Ship Monk

JULY 27, 2022

We’re talking, of course, about demand forecasting, or the process of predicting customer demand for a product or service. Demand forecasting helps you: Optimize inventory Align with your operational strategy Analyze demographic and product trends Surprise and delight customers Protect yourself against financial risks Prepare for peak season.

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GoShip Blog

JULY 7, 2022

The growing trend of same-day delivery. According to a survey by Gatepoint Research, 40% of retailers plan to focus on this as one of their key priorities for 2022. Of course, if you want your package delivered sooner, you should enlist the help of a courier. Think About Delivery Methods.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Tariffs of course have impacted enterprise US businesses in tangible ways including higher costs to purchase imported goods and reductions in US manufacturing. Sometimes smaller players prove to be more nimble than the big guys in adjusting to market trends. And that’s what the data is showing. So can SMBs pivot in time?

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 7, 2018

To gain a sharper picture of what ecommerce-related technologies logistics professionals should be watching, we reached out to industry experts to develop a short-list of trends and solutions that need to be top of mind for today’s logistics professional. This shortage trend alone should accelerate interest in driverless trucks.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Of course, all of this is easier said than done, but new challenges tend to require new strategies and new innovation. Just as few, if any, saw the severity of the current capacity crunch coming, it’s equally unclear just how long this trend will last. Freight Capacity Crisis: How Did We Get Here So Quickly? There are No Crystal Balls.

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Freightos

JANUARY 4, 2018

Dr. Schreiber concludes by covering the players (from startups to billion-dollar companies) and the trends changing the industry. With companies like Amazon betting big on B2B e-commerce sales ( and backing it up with Prime shipping for businesses ), this trend will only strengthen. Bringing Freight Online In The Carrier Space.

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Freightos

JANUARY 4, 2018

Dr. Schreiber concludes by covering the players (from startups to billion-dollar companies) and the trends changing the industry. With companies like Amazon betting big on B2B e-commerce sales ( and backing it up with Prime shipping for businesses ), this trend will only strengthen. Bringing Freight Online In The Carrier Space.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2018

And whilst it’s exciting to work on the latest trends and technologies, if the Supply Chain fundamentals are not sound, it can all be for nothing. I’ll also be providing some step by step guides and tools on these at our Free Seminars Series in February and March, but more on that later. If you haven’t already, survey them!

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UL EHS- Sustainability

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

It is impossible to overstate the intrinsic value of surveying an array of perspectives as the group of learners struggle to achieve a common objective. Community learning should not be applied for every corporate learning course, but it can be a great fit for onboarding and professional development topics.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The process usually includes analyzing historical data for seasonal trends and product performance, as well as gathering current data on competitors, marketplace trends, future marketing plans and promotions. Accurate data forecasting requires accurate data, robust data analysis tools, and people who understand how to use them.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 8, 2019

3 Supply Chain Trends to Track in 2019. However, this year hasn’t quite closed out yet (at the time of writing), so in the true spirit of just-in-time delivery, here’s a quick appraisal of three current trends that I believe will come on stronger, and perhaps become some of the most important to supply chain operators in 2019.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

We never want to take for granted that although this subject is one of the hottest trends looking to transform the world the way the internet did that everyone understands what is the Hyperconnected Era of “The Internet of Things.” What is the Hyperconnected Era or “The Internet of Things?” According to Gartner, Inc.,

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 23, 2018

Underpinning this approach will be a global transport management system (TMS), which Richards is responsible for implementing, as well as developing an enterprise visibility tool with predictive analytics for freight movements around the world. “We Another trend affecting the supply chain is the emergence of autonomous vehicles.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 5, 2018

To gain a sharper picture of what e-commerce-related technologies logistics professionals should be watching, we reached out to consultants and analysts to develop a short-list of trends and solutions that need to be top of mind for today’s savvy logistics professional. Predictive analytics.

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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. Planners are buried in tedious tasks using legacy, fragmented technology, which 48% say doesn’t help them do their job effectively, according to a survey by the boom! Global Network.

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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. The information set must include Business Intelligence tools and be different in decision support. One can relate human capital, technology, new manufacturing tools, management, etc.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 30, 2023

How to Track Ecommerce Conversion Rates In order to measure your conversion rate, you need to collect the right data, track it for at least a year to set a baseline, and utilize powerful analytics tools to help you make sense of it. So, what is the right kind of data and how do you gather it? Where Should You Start?

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Logistics Manager

JUNE 27, 2018

Dr. Kelvin K Y Leung, Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific for DHL Global Forwarding to learn more about this early indicator tool for the current state and future development of global trade. DHL says the tool is based on import and export data for a number of commodities that serve as the basis for further industrial production.

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The Logistics Academy

JUNE 29, 2017

billion in 2016, according to a BI Global Intelligence survey. Collecting data from sensors to monitor activities in real time is valuable, of course. Along with coffee makers, SAP is exploring the use of sensors to amass data from many other customer-facing devices, such as beverage coolers, vending machines, and power tools.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

According to the findings from the “26th Annual Study of Logistics and Transportation Trends (Masters of Logistics)”, more companies are beginning to understand that new business models and new competition in the field are changing customer expectations. Cost is, of course, another important aspect of running a successful business.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Furthermore, online shoppers want direct visibility into the progress of their deliveries, so you don’t just need the tools to monitor the process internally—you need to deliver the same capabilities to your customers through real-time order and delivery tracking facilities. Confusing Strategic with Single (Sourcing).

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Furthermore, online shoppers want direct visibility into the progress of their deliveries, so you don’t just need the tools to monitor the process internally—you need to deliver the same capabilities to your customers through real-time order and delivery tracking facilities. Confusing Strategic with Single (Sourcing).

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 21, 2019

These solutions include dock automation, business intelligence, planning and management systems, Big Data analytics, SaaS applications and Cloud services—tools to modernize now weary legacy processes. 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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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2014

We will feature over the next 7 business days each category’s top 10 most viewed posts over the course of 2014. Since the Industrial Revolution, manufacturing has been synonymous with factories, machine tools, production lines and economies of scale. These will only contain posts written in 2014. Read Full Post. Read Full Post.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

. Sheffi starts, for example, with the extreme pressures coming from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), notably Greenpeace, about which one environmentalist says “When Greenpeace reaches for its toolbox, it tends to find only one tool, and that’s a mallet.” And of course most can’t.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 23, 2017

Google 'percent of B2B purchases that start with a search' and you'll see many studies showing that the number is somewhere around 66% to 93%, and many of these surveys are a year or two old. Sit down with your customer facing people like service folks, marketing team members, and of course, salespeople. Pick a Tool to Use.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 19, 2018

Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. Of course we all need to up our game. Julie Leonard.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Before executives do that, it is worth reviewing the top trends that will be impacting supply chain management for the coming year and beyond. What follows are the top trends executives need to be paying attention to before their strategic planning meetings commence. It is not just US tool manufacturers that are affected.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 8, 2015

Throughout the course of business, there will be a series of recurring updates for equipment, software, and materials. However, 70 percent of respondents within the survey saw Reverse Logistics as a burdensome cost for the business. Cost Management. The Cycle of Business Life.

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