Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2023

A new survey commissioned by ProGlove, leader in wearable barcode scanners , has identified the ongoing struggles of warehouses trying to predict demand patterns accurately. Of those surveyed, just 39 per cent of respondents felt they could accurately predict trends and activity for the holiday season.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

Published today in ‘An SME Led Recovery’, a survey of transport SMEs from across the UK identified growing expectations for cashflow to improve – leading to increased investment by businesses in their operations. Confidence was less strong in the UK economy, with only 39% of transport SMEs surveyed expressing confidence.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2023

Most of the experts surveyed foresee that inflation and recession will have a greater impact this year and will be the biggest driver of disruptions. ‘‘Due On the other hand, until there is a balance reached between supply and demand, forwarders will favour short-term contracts until the rates stabilize. the report claims.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Of 1,200 industry professionals surveyed for the 2021 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, 51.5% The survey is part of the 2021 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, the company’s 12th annual snapshot of industry sentiment and ranking of the world’s 50 leading emerging markets. 2021 Index and Survey Highlights .

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 4, 2023

That’s according to a survey of 150 fleet managers, commissioned by Samsara, which reveals key priorities include upgrading vehicles (98%), increasing the sustainability of the fleet (82%), and moving to electric or hybrid vehicles (82%). All research conducted adhered to the UK Market Research Society (MRS) code of conduct (2019).

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CLX Logistics

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Accurate freight pinpointing is a modern amenity that consumers expect in almost every industry, and billion-dollar chemical companies are no exception. With real-time transportation visibility, supply chain interruptions are more effectively overcome through enhanced tracking, data collection, and cost and route-optimizing abilities.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 31, 2018

Is the fully wireless workplace continues to come into focus, and as warehouse and DC managers are tasked with doing more with less while exceeding customers’ ever-evolving demands, the global market for automatic data capture (ADC) solutions is growing exponentially. Collecting the data. bar code labels). Zebra ranked No.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 21, 2022

The study, conducted by Economist Impact, surveyed executive-level participants representing businesses in 26 major countries across the globe. of executives surveyed in South America and Africa respectively identified higher transport costs as the top limitation for increasing exports. For example, 42.5% This compared to 19.9%

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In 2015, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) carried out an opinion survey looking at the driver shortage crisis. Seven years later, after numerous member requests, it sought to review this matter again by launching a new survey. Goods movement. However, those who are very worried have increased by 50%.

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Transporeon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

carriers have reported that they have been at capacity utilization rates of 95% and higher from the last quarter of 2017 through mid-2018, as evidenced by recent surveys conducted on the Transporeon platform. Adapt the freight allocation strategy to handle scarcity . Nearly half of U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Conducted in partnership with third-party market research firm Martec, the survey analysed where global shippers stand today on sustainability to garner a better understanding of how supply chain leaders are approaching it and where they see the greatest opportunities for growth.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 4, 2019

In Agility’s annual survey of more than 500 supply chain industry professionals, 55.7% of logistics executives surveyed say an emerging markets crisis is “likely” or “highly likely.” of logistics executives surveyed say an emerging markets crisis is “likely” or “highly likely.” China trade volumes this year, the survey shows.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Shippers most frequently outsource domestic transportation, warehousing, international transportation, customs brokerage, and freight forwarding. Shippers recognize the need for agility, but 42 percent of survey respondents say they have not made the required changes to improve their agility over the past five years.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

We talk with customers every day on how to drive cost-to-serve across their varied distribution channels,” said Mike Glodziak , President & CEO of LEGACY. “We The study concludes that 2 out of every 3 businesses surveyed rate as average or below performers when it comes to omni-channel inventory management. Compliance to U.S.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Distributed Ledger Technology. Hyperledger Executive Director Brian Behlendorf has previously stated that distributed ledger technology (DLT) will diminish the power of tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Importing and managing the logistics of your precious freight is no easy task. Compliance to U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 9, 2019

“The delivery experience can make or break a retailer by quickly losing the goodwill of customers, so we have invested considerable time and resource into this area of the business,” explains Kelvin Bowes, Regional Distribution Manager – Northern at ScS.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 28, 2018

According to my latest omni-channel research , there is a serious gap when it comes to visibility with real-time carrier updates of merchandise across an organization’s entire distribution network. According to survey respondents, 72.5 Location Data. Just how big is this gap? However, only 45.9 Machine Learning.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 1, 2018

This can be answered from two different perspectives: the companies that manufacture and distribute goods and services (referred to as shippers in the study) and third-party logistics providers (3PLs). Yet, only roughly a third of all survey takers agreed that companies do enough to effectively manage last yard issues.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Typically, these algorithms only have one or two sources of information (data sets) to derive the forecast for the next period. The project included academic research, interviews with area managers, and an on-site survey at the firm. Downstream Data Integration (DDI). Three components of Demand Sensing. Analysis and application.

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Transporeon

APRIL 9, 2019

carriers have reported that they have been at capacity utilization rates of 95% and higher from the last quarter of 2017 through mid-2018, as evidenced by recent surveys conducted on the Transporeon platform. Nearly half of U.S.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The difference between the factories of the future and those of the past, the researchers say, will result from the development of new “cyber-physical systems”, where products, workers and machines exist in a sea of digital data. Fast, reliable networks, based on internet technologies, will allow data to flow freely to wherever it is needed.

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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The digital supply chain will be the predominate model within the next five years,” agree 80% of respondents to the Material Handling Institute’s 2018 annual survey. Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology can learn from stored data to forecast future actions, like your shopping habits. Digital Supply Chains. Automated and Optimized.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 7, 2018

Machine learning can help companies make sense of all the data that can be harvested and provide recommendations on how to respond to likely disruptions or opportunities,” says Vernon. The goal is to take all this data and be instructive with it, which is where machine learning comes in. Digitized Freight Forwarding.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 5, 2018

Machine learning can help companies make sense of all the data that can be harvested and provide recommendations on how to respond to likely disruptions or opportunities,” says Vernon. The goal is take all this data and be instructive with it, which is where machine learning comes in. Digitized freight forwarding.

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Transporeon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

This has continued into mid-2018, as evidenced by recent surveys conducted on the Transporeon platform. These services include transport tendering, freight rate management, transport assignment, time slot management for efficient freight loading and unloading, and real-time shipment tracking.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Since the early 2000s, the majority of handhelds used in Distribution Centers and carried by delivery drivers were using the Microsoft Windows CE operating system (OS). Together, the captured data give systems unprecedented insight. The Rise of Android. It’s a real fundamental change,” he says.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 14, 2018

Those are some of the takeaways from the recently-released “ Home-Delivery Shopping Survey ” issued this week by global consulting firm AlixPartners. days based on the survey’s findings, continuing a downward trend over the past few years, with 2016 at 4.8 Importing and managing the logistics of your precious freight is no easy task.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Although we can’t foresee any major deals in 2019, a full merger between carriers will take place in the near future,” says Serkan Kavas vice president, imports at MTS Logistics , a New York-based freight forwarder. Importing and managing the logistics of your precious freight is no easy task. Compliance to U.S.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 27, 2015

You may want to introduce some checks or surveys throughout the year rather than waiting till the end of the year to find out if you’ve achieved your objective. IT improvement outputs : is the customer delighted with the IT integration, customization, inventory and transportation tracking visibility, and data information.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Prior to retiring from Walmart in 2017, Sultemeier oversaw the retailers’ distribution and fulfillment centers. During the trial, sensor-equipped drones flew in the aisles of a distribution center and alerted management to products that were close to being out of stock or were not in their assigned slot, the New York Times reports.

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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”. Check out our guest post on how data is actually the key to an improved supply chain. Find Yourself the Best Partners. You as the manufacturer or exporter understand this very well.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

We recently surveyed manufacturers, retailers, and ecommerce companies about order fulfillment and distribution. For a closer look at one interesting shift on the horizon, check out this excerpt from our new whitepaper, Ready or Not: Omnichannel Fulfillment & Distribution. Their responses revealed several emerging trends.

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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The military initially was the leader in drone use, but corporations also are adopting them to survey construction zones, deliver packages and monitor inventory in warehouses, among other tasks. In this way, a robot can watch a human complete a task and then absorb the movement data to imitate the actions ( MM&D Online Staff 2018 ).

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Communication is one of the critical components of a successful 3PL-shipper relationship, and reliable data remains at the core of many of those relationships. As a result, shippers and 3PLs are investing in technology as well as data sharing capabilities as they look to create reliable and agile distribution networks.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 12, 2018

The retail supply chain is a complex animal that has been affected by everything from the uptick in e-commerce to the move to omni-channel distribution to the so-called “Amazon effect,” to name a few. Here are five technologies that will shape the retail distribution landscape in 2018 and beyond. . Distributed Order Management (DOM).

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

TO PREVENT EQUIPMENT DOWNTIME In many manufacturing or assembly plants, unplanned equipment downtime is costly; a recent survey by ABB put the average cost at $125,000 per hour. To access expedited freight services, shippers often can turn to freight forwarders. Many can offer same-day service.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

. “Our customers are changing their distribution center (DC) footprint and going to hundreds of smaller DCs around the country,” says Montgomery. retailers are redesigning their distribution networks to speed the flow. . Employ Data On Hand, For Better Planning. Invest In Visibility.

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