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The State of Supply Chain Trends Part IV: Data Analysis, Wearables, and the Cloud

GlobalTranz

In fact, up to 70 percent of companies surveyed in Europe have already implemented cloud-based solutions to enable rapid scalability and flexibility. The use of wearables will continue to be one of the top trends throughout the remainder of 2016 and upcoming years as well.

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Private Fleets or Outsourced Logistics? Which is Better?

Trinity Logistics

Current trends point to the shortage growing to over 160,000 drivers by 2028. In a recent survey by the National Private Truck Council (NPTC), more than a third of all challenges private fleets face are driver-related, like aging drivers and their retirement, recruiting, turnover, hiring, and retention. CUSTOMER SERVICE.

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

This estimate is according to responses provided by 83 percent of the manufacturing executives who participated in a survey conducted as part of an industry study by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Consulting LLP. Skills Shortages. skilled production workers. researchers. machinists. scientists. appear to include the following.

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C-TPAT Survey - Be careful what you ask for.

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C-TPAT survey gives members chance to sound off Are companies who participate in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism really achieving tangible efficiencies by partnering with the U.S. CBP turned to the University of Virginia to help design and conduct the survey. government to secure their international supply chains?

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Same concerns remain, when it comes to the truck driver shortage

247 Customs Broker

Even though that number is trending in the right direction, ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello commented that the driver market remains tight, with the driver shortage remaining a real concern for fleets and the industry. There are not a ton of easy answers at a time when all supply chain stake holders needs to be making this a top priority.

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Back to Basics in 2007 - 3PL Defined

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One of today's trends to solve this problem is outsourcing logistics or using third-party logistics (3PL) to manage complex distribution requirements. According to a 2005 survey, CEOs of 3PL companies operating in Asia-Pacific expected 17% average business growth over the upcoming three years. More later this January!

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Aptiv takes a global approach to mobility

Automotive Logistics

Another trend affecting the supply chain is the emergence of autonomous vehicles. “It is the hidden value of technology and data that we knew was there but didn’t realise was going to be the bigger benefit,” he acknowledges. A need for autonomous vehicles. There are similar worries in both the inbound and outbound sector in Europe.