Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Neil Adcock, Managing Director at Bis Henderson Consulting , reveals how to unlock the value hidden in returns data. To determine the appropriate returns strategy retailers need to understand what is going on and tapping into returns data may unlock some important insights. Getting hold of the data. Product feedback.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 4, 2021

Just last month I noted that warehouse labor productivity was hindered extensively by COVID-19 and that 80 percent of ARC’s warehouse survey respondents anticipate an increase of order throughput volumes in 2021. Here are a few more data points supporting the ongoing labor needs of warehousing and transportation operations.

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Material Handling and Logistics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

A majority of consumers in new survey said they’re concerned about their online and in-store shopping history, such as transaction history and online searches, being used to provide better, more personalized service. and Centiro explored consumer trends in key markets in its 2018 Global Consumer Survey, released on Sept.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2023

(NYSE: IOT), a pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, today announced new research, revealing that over half (55%) of physical operations leaders surveyed in the UK and Ireland could have a hybrid or electric fleet by 2025, rising from 42% currently.

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WorkWave

AUGUST 4, 2020

In the grand scheme of things, data analysis falls into the categories of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive. While descriptive data presents existing figures, predictive data allows you to draw insights from trends in your descriptive data in order to make an educated guess about what might happen next.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 17, 2023

These purchases were no longer influenced by factors such as retail center convenience, shelf height, or retail staff. ARC developed a survey in Q1 of this year and solicited responses from practitioners to obtain additional insight from the market. But the results of the survey do identify some trends.

Purchasing Skills 131

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GoShip Blog

JULY 14, 2022

A recent survey by SuperOffice found that 86% of customers are willing to pay a higher price just for a better experience. From the moment they consider purchasing your products/services to when they eventually make the purchase. It gives you the needed data to create buyer personas. Why customer experience matters.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

These people are genuinely interested in your product — so much so, that they have purchased your products. These tools can be used to identify where the visitor came from, how long they stay, what pages they visit on your website or shopping platform, and whether they purchase anything. Show me how you can solve a problem for me.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

A survey series by the Logistics Hall of Fame in cooperation with the logistics insurance broker Schunk Group looks at the current risks facing the logistics industry and how companies are preparing against them. The survey shows the current mood in the logistics industry and is not representative of the industry as a whole.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

In a recent study, MIT found that companies that focus on 5 key initiatives to improve their supply chain data can have a big impact on their bottom line. Obstacles to fully utilizing analytics included inaccurate data , cost, and lack of timely data. Supply chain data initiatives need a top-down mandate.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 24, 2018

A new survey analyses the maturity levels of large UK and German companies in their efforts to digitise their supply chain ecosystems – with a focus on sustainability and transparency drivers. The survey among 150 supply chain decision makers* reveals a major difference between Germany and the UK. Plans for supply chain investment. •

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As reported by DC Velocity , “the 2020 Fleet Advantage Industry Benchmark Survey noted, “11% of transportation fleets estimate they have saved more than $1 million in crash avoidance by upgrading to newer trucks with advanced safety features.” The data from benchmarking trucking fleets provides companies with a wealth of information.

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3PL Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

This article shares details on the Truck Tonnage Index, how the data reflects the overall economy, and other ways to interpret the data. Data Collection. The ATA creates the tonnage index through a series of surveys of its members. The index uses seasonally adjusted data and non-seasonally adjusted data.

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Ship Monk

JUNE 6, 2022

When you start a direct-to-consumer business (DTC), you can gather market data and make some educated assumptions about your product, but until you start generating sales they’re all just best-guesses. As your business grows, data about your customers becomes more readily available and far more valuable.

eCommerce 59

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 4, 2022

According to the recent SYSPRO global research survey, an enormous 82 percent of Fabricated Metal Manufacturers experienced supply chain and material handling disruptions over the past twelve months. Time-stamped data records can be integrated with a cloud ERP system to improve the ability to make decisions quickly and optimize operations.

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IoT World Today

MARCH 27, 2020

Bouncing back more quickly, said experts, will require supply chain managers to turn to new ways of managing the supply chain, including using Internet of Things (IoT) data, analytics and machine learning (ML). An AI system needs to be fed data sets to learn how to behave and react.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 21, 2022

SCM solutions provide oversight of materials and products, and their associated data, as they move through the supply chain from supplier to consumer. By gaining access to the data in these processes, businesses are better able to coordinate workflows, improve efficiencies, and ensure that customers get the product they ordered.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2018

While purchases at food-services and drinking establishments fell 1.8%, the most since 2016, most other major retail categories showed a gain, suggesting consumption ended the quarter on a solid note. Some businesses reported a positive impact from weather, and the bureau can’t isolate the monthly data at specific geographic levels, it said.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2022

In the case of network-based risk management solutions, a network of users is connected to carefully curated real-time alerts generated by connections to a huge number of online publications, social media feeds, and third-party purchased data. One of the players in this market, Resilinc, is monitoring 105 million data sources.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

European pallet and packaging manufacturers are repairing more wooden pallets for reuse than ever, according to a survey by European Federation of Wooden Pallet & Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB). million pallets were repaired in 2019, an increase of 25% on the previous survey carried out three years earlier.

Manufacturing Procurement 57

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RPA Labs

JANUARY 13, 2022

With continued digital innovation, data from across the supply chain network and even consumer purchasing trends can be easily collected and analyzed to understand historical trends better and predict future demand. Management and Data Sharing Too. ??Even Consider emails, video calls, data transfers, and the like as well. ?5.

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GoShip Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

According to statistics, about 80% of customers prioritize personalized service when purchasing. Forecasting operations typically aim to examine and evaluate customers’ purchasing patterns and habits. The quantitative method relies on already existing sales data and previous demand tests. Collect the data.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2018

The survey-based measure of factory activity -- the year’s second-highest behind September, when storm-related supply delays boosted the index -- brings the 2017 average to 57.6, Business sentiment has been high enough for long enough that it is actually starting to drive the ‘hard data’ in a positive direction.”. the best in 13 years.

Manufacturing Procurement 87

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 6, 2018

More than 500 qualified respondents to our “34th Annual Salary Survey” report that their salaries moved up only incrementally last year. This year’s survey again draws the most feedback from successful logistics managers who have been climbing the executive ladder for some time. Now I’m charged with purchasing and releasing them too.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

Even though many ecommerce merchants use data-backed buying personas, that provide insight into the purchasing decisions of their customers, many are only truly starting to get to grips with the next part associated with buying personas – and that is appreciating that consumers have delivery personas too.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

This means supply chain and logistics professionals need to distinguish between more frequently purchased products and the slower-moving products customers are willing to wait for. In a 2018 survey by GEODIS, only 6% of supply chain professionals worldwide believed their companies had achieved supply chain visibility ?

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 1, 2018

If there were one clear-cut conclusion to be drawn from our “2018 Warehouse and Distribution Center (DC) Equipment Survey,” it would be that the outlook for spending is bullish. At the same time, the survey revealed growing interest in the use of relatively new types of technology, including robotics, drones and smart glasses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Companies knew this, which is why 93% of senior supply chain leaders surveyed in May 2020 by consulting firm McKinsey planned to increase inventories of key products and materials while also diversifying their supply base and localizing or regionalizing both supply and production. A change to one link (e.g. on-time delivery).

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3PL Links

JULY 20, 2023

Transportation delays, cargo theft, a lack of monitoring, human errors, and data failures due to obsolete information are just a few of the frequent problems that harm business profitability and customer relationships, whether B2B or B2C. When it comes to perishable goods, small errors might result in significant losses.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 30, 2023

According to an ongoing study of 3,036 Shopify stores, the average conversion rate (visits that resulted in purchases) in 2022 was 1.3%. You can also track conversion rates for other actions you want customers to take, such as email signups or social followers, but an ecommerce conversion rate commonly tracks those that result in a purchase.)

eCommerce 52

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Penske Move Ahead

MAY 9, 2022

Report authors surveyed nearly 250 U.S.-based Among surveyed fleets, 73% report that fuel cost savings is a primary advantage for deploying natural gas units. Propane-powered trucks are most often used by state, county, and municipal fleets (43% of such fleet types in the survey). By 2025, U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Returning goods has become as an established part of shopping as buying them, since being accelerated during the era of growth in online shopping, where goods are purchased without being tried. Clothing topped the list of items people shop for by far, with almost a third of purchases returned (32%). Shoes come next (15%).

Cost Reduction 57

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Conger

JULY 30, 2021

With the rise of eCommerce, consumers have more purchasing options than ever before. There are 5 ways that customers can order, receive, or return their purchases. Ship from store : A buyer purchases a product on a seller’s website. In-store purchase, home delivery : A buyer purchases products from a store.

Inventory Reduction 52

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

These standards define how IoT devices will communicate, and how data will be collected, processed, handled, stored, and summarized. Strong players in the market will emerge as platform providers to aggregate the IoT data and provide key insights into that data that drive better business decisions in 2018.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 27, 2021

Improving predictability in outcomes is valuable, but ensuring your supply chain is nimble enough to act on the data is even more so. We explore how predictive analytics and big data with human sentiments can add value and amplify their supply chain strategies. The presence of data throughout the supply chain is vital to its evolution.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 11, 2018

According to Randy Strang of Supply Chain 24/7, a survey of the most important parts of a shopping experience found customers’ expectations are more than meets the eye. Up to 62 percent want to purchase online and have the option of returning it in-store, and 47 percent want promotions and coupons available through their smartphone.

Inventory Reduction 74

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

They’re researching before they purchase, and they’re purchasing wherever and whenever they see something they like. Social commerce — Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram used to be strictly places for inspiration and peer recommendations, with links that would redirect a consumer to a website or marketplace to make a purchase.

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