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Supply Chain Trend Predictions

Logistics Business Magazine

Mark Morley, Senior Director, Product Marketing at OpenText , provides his supply chain trend forecast for the year ahead. Companies using business networks have been able to obtain an indirect benefit for many years, digitizing and automating paper-based processes helps to save paper and of course billions of trees around the world.

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Understanding spot rate trends is like having a crystal ball

FreightWaves SONAR

The best way for people to gain the level of insight they crave is through high-frequency data, particularly insights into spot rate trends. Logistics industry conditions are inextricably linked to supply and demand trends in the overall economy, and spot rates are typically the first place those impacts become visible.

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Near-real-time data-driven route optimization best practices

FreightWaves SONAR

One of the most significant challenges facing logistics managers is route optimization. Proper access and application of real-time data change, such as the ticker comparison above, showing how initial savings in intermodal start compare to rejections over the last three months, can provide insight for optimization.

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Future-Proofing Transportation Spend in Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

In the ever-evolving supply chain industry, transportation spend optimization – or TSO – has assumed greater significance. The rise of e-commerce and consumer expectations for faster, more reliable deliveries has further heightened the importance of optimized transportation to meet these needs.

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Top eCommerce Trends in 2021

Ship Monk

While the end of COVID-19 is (hopefully) near, its effects will have an enduring presence on the retail landscape and, subsequently, this year’s eCommerce trends. While shopping using only your voice sounds like a plot device for a futuristic novel, voice commerce is actually one of the biggest trends of 2021 and beyond. With a 30.4%

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2021 Supply Chain and Inventory Management Trends

EazyStock

2021 Supply Chain and Inventory Management Trends for the US. Here we are, one year later, trying to determine the 2021 supply chain and inventory management trends to adopt. With that in mind, here are a few trends for 2021 that could help your business outlast the pandemic: Supplier Diversification. Automation.

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Retail Trends: The Growing Demand for Click and Collect

Bringg

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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