Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Even as essential stores in most areas reopen and many lockdown measures start to lift, the shift to ecommerce shows no sign of slowing. As such, fulfilment delivery has become the most important differentiator for ecommerce. The post The Horrors of Ecommerce Delivery appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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FW Logsitcs

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Today’s retail environments have endured a variety of changes, beginning with the growing importance of online shopping and ecommerce. And we don’t expect this trend to slow down any time soon considering that more and more people are purchasing goods on the internet each day. New Fulfillment Center Trends .

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Ecommerce is the sector most suited to benefit, as ambitious short lead times can only be met thanks to the widespread use of MDRs in large DCs. Describing MDR deployment as “new technology”, Mr Akashi says half of the existing conveyors in the world are old technology. Right now, they are being replaced, so our growth potential is huge.”

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

He identified key verticals: perishables, pharmaceuticals, ecommerce, oil/gas and advanced materials. It meets to discuss emerging pharma supply chain trends and discuss how to address these. “We CAG continues to automate materials handling in its warehousing due to the shortage of manpower.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 28, 2022

Qimarox , a leading manufacturer of components for material handling systems, has launched a new palletiser machine dedicated for the logistics market. The transportation trends in 2021 shows this as well, the biggest trend is the necessity to deliver more products in less time. Automation can be a solution.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 12, 2022

In addition to the full exhibition floor which includes names such as Whittan Group, Knapp, Combilift, Geek+, Cesab, Zebra Technologies and Swisslog, IMHX 2022 will host a multi-track series of educational seminars, talks and workshops, with each covering key industry themes and trends.

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Conger

MAY 24, 2023

Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, this company focuses on providing automated material handling solutions, hybrid fulfillment, and optimizing workflows for industrial warehouse applications. Founded in Germany in 1935, the company has over 85 years of experience in the field of logistics and material handling.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

In the past, the only interface between the physical world and the enterprise resource planning (ERP) or warehouse management system (WMS) of record has been through someone keying in data, scanning it, or maybe a materials handling system that scans, Wheeler, explains. kwhorisk@ehpub.com.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 2, 2023

With advancements in technology benefitting consumers and businesses alike, increased automation will be one of the key supply chain trends in the coming years. This implementation is gathering momentum, and being agile is key to businesses meeting customer demand in the ecommerce era.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Along with the rapid growth of ecommerce, there is a strong desire to develop faster fulfilment strategies and importantly, equally efficient returns processes. This emerging trend requires service providers to speculatively invest in automation on the assumption that appropriate customers can be found.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 31, 2022

Relentless eCommerce trends continue to put tremendous strain on distribution and fulfilment operations worldwide. A new Honeywell report reveals once-predictable consumer demand cycles centred around holidays and “peak seasons” have given way to a model where any month, week or day can be a holiday.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This is a worrisome trend in the opposite direction from previous years – where between 2016 and 2021 it rose from 35% to 41%. Gartner research says that women in all supply chain roles dropped from 41% in 2021 to 39% in 2022, and at the most senior levels there was also a 2% drop.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 27, 2022

Until recently, the trend was towards ever-larger ships because scale saves money. But this trend had the unforeseen consequence of favouriting the concentration of supply of certain commodities in specific regions. The trend toward bigger ships may have saved money in the short term but created fragility in the supply chain.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

What trends are you seeing in the luxury children’s products market? eCommerce is super hard, competitive (particularly in this field) and ever changing so keep going and make sure you give yourself the credit you deserve. How do you expect the market to change in the next few years?

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2021

But what about ecommerce providers looking for professional, fast logistics? It has identified a trend, notably in Japan where land use is at a premium, but increasingly in Europe, for multi-storey, multi-tenanted logistics spaces deployed with a pay-per-use sharing model. Most of all, they want ease of payment alongside ease of use.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 21, 2020

Is it possible to reverse the offshoring trend to protect Australia from similar situations in the future, and if so, at what cost? Before attempting to answer such questions, it’s helpful to look in a little detail at the drivers behind the offshore manufacturing trend. Can a Re-shoring Drive Reverse the Outsourcing Trend?

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 23, 2018

This is a trend that almost any omnichannel retailer is taking right now,” he said. We’ve also seen our retailer customers successfully increase ecommerce [gross merchandise volume] by launching into new product categories that may require complex delivery orchestrations above and beyond what is provided by common parcel carriers,” added.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

annually to 646 million pieces, with USPS citing the ongoing trend of declines due to the continuing migration from mail toward electronic communication and transaction alternatives. Much of it driven by FedEx Smartpost, UPS SurePost, DHL ecommerce, Newgistics and Amazon. USPS said quarterly revenue at $19.2 to $505 million. “The

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2022

While it’s imperative to focus on budgets and business initiatives that will take precedence over the next year, it’s just as important to keep an eye on the big-picture trends that are shaping the industry. o9 Solutions’ supply chain experts and leaders are sharing their insights on the trends that could become prevalent in 2023 and beyond.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

More than ever, current trends and global political developments are creating new challenges and putting pressure on supply chains. 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.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Cementing this trend was curbside pickup, which led to the next strongest performance with 55% of retailers reporting increased sales. Buy Online Pick-Up In-Store (BOPIS) initiatives, for example, proved to be a game-changer, with two-thirds of retailers (67%) who invested in this capability seeing an increased sales volume.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

We are seeing accelerating trends. On the freight brokerage side, Jacobs said XPO grew the segment’s value by 33% annually, with the tight market that started in the third quarter carried into the fourth quarter and driving a significant amount of spot market business with higher margins, as that trend continued into the New Year.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The ecommerce transition will continue to drive net job growth in DCs, even as companies invest in automation. Companies are adding thousands of warehousing jobs every month as the economy continues to grow and companies build new facilities to address the changing fulfillment demands of ecommerce. August 13, 2018 ·. By Lucas Systems.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Four key trends were identified that will have massive impacts on the market for personal luxury goods until 2030.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

E-commerce sales were harder hit during the holidays with the IMRG Online Retail Index showing sales fell by 12% in December, marking 2022 as the year that bucked a trend of growth for online retail. However, not all retailers were hit equally.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2022

It honours entrepreneurs and managers from the transport and logistics sector who have been particularly successful in promoting their companies or who have set a trend-setting impulse. The TRATON Logistics Leader of the Year Award recognises pacesetters and future leaders in logistics.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

You are Facing New Omnichannel Fulfillment Requirements : The boom of ecommerce and direct to consumer demands require new strategies and cutting-edge WMS capabilities. Your Current WMS Technology is Simply Too Old : A “Burning Platform” is increasingly difficult to maintain and very hard to modify for new requirements.

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Ottawa Logistics

MARCH 24, 2022

YOU ARE PAYING FOR TRADITIONALLY DESIGNED MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT (MHE). Because of the increased number of peak periods and inventory turns that e-commerce creates throughout the year, the average number for SKUs went up by just over 18 percent in the year 2015 , with the trend expected to increase in subsequent years.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

According to recent figures from eMarketer, US Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) ecommerce sales have more than tripled over the past six years. Unfortunately though, warehouse facilities in general are struggling to keep up with this trend. The operation will typically be highly automated, focused on efficiency and moving inventory in bulk.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 25, 2023

Speed and efficiency in processing returns can take out cost and pay big dividends in capturing more sales when a fashion item is on-trend. The same technology can help push back cut-off, giving ecommerce brands an extra edge. Dynamic buffers could provide the agility needed to turn returns around faster.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Storage of small items in ecommerce distribution centres often makes usage of cube ASRS. At this year’s show, we found out how it is helping businesses of all sizes optimise their ecommerce picking operations. AutoStore integrator Element Logic launched to the UK at IMHX 2019.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

In its special report called: ‘Shortfall in UK Labour Supply to Persist’ it detects a ‘curious movement in the UK work demographic’, with a significant proportion of over 50s having left the workforce, and estimates that had the UK’s labour force continued to grow at its 2015-2019 trend rate, it would be around 2.5% bigger than it is today.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Advances in technology as well as the development of new materials and products mean that construction sites can now run smoothly almost without interruptions, even during the winter months. For the construction sector, the family-owned company offers a robust range of pallets , boxes and containers made of pure polyethylene (PE).

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Following is an excerpt from the 2018 Distribution Network Trends Report… Common DC Network Challenges. Warehouse space is at a premium today, thanks to the rise of ecommerce. The 2017 national industrial vacancy rate was about 5 percent for all product types, according to industry analysts.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 4, 2019

Competitive advantage is won through being acutely aware of future market trends, spotting opportunities before others and responding quickly. Insights will span from AI to robotic vision systems for single item picking.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 20, 2022

This has always led the company not only to follow, but to anticipate trends. Its current expertise does not just stem from decades of experience, but also from its forward-looking approach to the market. This is why Sitma was among the first companies in the sector to develop e-commerce solutions, which have now given it a competitive edge.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 24, 2022

For packaging manufacturers, fully automated control production has become the motivation and developing trend in the continuous growth of the packaging industry,” said Ernesto Miguel Reyes, Sales Head Iberia for Delta’s Industrial Automation Business Group. “We

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