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. Key Trends Driving Change. The Financial Link.

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Freightos

AUGUST 31, 2016

Freightos’ focus has been on the shipper-forwarder relationship, both through AcceleRate which provides multimodal freight rate management and door to door freight quoting, and through the recently released online freight marketplace. Two years ago they partnered with ECS Group to offer online freight booking. They never looked back.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 6, 2021

There were several in-depth panel discussions on the latest industry studies, including CSCMP State of Logistics Report ® , the 2022 Third-Party Logistics Study and the 2021 Young Professionals in Supply Chain study. Here are several of my key takeaways from this year's meeting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

This year, Amazon has been ramping up efforts to crack down on the sale of counterfeits on its marketplace. Inventories at U.S. general merchandise stores expanded 1.2 percent in March, according to Census Bureau figures, after pulling back over several months from a record high last August.

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WorkWave

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Catering would involve cooking large amounts of food for group events, while meal prep and personal chef services would involve preparing food for one person or one family. Online Marketplace. Online marketplaces like Etsy allow you to sell your handmade products to people all over the world. Sustainability Consulting.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 26, 2018

And in today’s marketplace, more and more companies are offering after-market services or complete solutions that are closely coupled to the manufacturer’s products. Tim Baines, Professor and Executive Director, The Advanced Services Group, Aston Business School.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Studies show that software development projects always increase the initial cost estimate (sometimes by more than 200%). Because of the unique nature of proprietary ownership, they will have a competitive advantage in the marketplace. They feel it will be less expensive.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 30, 2021

Digital is in “ The study predicts strong growth for the B2B e?commerce billion (+34.9%) the Express division of Deutsche Post DHL Group closed 2020 with the best result in its more than 50 years’ history. In 2019, before the pandemic, global sales on B2B e-commerce sites and marketplaces had already increased by 18.2%

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WorkWave

MARCH 4, 2020

A study conducted in 2019 showed that company culture was the second most important aspect in job-offer evaluations behind salary. There are often bespoke solutions and resources available to simplify common processes or business needs, no matter how niche the industry or marketplace. Demonstrate a Pleasant Work Culture.

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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The CMA CGM Group , a worldwide leading shipping group, and Freightos, the world’s online freight marketplace, are pleased to announce they have signed an ambitious pilot agreement whereby CMA CGM has become the first ocean carrier listed on Freightos. CMA CGM , headed by Rodolphe Saadé , is a leading worldwide shipping group.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 2, 2023

Department stores survived for a long time by being one-stop-shops, but now we have marketplaces like Amazon, Ebay, and Etsy. But before you jump onto the bandwagon, you’ll want to conduct a very thorough niche market study. Which groups represent the best opportunity? We can’t all be first. Where are they advertising?

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Envase Technologies

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

rSpace has grown from a niche marketplace with a handful of locations in Los Angeles to a nationwide network of hundreds of facilities offering on-demand access to yard space. rSpace marketplace, listing their facility in Los Angeles ahead of the Sec?rSpace rSpace marketplace may have different requirements for yard use.

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GoShip Blog

APRIL 21, 2022

According to recent studies by Datareportal, the world currently has over 4.6 Influencers are individuals, groups, or organizations with a social media following and a degree of social influence in their field. billion social media users, with the average user spending about 2 hours and 27 minutes per day on various platforms.

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UL EHS- Sustainability

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Among her top tips for creating an inventory are to: label materials; create chemical ‘areas’, either physically or logically grouping materials; and to develop a routine schedule, so that the inventory process becomes an annual event. “By

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 20, 2015

It comes down to understanding your value proposition , staking out marketplace positioning, selling your USP internally and externally. We’ve conducted brand preference studies of manufacturers. Where do I compare vs. my competition (or am I happy with just switching share year in / year out or swapping distributors in a marketplace)?

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Shop Tab – a centralized TikTok marketplace where brands display their products Some of the highlights of using TikTok Shop include: 1.) The curated collections can be grouped based on theme or category (for example: cute clutches for a night out or must-have tech for travel ).

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

LogiMAT is upholding its reputation as an event that is “easy on the feet” by once again grouping exhibitors by product category within the ten exhibit halls, with an improved layout this year. The products, systems, and solutions on display there meet the demands of today’s marketplace. “As

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 7, 2019

With the marketplace growing more complex, continuing education professionals are cooking up new programs and remaking old standbys. In today’s complex marketplace, supply chain managers need to embrace ongoing, career-long learning—for themselves and their direct reports. Keeping Up With New Insights.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 11, 2018

As online shopping becomes more sophisticated and prevalent, coming with that is an influx of increased purchasing activity in various ways, including consumers buying more good online from both marketplaces and international retailers, as well as increasing their usage of digital devices for purchases along with different preferences for delivery.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

A quick stroll through the online marketplace in any industry reveals a consumer-driven demand for customization, personalization at, and engagement. A recent study found that 80 percent of respondents, discovered in a survey by Packaging World magazine, own a tablet, asserts Apriso's Transformation Manufacturing Blog.

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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. Fortunately, WorkWave has the tools to help support those efforts.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

To reiterate that reshoring is more than just hype and a very important topic for us to consider the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study found that 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. Modern manufacturers grapple with vast issues threatening profitability in the dynamic global marketplace.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 5, 2018

According to Clark, a TMS should be adept at connecting to multiple freight matching marketplaces and online logistics communities so that the shipper organization can match orders with capacity from more brokers, small independent trucking firms and fleet operators. Driverless trucks.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 7, 2018

According to Clark, a TMS should be adept at connecting to multiple freight matching marketplaces and online logistics communities so that the shipper organization can match orders with capacity from more brokers, small independent trucking firms, and fleet operators. Driverless Trucks. Distributed Order Management (DOM) Evolves.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The process usually includes analyzing historical data for seasonal trends and product performance, as well as gathering current data on competitors, marketplace trends, future marketing plans and promotions. While it sounds intense, the objective is not 100% accuracy, but to get as close as you can to an acceptable level of inaccuracy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2022

I had studied TV script writing at the University of Cape Town with Roy. And neither of us had studied business. But we believed, because we had studied TV script writing, that we knew how to pitch. We hired talented group of young engineers. This was an ecommerce florist with a distributed network marketplace.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 12, 2018

It is 130 miles north of New York City and 115 miles south of Boston. “The nature of the projects and the marketplace will decide how many terminals are necessary to support northeast offshore wind,” said Evan Matthews, the Connecticut Port Authority’s executive director. “We Compliance to U.S.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

According to a study conducted by Harvard Business Review, 73% of retail shoppers use multiple channels to shop. Another study by Retail Dive found that the average engagement rate of marketing campaigns using three or more channels was 18.96% (that’s the average across all channels!)

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20Cube Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

The new technologies are not only re-shaping the marketplace but also offering collaborative operation models for seamless logistics maneuver. during 2018-2023, reaching a value of US$ 1,374 Billion by 2023.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

One of the most popular articles we’ve ever done is our look at analyst group Gartner’s annual ranking of the Top 25 Supply Chains. which retained the PC and printer side of the business when Hewlett-Packard split off into two groups (the other group focuses on services), is all-in for supply chain. Content Summary: HP Inc.,

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Automotive Logistics

JUNE 28, 2018

According to a study carried out by the European Commission in 2014, almost a quarter of truck journeys on Europe’s roads are carried out empty. As Cranfield’s Wilding puts it, the most successful online marketplaces are those with some kind of performance rating system, where each party to a transaction rates the other.

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Chronicled

AUGUST 27, 2020

MediLedger Network: How Blockchain-Enabled Solutions Will Change How Companies Do Business, Together Business, Together This month is the 4th anniversary of our very first industry group meeting of the MediLedger Project. We also see the potential to create a valuable data marketplace between companies.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Logistics Management (LM): What are the greatest challenges facing 3PLs today in the domestic and global marketplace? Once accomplished, they should use successful case studies to pitch services to other potential customers. LM: From your unique perspectives, what do shippers need to do when evaluating the best 3PL provider?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 7, 2024

PepsiCo Europe has entered into a groundbreaking agreement with GreenDot Group to bolster the recycling of plastic waste for use in snack packaging. This collaboration supports investment in GreenDot’s recycling capabilities, aiming to incorporate recycled materials across PepsiCo’s snack packaging.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As a disclaimer, WebCargo , a Freightos Group company, does offers digital services to global forwarders and carriers, including online sales portals, digital eBooking, multimodal rate management and the Freightos.com freight marketplace. . Maersk Growth Case study. The Maersk Shift: Where it started. Maersk in the Future.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Case Studies. |. As per the research conducted by Aberdeen group, almost 60% of companies generate forecast at a frequency of lesser than a month. However even a month is a pretty long duration for sensing the demand for CPG company, as on daily basis there are wide fluctuations taking place in the consumer marketplace.

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Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

There was a lot of excess capacity in the marketplace. A 2014 study by The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte projected that employment in manufacturing and warehousing would fall a 2 to 3.5 "The demand-supply balance shifted much more dramatically this year when compared to last year," says Sean Monahan of A.T.

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