The Impact of Curbside Pickup on Retailers’ Tax Calculations
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 18, 2024
The trend toward curbside pickup complicates the exercise of determining where tax should be collected, and the rate at which it should be applied.
2021 Logistics Outlook: LTL Industry Trends
GlobalTranz
DECEMBER 21, 2020
Many LTL industry trends, such as capacity constraints , rising rates, and changing consumer buying patterns, will continue through 2021. Let’s look at top LTL industry trends for 2021. Four LTL Industry Trends Shippers Should Prepare For in 2021. E-commerce sales boomed in categories such as groceries and retail.
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Changing Consumer Trends on Online Shopping in a Post-COVID World
MTS Logistics
JUNE 19, 2020
Sporting goods, exercise equipment, hardware and office supplies have seen the largest gains (except essentials like groceries, cleaning supplies, etc.). While sporting goods and exercise equipment increased 86%. This shopping trend is accurate as many set up home offices, tackle DIY projects and start to work out at home.
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3PL Warehousing Trends for 2022
Camelot 3PL Software
JANUARY 16, 2022
As we chug along into the first quarter of 2022, the trends we observed last year continue to play out. The impacts of these trends can be significant. The adage Speed, Quality, Cost – Pick two is an everyday exercise. This trend will continue until supply catches up with demand (if it ever does). It’s everywhere.
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Year End Supply Chain Planning and Review
LandLink
DECEMBER 9, 2021
With freight rates expected to continue their northbound trend and stressed equipment inventories at an all-time high, a year-end audit may be beneficial. Typically, this is a no cost exercise provided by your 3PL so there is every reason to have the review done.
Editor’s Choice: 8 Supply Chain Planning Challenges Retailers Will Face In 2022 And Tips To Overcome Them
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 18, 2022
Changing trends in lifestyle and impacts on fashion retail. this experience has changed how we dress and exercise. We stopped going to the gyms and favored outdoor activities or at-home exercises. We stopped going to the gyms and favored outdoor activities or at-home exercises.
How To Stay Fit as a Truck Driver
Trinity Logistics
APRIL 28, 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS THE STATS ADD UP BENEFITS TO EXERCISE TIPS TO ADD EXERCISE INTO YOUR DAY HOW TO STAY FIT AS A TRUCK DRIVER – BEST EXERCISES FOR YOU. Today, we’ll be focusing on exercise. Adding in regular exercise and movement can help you keep your excellent career and health. BENEFITS TO EXERCISE.
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The Effects of Cultural Differences on Transportation and Logistics
MTS Logistics
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
In essence, the influence of cultural differences on transportation encompasses communication and language differences, cultural protocols and business habits, customs and export procedures, the dynamic political and legal environment, logistics infrastructure and transportation networks, as well as cultural needs and consumer behavior trends.
Five Tips for a Healthy Lifestyle on the Road
Women in Trucking
JANUARY 5, 2020
Stretch and exercise. Strengthen weak muscles supporting the spine with moderate daily exercise, such as a brisk walk, biking and weightlifting. Driver Darrell Hirengen suggests taking deep breaths, keeping a stress journal to identify triggers, reducing caffeine consumption, getting enough sleep and exercising daily.
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SEC Group delivers IMHX sustainability zone
Logistics Business Magazine
AUGUST 23, 2022
It is no longer enough to ‘green wash’ your company’s environmental performance or treat issues such as diversity and inclusion in the workplace as another ‘box ticking exercise’. technological, operational and market trends, through cutting-edge, immersive technologies.
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Reimagining Logistics: Focusing on What’s Ahead, Not What Happened
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 26, 2022
The percentage of purchases made and fulfilled through digital commerce has exploded in the past two years, advancing a pre-pandemic trend by as much as 10 years according to some industry watchers. Automate, automate, automate – This is not a new idea or trend.
Flexibility in the Face of Uncertainty
Freightos
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Most recently, the recent disruptions in the Red Sea that saw ocean freight rates from China to Europe by over 190% and saw transit times lengthen, sea-air services offered a strategic advantage for logistics professionals able to remain agile, by watching trends and jumping at opportunities to ensure a resilient supply chain.
DoorDash Launches Monthly Subscription Service for Unlimited Food Deliveries
Bringg
AUGUST 16, 2018
With rising costs of fuel and driver salaries on the rise, the initiative could become a costly exercise. Will DoorDash subscription start a trend in food delivery? What’s more, there’s an increasing trend to use multiple delivery partners, with restaurants not necessarily committed to exclusivity.
Walking Ramp in Air
20Cube Logistics
MARCH 6, 2022
New trends come up in the markets in a very rapid succession and sometimes multiple times in a season. Manufacturers need to cater to the customers in accordance with the trends and for that reason the supply chain needs to be extremely agile and resilient.
New year’s resolutions: Accelerating digital transformation with ERP
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
JANUARY 24, 2022
For your business, converting to digital means you will be able to identify trends around things like customer preferences as well as define an optimal future direction for your organization from a technology perspective. For my parents the digital photographs will make it easier for them to share photos with others and store them.
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6 challenges facing medical device manufacturers and how ERP analytics can provide a cure
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
AUGUST 2, 2023
Manufacturers can exercise better control over the return and exchange of items bought from suppliers, ensuring smooth operations. ERP analytics also provide insights into trends and patterns related to rework, enabling manufacturers to identify and address quality issues promptly.
Finalizing Your 2021 Transportation Budget – The New Normal
Blue Grace Logistics
OCTOBER 14, 2020
Therefore, the 2021 budgeting should be a strategic exercise that considers data insights to unlock value and bring flexibility in resource allocation to ensure desired resilience in the supply chains. Predictive Analytics. Predictive Analytics regarding supply chains can help provide some actionable insights into the budgeting process.
Consumer Packaged Goods: How CPG Shipping Works
GoShip Blog
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Conditions such as the freight container’s temperatures and the care exercised during loading and unloading are carefully considered when transporting specialty goods. Current CPG Industry Trends New year, new CPG trends. As we start 2023, we are noticing some recent CPG trends that manufacturers need to catch up to fast.
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TEST Shipping Data: How Machine Learning, AI, Automation & Chatbots Create Hyper Efficiency
RPA Labs
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Trying to meet current market demands with obsolete systems is an exercise in futility, and that is causing many shippers, carriers, and forwarders to struggle. These major areas of the challenge include: Scalability to shift productivity levels and focus on meeting current market trends and consumer demands.
IMHX reveals Sustainability Zone
Logistics Business Magazine
JANUARY 28, 2022
It is no longer enough to ‘greenwash’ your company’s environmental performance or treat issues such as diversity and inclusion in the workplace as another ‘box-ticking exercise’. technological, operational and market trends, through cutting-edge, immersive technologies.
Large Shipping Losses Have Declined 38% over Past 10 Years
Material Handling and Logistics
JULY 25, 2018
In 2017 the downward trend of large shipping losses continued, according to a new survey, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty's (AGCS) Safety & Shipping Review. Globally, the decline in frequency and severity of total losses over the past year continues the positive trend of the past decade. naval ships and commercial vessels.
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Shipping Data: How Machine Learning, AI, Automation & Chatbots Create Hyper Efficiency
RPA Labs
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Trying to meet current market demands with obsolete systems is an exercise in futility, and that is causing many shippers, carriers, and forwarders to struggle. These major areas of the challenge include: Scalability to shift productivity levels and focus on meeting current market trends and consumer demands.
TEST Shipping Data: How Machine Learning, AI, Automation & Chatbots Create Hyper Efficiency
RPA Labs
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Trying to meet current market demands with obsolete systems is an exercise in futility, and that is causing many shippers, carriers, and forwarders to struggle. These major areas of the challenge include: Scalability to shift productivity levels and focus on meeting current market trends and consumer demands.
Shipping Data: How Machine Learning, AI, Automation & Chatbots Create Hyper Efficiency
RPA Labs
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Trying to meet current market demands with obsolete systems is an exercise in futility, and that is causing many shippers, carriers, and forwarders to struggle. These major areas of the challenge include: Scalability to shift productivity levels and focus on meeting current market trends and consumer demands.
TEST Shipping Data: How Machine Learning, AI, Automation & Chatbots Create Hyper Efficiency
RPA Labs
AUGUST 31, 2021
Trying to meet current market demands with obsolete systems is an exercise in futility, and that is causing many shippers, carriers, and forwarders to struggle. These major areas of the challenge include: Scalability to shift productivity levels and focus on meeting current market trends and consumer demands.
Logistics Challenges Involved in Home Services and How to Overcome Them
Locus
JANUARY 28, 2022
A trend that is likely to stick. The trend is likely to continue in the new year. This can prove to be a daunting exercise without the right software and tools. The pandemic has forced customers to spend more and more time indoors. At present, more than 70% of Americans have invested in such projects.
The Weekly Freight Report for August 6, 2020
FLS Transport
AUGUST 6, 2020
And as carriers have options… they are exercising them in search of margins. And with peak season right around the corner, analysts predict this trend isn’t dying down any time soon. It’s more bad news for shippers. Carriers are rejecting loads above 2018 levels. Volume is flowing at unprecedented, historic levels.
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Leverage freight data for confident demand planning
FreightWaves SONAR
JUNE 5, 2023
Are the past few weeks of sales data an anomaly or part of a larger trend also experienced by competitors and other segments in the economy? And after a trend is spotted, the more confirmation a team requires to make a call, the longer the response will be delayed.
Raising Productivity in Logistics Operations: The BHAG Approach
Logistics Bureau
JANUARY 25, 2021
They did a benchmarking exercise with us and we found that the industry standard was about 40 lines per hour. It is home to a wealth of supply chain information and we post a new topic every week to help subscribers stay abreast of industry trends and developments. Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne.
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Inventory Management in Service Logistics Industry
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Is there a common trend in inventory management? Hence following so-called industry trends may not always yield targeted results. This system uses Multi-Echelon Planning as a base combined with statistical models we developed that are applied at different phases of the exercise.
An Optimistic Outlook for the LTL Market
Blue Grace Logistics
OCTOBER 26, 2017
Some truck carriers have introduced last mile delivery services for items such as exercise equipment, mattresses, and furniture. As a result, some truck carriers such as JB Hunt, Estes and Werner have introduced last mile delivery services for items such as exercise equipment, mattresses, and furniture. Pricing and Labor.
Acing the drone obstacle course
World Food Programme Logistics
MAY 23, 2019
Photo: WFP/Elizabeth Millership The methodology and content of the course have been honed since Let’s Fly was first offered in Madagascar in 2018, based on student feedback and performance, with a general trend towards greater simplification and increased practice time. “By Safety first The exercises build up from the basics.
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Finding Your Ecommerce Brand Niche
Ship Monk
AUGUST 2, 2023
If you’re already knee deep in design iterations and fulfillment provider RFPs, we hope you’ve already gone through this exercise. Historical Trends: Is this niche growing, holding steady, or heading downhill? These often indicate rising trends and problems you can solve. What Problem is your Product or Brand Solving?
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Three 2023 transportation trends
Logistics Business Magazine
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Although it’s hard to know for sure, here are three trends that are likely to shape the supply chain industry over the next 12 months. For many years, true cross-business collaboration has been a much preached but rarely practiced exercise within transportation. From resilience to optionality. Collaboration takes centre stage.
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Drone Operator Wanted: apply within?
Logistics Business Magazine
AUGUST 7, 2019
” Driving the demand are a number of trends that will bring with them other problems. Autonomous trucks and drones are the 800-pound gorilla in logistics technology trends,” according to Adam Robinson from logistics company, Cerasis. But it’s not for a specific product, commodity, or even for transportation capacity.
Ways to Handle Excess Inventory in Retail
ShipLilly
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
This is a trend that is undesirable since excess inventory tends to have a detrimental effect on cash flow. Historical data, as well as informed projections, can be useful in this exercise. Moreover, those businesses must then consider dealing with the storage costs when dealing with this inventory.
Where Does Supply Chain Design End and Planning Begin? (Takeaways from LLamasoft’s SummerCon 2017 Conference)
Talking Logistics
JUNE 29, 2017
The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise.
Supply chain trends to watch out for in 2023
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.
Thriving Pet Business Ideas for a Successful Venture
WorkWave
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Pet Ownership Trends and Opportunities The good news? In 2023 alone, nearly 70% of US households owned at least one pet—a trend that doesn’t seem likely to slow down anytime soon. This trend isn’t just convenient; it’s also highly profitable. These trends could redefine the future of our beloved pet world!
NextGen Supply Chain Q&A: Rich Sherman
247 Customs Broker
JANUARY 24, 2019
He is an internationally recognized thought leader and author on trends and issues across supply chain management. Digitization is a technical exercise that collects all transaction data from all of the silos into an electronic state in a central location. That makes optimizing the supply chain very difficult if not impossible.
COVID-19 Lesson: Make Your Supply Chain More Resilient
Logistics Bureau
MARCH 30, 2020
Once this exercise is completed, your company can then assess the risk from tier-two suppliers onwards. This once-popular strategy flies in the face of the modern trend of striving for lean production processes, but those companies which were carrying buffer inventory are weathering the Coronavirus storm better than most.
Freight Benchmarking: What Is It? Why Do It?
Logistics Bureau
APRIL 4, 2022
Improved ability to predict and manage trends: After you’ve spent a while working with freight benchmarks, you’ll get a feel for the directions of seasonal rate fluctuations and other pricing trends. You’ll have a better idea of when rates move up and when they move down. What Are Your Freight Benchmarking Options?
Combating Intermodal Market Challenges & Costs
Talking Logistics
MAY 10, 2018
Due to the restrictions placed upon carriers by ELDs, the farthest freight from the ramp is being scrutinized in the drayage community, and these carriers are exercising choice when it comes to longer haul lengths. When coupled with drayage increases, this becomes a perfect storm of higher costs.
Committing to preparedness, and the balance between ‘all of it’ and ‘just enough’
Logistics in War
SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
I encourage you to read the article to see the important trend driving the sustainment of militaries at play. Fourthly, the logistics organisation must be exercised and be the subject of experiments which qualify risks. Part three, ‘Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?’
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