is Central.

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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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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Infrequent data collection and lacking an IoT data strategy leaves many businesses surveyed struggling to extract full value from their IoT data. The research was based on the interviews of 450 global respondents across the agriculture, electrical utilities, mining, oil and gas, and transport and logistics sectors.

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Turvo

JUNE 16, 2020

Finding a way to make third-party logistics companies stand apart from their competitors is like finding a needle in a haystack. The freight and logistics industry continues working on finding ways to make their respective organizations within the supply chain stand out from the crowd.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

When it comes to transportation and logistics, the market is a decidedly different place than it was only a few short decades ago. and 30.9%, respectively,” says Logistics Management. Part of the focus for this years study is the relationship between strategy and structure. The Structure of Service. The Impact of Technology.

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Forto

JANUARY 10, 2020

Furthermore, the OECD Economic Surveys – Germany (April 2018) state that strong domestic demands and especially exports are “driving economic growth”. And with these factors as your tailwind we think that the following 8 strategies will take your business to the next level. Having a digital logistics solution helps a lot.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Five Forces Reshaping Logistics as We Know it. Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. Forget what you knew about logistics. And, more than ever, these decisions have to be made on the fly, in real-time.

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Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 31, 2018

It’s true that the major issues in the supply chain—which were confirmed through MH&L ’s workforce survey process and published in an earlier article —are nuanced. With data surrounding the speed at which items move through your warehouse, you can develop a new omni-channel strategy.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 18, 2019

Are you fresh out of college or university and planning to enter the supply chain or logistics profession? Source: Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals 2017 Survey. Of course the same is true in many professions, but is particularly so in the arena of supply chain and logistics. Representative.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 8, 2015

Reverse logistics could be the business equivalent to the passage of time and life for nature. 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.

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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. Supply Chain Strategy. Now for those statistics I mentioned.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 28, 2017

Third-party logistics providers are evolving in the wake of changing politics, increased public scrutiny and demand for more value-based, not asset-based, services. While up to 75 percent of shippers have seen overall logistics cost reductions through such partnerships, more or looking for better ways to take advantage of the partnership.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2017

. Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Robert Everett who gives us some fantastic tips for managing logistics effectiveness. In this article, I propose to have a look at several logistic skills that, besides the specific knowledge in this area, will help to maximize the logistics effectiveness. Quality-focused.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2019

This year alone, Maersk has accelerated its direct-to-shipper strategy, digital forwarders have raised massive rounds (like Flexport’s billion-dollar injection), and platforms for forwarders and carriers – big and small – have continued to pop up almost daily, at least that’s how it seems. So, what did the survey prove?

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

Resilinc is outlining five strategies businesses can employ to mitigate financial risk across their supply chain. Launch risk surveys to individual suppliers to assess financial status and highlight any weaknesses. The post Banking Collapses: UK Businesses Urged to Collaborate appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Freightos

APRIL 27, 2023

In this article, Eytan Buchman, Freightos’ CMO, discusses the importance of data and context in global freight and logistics. But let’s get back to global freight data Global logistics has always had a dual relationship with data. This was, of course, an extremely popular use case for market data.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Insights from Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020. Our recent survey showed that only 17% of organizations make it a priority to invest in innovation. Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020 offers some guidance. AIMMS in Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020.

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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. AGCO Logistics Team Accepts Prestigious Supply Chain Award. A skills assessment survey was done to measure potential gaps against a pre-determined skills matrix.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

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. Supply Chain Strategy. Now for those statistics I mentioned.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 21, 2022

Despite the accelerating speed of IoT adoption over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, improvements are still needed to draw the optimum benefits from the technology. Unreliable connectivity, inadequate data strategies, and a lack of skills are hampering many businesses’ ability to reap the rewards of IoT.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

One way to tell if a CSR programme is simply a marketing strategy is to check the length of the project. Companies have to pursue profits of course, (how else will they stay in business?) A Reputation Institute survey found that 91.4% While the community profits from a strong CSR project, so does the company. You get the idea.

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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 Business Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) is a type of business-to-consumer retail sales strategy where a business will market, sell and ship a product directly to the customer, writes Will Lovatt, General Manager and Vice President, Deposco Europe. The post Fulfilment technology is key to DTC success appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Freightos

MARCH 17, 2019

There’s one group of people who know the answer better than anyone – the logistics providers and BCOs who literally spend their lives on tenders. So we asked them by conducting a survey in November 2018. Global logistics providers have large teams working full-time on nothing else. Source: Freightos Index Linking Survey.

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Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 31, 2018

It’s true that the major issues in the supply chain—which were confirmed through MH&L ’s workforce survey process and published in an earlier article —are nuanced. With data surrounding the speed at which items move through your warehouse, you can develop a new omni-channel strategy.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2020

Larger businesses may take longer to ‘turn the ship’ onto a different course. A total of 56 percent of 635 US small-business owners surveyed by Australia-based money transfer operator OFX said they are pondering moving supply out of China, or had already done so. A recent survey of 350 Japanese companies in China found that only 2.9

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

SUMMARY: Because 4PL providers handle a company’s entire chain, including challenges that are thrown up by advances in technology, they are increasingly being favoured over third-party logistics (3PL) providers, especially by big companies with complex supply chains. the digitisation of manufacturing. What is 4PL? What is 3PL?

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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. Technology key to logistics evolution.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The majority of respondents taking part in the 2019 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals/Penske Logistics Young Professionals Survey, which surveyed more than 100 supply chain professionals under age 30, said they enjoy working in the supply chain and that it makes them content.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 27, 2021

We explore how predictive analytics and big data with human sentiments can add value and amplify their supply chain strategies. 51% of the respondents in a global Reuters survey felt that the most perplexing challenge is the unpredictable nature of consumer demand. Demand forecasting is hard. Concept of Predictive Analytics.

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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. Business logistics were typically fragmented and lacked coordinated operations until the middle of the 1970s. Numerous operational and managerial errors led to client complaints and needless expenses.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

More and more enterprises will be focusing on processes like ethical sourcing, reverse logistics, and using green materials in response to public demands. 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.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2022

There are real uncertainties on the demand, supply and logistics sides of the equation. 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.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Single sourcing is a supply chain trend which can easily lead to mistakes for small and medium-sized businesses, especially if it’s chosen as a strategy without regard to the potential risks. It’s certainly something to consider if you currently maintain a single-sourcing strategy. Confusing Strategic with Single (Sourcing).

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