Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2022

While the industrial sector is undergoing a transformation driven by AI and the Internet of Things (IoT), simultaneously the workforce is shifting as traditional domain experts are replaced with tech savvy workers who bring a new level of operational expertise. The Current State of Industrial AI in the Process Industries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 17, 2024

Over the past decade, the main battleground for China’s WMS market has been in the consumption industry; but more recently the battleground has returned to the manufacturing industry. In terms of revenue, the manufacturing industry creates about 1/5 of the overall market for WMS.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 7, 2022

The pandemic has exposed flaws in business practices across industries, which have been acutely felt in their supply chain and procurement operations. The survey’s results suggest a series of misalignments where gaps in process, technology and information flow can be a drag on productivity and optimization.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The seven industry bodies dedicated to container safety, collaborating as the Cargo Integrity Group, highlight an independent study carried out by researchers at Italian University Politecnico di Torino into shipper and forwarder application of the CTU Code.

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Morai Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

More impressively, by 2025, industry experts expect over 10% of gross domestic product (GDP) to be tied into blockchain. However, surveys show that roughly half of supply chain organizations are not even looking at the possibilities of the technology. last Thursday. Blockchain in a Nut Shell. Lexology.com writer, Marc S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Zebra Technologies Corporation today released the findings of its 2023 Global Warehousing Study, which confirmed 58% of warehouse decision-makers plan to deploy radio frequency identification (RFID) technology by 2028 which will help increase inventory visibility and reduce out-of-stocks.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has released findings from its survey ‘Retailers: Sustainability is Not a Challenge, It’s an Opportunity’, which examined consumer sentiment of retailers’ sustainability practices around their delivery operations.

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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. However, the wage increase for the transportation and material moving occupational group was up 4.2

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Ship Monk

MARCH 11, 2024

In the service industry, such as here at ShipMonk, potential clients are making a much larger decision than a new pair of jeans. Humans have a powerful need to fit in with whatever group they’ve joined. Conformity bias is what makes the fashion industry tick, and many ecommerce businesses benefit from it.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 12, 2020

A study by market research group NPD reveals how that particular market grew in value in January by 20 percent compared to a year earlier. The global food delivery industry has been growing exponentially in the past five years as the speed of delivery and quality of food improves. and Meituan Dianping. Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne.

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Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The 2023 Third-Party Logistics Study, released today at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals EDGE conference in Nashville, Tennessee, provides industry insights into the current state of the 3PL market, the importance of relationships and the value 3PLs provide. 3PLStudy.com to download the publication at no charge.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2023

The report found that 59% of companies surveyed accelerated the pace of innovation investment and deployment over the last two years. Moreover, 65% plan to increase their technology spending over the next two years; however, 87% indicated they still face internal inhibitors to supply chain and logistics innovation.

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WorkWave

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Not all businesses are created equal, of course, and WorkWave wanted to understand, specifically, how those sorts of technologies are improving business processes and customer experience among a specific group–HVAC Service Providers. To that end, the survey found that 50.9%

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. The Path to Cost Reduction: Intel decided to try what was considered an unlikely supply chain strategy for the semiconductor industry: a true make-to-order scenario.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As well, be sure to perform a full assessment of your workflow processes and an in-depth time study as part of your engineering survey. By now, you can probably imagine many reasons why it pays to perform an engineered labor study to establish MVS on your WMS. To learn more, visit Open Sky Group today. Seasonal volumes.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2018

Driver shortage is a major concern for companies striving to improve the performance of their fleet, according to a 2018 global benchmark study , conducted by Descartes, that surveys fleet managers from a wide array of industries and logistics providers. The Financial Link.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

Despite their size, few people outside their industry have heard of them. of in-stock products ship the same business day from our DCs; that is best of breed for any industry.” Ferguson provides plumbing and heating products to 9 specialist customer groups – over a million customers – in the US and Canada. Conclusion.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 7, 2020

The Linde brand is particularly popular among decision-makers who routinely work with industrial trucks and are thus well versed with them. This is evidenced by the “Branchencheck Flurförderzeuge” (“Industrial Trucks Sector Check”), an extensive market survey conducted by Vogel Communications Group.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 6, 2019

In fact, two-thirds of the companies we surveyed characterized their omni-channel fulfillment performance (relative to peers in their industry) as average or below, with 30 percent characterizing it as below average. But neither group is close to 100 percent confident, as the chart below illustrates.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost-reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. The Path to Cost Reduction: Intel decided to try what was considered an unlikely supply chain strategy for the semiconductor industry: make to order.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 26, 2019

Ninety-six percent of Americans have made at least one online purchase and 51% of those surveyed say they prefer to shop online. In a recent survey , 96% of survey participants said the availability of free shipping impacts their purchase decision. Consumers are deciding when, where, and how they shop. Fast delivery matters.

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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.

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Women in Trucking

MARCH 9, 2020

And more promising news: 76 percent of female 18- to 26-year-olds have a favorable impression of professional driving, according to a recent nationwide study by the Adcom Group, a marketing and communications firm. Ultimately, driver pay needs to be at least $75,000 to reduce turnover, according to 80 percent of recruiters surveyed.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 1, 2018

That is a key takeaway from the 2019 22nd Annual Third-Party Logistics Study, which was released today by Infosys Consulting, Penn State University, Penske Logistics, and Korn Ferry at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Edge conference in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The survey, which was released during CSCMP EDGE in Atlanta on September 21, collected responses from hundreds of supply chain professionals 30 and under. The number of respondents entering the industry due to first-hand exposure, 38%, also increased over previous studies.

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MTS Logistics

JULY 21, 2023

The global shipping industry heavily relies on accurate and timely documentation, such as the Bill of Lading (BOL), to transport an astounding 11 billion tons of cargo annually. According to a survey by the Global Supply Chain Institute, 59% of companies reported that supply chain disruptions resulted in increased administrative work.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A McKinsey study found that 90% of supply chain leaders expected to transform their planning systems. A survey by boom! As two leading supply chain experts, Nada Sanders and Morgan Swink, found when they studied supply chain digital transformation , organizational issues were the biggest obstacles to success.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2021

Decades-old case studies seemed stale, so students wanted to know how real supply chains have dealt with the pandemic and what their response bodes for future. A generation accustomed to adopting the latest technology on social media, they want platforms with built-in communication for group collaboration and instant results of queries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2022

An IBM study found that 57% of consumers are willing to change their shopping habits to protect the environment. The results, based on a representative survey among more than 200 companies, shed unparalleled insight into key challenges in the industry, as well as best practices to improve supply chain performance and operation.

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Airfreight Logistics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The Industrial Revolution opened the door for robotic technology to become a pivotal part of everyday business, as it helped to facilitate business owners and optimized their operations. Today, technologies have traveled to a new frontier and robotics remains the main driving force that steadily pushes several industries into the future.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 7, 2019

When it comes to getting the most value from a TMS, what can we learn from leaders in the industry? Those are the main questions I discussed with Chris Jones, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Services at Descartes Systems Group , during a recent episode of Talking Logistics. Transportation benchmark studies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Much of this newfound optimism is attributable to a record jobs report in January – and yet we’ve seen a spate of layoffs in tech and other industries. Closer to home for supply chain professionals, driver shortages continue to plague the industry. These are the companies and leaders that aren’t letting a good downturn go to waste.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2021

A recent study from Congress found that while 46% of the national workforce is made up of women, females hold only 24% of transportation and warehousing jobs. Create an Employee Resource Group. These groups are not always based on gender — there are employee organizations on race, disabilities, military service and sexual orientation.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 24, 2018

However, a new study shows that the deterioration in receivables is masked by a significant slowing of payments to suppliers. Overall, the survey found the companies had a Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) of 33.8 The 1000 largest non-financial companies in the U.S. In 2017, companies significantly extended payments to suppliers, taking 3.4

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

One of the key findings of Descartes’ recent study of consumer sentiment of sustainable home delivery practices was that consumers have different delivery expectations when it comes to sustainability. Essentially, the study underscores that a lot of consumers have sustainable delivery personas.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 25, 2018

We’ve seen the evolution of the industry and its ongoing transformation , and have embarked on a transformation ourselves. This tech-savvy group can be a great source of new ideas and innovative solutions for managing the supply chain of the future. AIMMS has been active in the supply chain space for over 28 years.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

His statements are based not only on discussions with experts from the industry and research, but also on data from Setlog customers who use the SCM tool OSCA. The shortage of skilled labour is putting companies in industrialized nations in increasingly difficult situations.

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