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What Inventory, Order Volumes Could Mean for Holiday Freight

Blue Grace Logistics

Glenn Taylor | Sourcing Journal November 02, 2023 In an improving sign for the retail supply chain, the majority of shippers surveyed by third-party logistics (3PL) provider BlueGrace Logistics—64.4 percent of respondents had a “neutral” sentiment on order volume this holiday season, up from the 43.3 This is a slight jump from 61.7

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40% of Shippers and 3PLs to Invest in Transportation Technology

Logistics Business Magazine

Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, released the results of its 8th Annual Global Transportation Management Benchmark Survey of over 630 companies. Descartes and SAPIO Research surveyed 630 participants representing the logistics community (i.e.,

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The Power of Purchase Order Collaboration: A Game-Changer in Managing Direct Spend

Logistics Viewpoints

It is crucial for organizations to understand the importance of Purchase Order collaboration to effectively manage their direct spend, optimize operations, and mitigate risks. Configure to Order: This strategy involves customizing standard products based on customer specifications.

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New BlueGrace Logistics Index highlights industry sentiment for Q3 inventories, revenues, and orders

Blue Grace Logistics

based non-asset-based 3PL BlueGrace Logistics, pointed to variation across some key metrics, including revenue, inventory levels, and order levels, with a forward-looking slant. Revenue growth projections for Q4 from our Q3 survey are likely to improve going into retail season,” Jason Lockard, SVP of Managed Logistics at BlueGrace, told LM.

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Reshoring – The Future of Supply Chains

Speaker: Rosemary Coates - Board Member & Founder at Reshoring Institute, Best-selling Author, Host of the Frictionless Supply Chain podcast

Nearly 75% of the 628 businesses surveyed in a recent study by the Institute for Supply Management reported that the COVID-19 outbreak caused disruptions to their supply chain. In the same survey, 57% of participants mentioned longer than usual wait times for orders with foreign suppliers. How to reduce risk.

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RFID Enables Nearly 100% Order Accuracy for Retail

Material Handling and Logistics

Using RFID, companies can triple their order accuracy and reduce chargebacks. percent order accuracy. percent order accuracy. This study should cause retail industry stakeholders to consider the immediate positive impact item-level RFID can have on supply chain efficiency.

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Study raises hopes for increasing digitalisation

Logistics Business Magazine

76% of the 121 surveyed specialists and executives find in-plant transport jobs relevant or very relevant to the overall success of the company,” says Torsten Inkmann, Director of Industrial Logistics at INFORM. On-site transports: More than 100 transport orders per day must be managed by 71.5% of the surveyed companies.

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