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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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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Ship Monk

APRIL 28, 2023

According to the Business of Sustainability Index , despite intense inflation since 2020, 66% of general US customers and 80% of young adult (ages 18-34) US customers surveyed in 2022 are willing to pay more for sustainable products/companies that embrace sustainable practices. Clearly explain cause and effect.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

For most companies, margins only declined further in 2021, as product shortages and transportation roadblocks forced all supply chain participants to make critical decisions on the fly, acting without complete information or hard data. Transportation: Moving to a Digital Environment.

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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. Part of the focus for this years study is the relationship between strategy and structure. and 30.9%, respectively,” says Logistics Management.

Cost Reduction 67

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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. Map it out The first step to collaborate and work with your suppliers is to know who your suppliers are.

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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

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. A route map forward. Towards error-free fulfilment.

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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.

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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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CH Robinson Logistics

APRIL 19, 2021

Anyone who has been paying attention to the transportation of goods has noticed delays in their own shipments, headlines in mainstream media paying attention to supply chains, and a general heighted awareness of how goods get from point A to point B. The North American surface transportation marketplace was oversupplied as we entered 2020.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 8, 2022

Indeed, a recent survey found that nearly half of beverage distributors consider the shrinking labour pool to be the biggest threat to the smooth running of their supply chains. Of course, like other sectors, the beverage industry is also dealing with the fall-out from the pandemic and the surge in e-commerce sales. Space constraints.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Supply Chain Cost Management Results: Deere & Company’s supply chain cost management achievements included inventory reduction of $1 billion, a significant reduction in customer delivery lead times (from ten days to five or less) and annual transportation cost savings of around 5%.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 28, 2015

Editor’s Note: Omni- and multi- channel is transforming transportation’s supply chain and logistics processes. These are but extensions of the idea to maximize omni- channel strategies by putting the customer at the heart of the supply chain. . And omni-channel isn’t just for retailers anymore. Services Personalization.

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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. Creating a flexible space strategy for a potentially difficult Autumn peak season is a great way to mitigate risk.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

More than a year into a freight capacity crisis that shows little sign of weakening, it’s time for all parties involved in logistics and freight transportation to meet this issue head on. Of course, all of this is easier said than done, but new challenges tend to require new strategies and new innovation.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Today we continue our “Top Blog Posts” series, after covering the top posts in manufacturing , supply chain , logistics , and transportation so far, by bringing you a subject all of us must focus on: Business. We hear about it every day on the news, across the web and survey after survey confirms that.

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Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Our annual salary survey reveals that the typical material handling and logistics professional earns $93,697. corporate/executive manager with a transportation/warehousing company with 36-40 years of experience, living in the North Central region and earning $137,000. Show me the money.”. The Nature of the Job.

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The Logistics Academy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Over the course of 2016, real revenue and volume growth in the air and sea freight forwarding markets was remarkably similar globally, but this disguises significant differences across important countries and regions, say analysts who keep a close eye on the market. Hitachi Transport System. Kerry Logistics. Toll Group. XPO Logistics.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2017

Of course, it is not an absolute must among the logistics skills to have a basic knowledge about IT or technology-specific area to be good at supply chain domain. Several techniques in this relation were already developed for you, for example, a 380-degree survey. IT and technology literacy.

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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. Technology key to logistics evolution.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 28, 2016

Additionally, 81 percent of students who participated in Manufacturing Day 2015 who were surveyed showed an increased interest in pursuing a manufacturing career. For example, the Hirschvogel Automotive Group launched a program to teach students the art and skill set of working as a machinist in a die and punch shop .

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Of course, reports Predictive Analytics Times , analytics also possess potential to change how companies obtain the raw materials for their products. In fact, 97 percent of manufacturers cite the IoT as the most important technology to impact the industry, explains a survey by Zebra Technologies, reports Macrofab.

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Bringg

MARCH 24, 2021

That being said, it’s also as important to consider competitors’ strategies to respond to demand. . According to a recent survey, only 15% of companies reported having either automated reporting or conveyance processes, and another 46% plan on automating reporting in the near future. One example of this is transportation costs.

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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

Transport Service Selection. Tell tale signs of a network problem will be increasing inventory, warehousing and transport costs, stock outs and rising customer complaints. If you haven’t already, survey them! Even a one-page strategy with 3 core objectives and a couple of key enablers under each will get you started.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 10, 2017

Of course, the human controlling capacity for actual AI is still far from realistic, but the concept of a superior AI did make strides this year. A 2016 Accenture survey, reports RF Gen , explained how more companies are taking advantage of AI benefits through linked supply chains.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Supply chain areas like transportation and logistics have in particular reported robust hiring and some difficulties in finding skilled workers. There are several universities whose administrations have hired consultants to advise them on strategies and operations. Rigorous data is scarce is in this area. 3 or more years of experience.

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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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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

truck drivers still use paper logs to track hours of service, despite the federal mandate, says a new survey with 2,400 respondents from software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Teletrac Navman that provides GPS fleet tracking. . Even still, one-third of U.S. But contrary to popular belief, fines are regularly being issued to carriers.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

As supply chain and transportation visibility is a hot topic for Logistics Managers and Directors, 3rd party logistics providers , who adopt this type of technology, are surely to reap the rewards of highly satisfied customers. What is the Hyperconnected Era or “The Internet of Things?” According to Gartner, Inc.,

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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. These metrics would, of course, be aligned and are updated every hour. For example, if your strategy is to improve Quality, the people in the value stream would own a control chart of heat applied to the product.

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 23, 2021

TAT is working to raise up a mobile army of transportation professionals – the eyes and ears of our nation’s highways – to be a critical resource for law enforcement in fighting this crime, as they are invaluable when it comes to recognizing traffickers who are exploiting the transportation system for their personal gain.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 27, 2018

Of course, gamification can only be used in processes requiring human input, since it drives performance by way of motivation. Gamification is not just another term for incentivisation, at least not in the same sense as conventional incentivisation strategies. Source: Findings of a 2016 survey conducted by TalentLMS.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2016

Of course, there are other factors affecting the American push towards reshoring and nearshoring. Increasingly, customers are asking for smaller, more frequent, more customized orders; transportation costs and commodity prices are rising, and exchange-rate pressures are increasing. Will it expand or wane?

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The key difference between the two can perhaps be explained in the following example: A 3PL provider working with a paint manufacturer may package and store products as well as transport them to retailers and/or customers. Transporting and storing perishable food requires advanced logistics that is beyond the reach of many companies.

4PL 116

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 18, 2019

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. Logistics and Transportation. 81% of young professionals working in supply chain say that it was the right career choice. Cherryh, Writer.

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