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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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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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Uncertain US Shippers Shifting Freight, Altering Inventory Strategies

Blue Grace Logistics

Cassidy | JOC.com September 25, 2023 US shippers uncertain about sales and order volumes this holiday season are likely to increase less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments despite lower truckload rates, data from an industry survey suggests. Everyone is sitting on a tremendous amount of inventory,” Lockard said. 31 earnings call.

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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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Signs of Q1 optimism are seen in BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index

Blue Grace Logistics

Q1 optimism seen in BlueGrace Confidence Index Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - December 11, 2023 The recently-released edition of the BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index issued by Tampa, Fla.-based

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BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index Has an Optimistic Outlook, for the Fourth Quarter

Blue Grace Logistics

And it added that by analyzing revenue forecasts, inventory levels, and order volumes, it provides industry stakeholders with valuable insights into what to expect next quarter and how that reflects the freight market. What’s more, negative order sentiment, in terms of revenues, fell 69.2% growth rate. decrease rate.