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Data-driven Decisions for Flexible Supply Chain

Logistics Business Magazine

By Pascal Chandler (pictured), business consultant at cloud-based accountancy software bluQube The pandemic, Brexit, ongoing geopolitical conflicts, and rising inflation have placed unprecedented pressure on the global logistics industry.

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How to Prepare for Global Logistics in 2022

CH Robinson Logistics

2021 was a difficult year in global logistics due to ongoing volatility. As we approach another potentially volatile year, I wanted to provide key strategies for global shippers to consider. Utilize data and technology. For example, with the ongoing port congestion and delays, C.H. If you import into the U.S.,

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Global Logistics Market Analysis: 2022 Summer Edition

MTS Logistics

We experience such diverse supply chain disruptions that tracking the data on U.S. and globally may have the unintended consequence of slowing U.S. For example, recently Target was forced to write down the value of excess inventory that’s stuck in warehouses. The shipping ecosystem is ever-changing. Furthermore, T.J.

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Freight Market Intelligence: Data is crucial, but context is king

Freightos

In this article, Eytan Buchman, Freightos’ CMO, discusses the importance of data and context in global freight and logistics. The future of global freight data lies in real-time information, contextual insights, and aggregated data that can help companies make better decisions and adapt to a rapidly changing industry.

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Getting Smart With Logistics Big Data

Freightos

Here at Freightos, we’re big fans of making global logistics work better by bringing data online (and especially instant freight quotes!). And, like many other logistics startups , we’re particularly enthusiastic about how Big Data can change the way goods are moved around the world.

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

Those industries include data communications, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics. The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe. Mr. van den Eijnden is the director of global logistics operations planning and systems at Molex.

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Three factors that have made Singapore a global logistics hub

The Logistics Academy

It is exploring driverless automated guided vehicles, leveraging smart sensors to detect shipping anomalies such as piracy, and data analytics to predict traffic congestion spots. Singapore’s success shows that, with a forward-thinking vision and much determination, a developing country with few resources can become a leading logistics hub.