Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2018

DC Velocity and Descartes have conducted a transportation benchmark study for the last two years to help transportation professionals understand what is driving the market, and how the strategy and tactics of top performers differ from the rest of the pack. Figure 1: Transportation IT Spend Change Next 2 Years (Source: Descartes).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2023

ARC Advisory Group’s Global Warehouse Automation Research study is now complete and available for purchase. The research process includes an analysis of large amounts of information and interviews with executives from numerous warehouse automation providers; and concludes with the publication of ARC’s research study.

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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. significantly improved their ability to generate cash in 2017, producing the strongest working capital performance since 2008. In 2017, companies significantly extended payments to suppliers, taking 3.4

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Talking Logistics

JULY 9, 2018

According to a 2017 Michigan State University Supply Chain Management study , “supply chain and product complexity possess a number of sources that vex supply chain operations…customer accommodation is the first,” including the demand for speed and visibility into shipments.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Brandt Group, the Franco-Algerian home appliances manufacturer, has optimised the supply of washing machines, cutting costs and excess stock by up to a third after implementing supply chain software from FuturMaster. The post Case Study: Demand Management Efficiency for Brandt Group appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 17, 2018

As far as back 2015 a study estimated that 8 million tons of plastics are swept into waterways annually — equivalent to a garbage truckload every minute. And they have been pushed to do this over the past several years by a shareholder activist group called As You Sow. In 2017, Unilever agreed to a similar commitment by 2025.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

A press release from October of 2021 stated that solutions sold by the Group over the course of one year result in the avoidance of around 1,300 million tons of CO2 emissions over those product’s lifespan. These avoided CO2 emissions from their products, they argue, are around 40 times the Group’s own total carbon footprint.

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. At automaker BMW Group, for instance, plant employees can walk up to seven miles per day.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Accolade group, which invests in premium industrial and logistics property, has a new addition to its team. The group has so far invested nearly 28 billion CZK (over a billion EUR) in Poland and are planning to plough a further 12 billion CZK (around half a million EUR) into Polish activities. The group has now completed 2.6

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Even before the arrival of the pandemic, the global e-learning market was expanding at an astonishing rate, with a 2019 study estimating that it would reach $336.98 The study showed that upwards of 30 percent of American students enrolled in at least one online course in 2018. Campus Study or Online Learning?

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AIMMS

JANUARY 25, 2018

This tech-savvy group can be a great source of new ideas and innovative solutions for managing the supply chain of the future. Make sure you consider this to make your recruitment and retention efforts effective among this target group. . Millennials are important, put a strategy in place to attract and retain . Source: SCM World.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

To know the most difficult challenges as perceived by supply chain professionals, we turn to the SCM World’s 2017 Future of Supply Chain survey. Besides, these risks are much more serious (for example, there were about 134,000 reported cyber-attacks on businesses in 2017 , or almost 50 percent increase from 2016).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2023

Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired Supply Vision, a provider of shipment management solutions for North American Logistics Services Providers (LSPs). percent from 2017 through 2021 and will have a CAGR of 11.8 percent from 2022 through 2025.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 3, 2018

A military logistician is a study in contrasts. Bruce’s work can be found here , a portal to resources for any military professional seeking to document and used decision-forcing cases (case method studies) in education. Between 2007 and 2017, Dr. Gudmundsson held the Case Method Chair at the Marine Corps University.

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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. Based on this, participating companies were grouped into the following maturity levels: leader, advanced, developing and initiating. She lives in the Boston area.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The Fressnapf group headquartered in Krefeld, Germany, is Europe’s number one for pet supplies. In total, the group of companies’ employees more than 12,000 people. ” In the middle of 2017, SSI Schaefer handed over a system for mainly automated logistics processes with store-friendly picking and provision.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 11, 2018

Those are some of the key takeaways of the global UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper Global Study issued this week by UPS and comScore Inc. The survey is based on feedback from a comScore survey of more than 18,000 global online shoppers and was issued over the first three quarters of 2017. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Using data on 2017 truck traffic, the CBO estimated that a tax of 1 cent per mile on all roads would have raised approximately $2.6 billion that truck owners paid in 2017, as well as their proportional share of the $13.5 billion in revenues credited to the trust fund in the fiscal year 2017. However, in order to cover $14.6

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

One of my first clients back in 1999 was Descartes Systems Group. Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends). How can I summarize the many sessions and customer case studies I attended in a short blog post? presented a great case study on the company’s journey and success with real-time freight visibility.

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Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

As a leading employer, these results are very encouraging as we seek to recruit, hire and develop a diverse group of future supply chain leaders," stated Karyn Troxell, vice president of human resources at Penske Logistics. This is a significant increase from the 13% who cited this reason in 2019 and the 10% who noted it in 2017.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 11, 2018

The BG Sorter is Beumer Group’s latest system development. Put into operation in the summer of 2017, it distributes and delivers packages in Austria’s southernmost state and East Tyrol. Beumer Group provided the necessary technology, with its new high-capacity BG Sorter at its core, designed as a tilt tray sorter.

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Parade

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In 2017, they decided to expand the brokerage side, which is based in Sioux Falls, SD. You can find more customer stories like this on our blog, including , this case study we did with Keller Logistics Group. In 2008, they added a freight brokerage division to help cover excess freight and serve their shippers better.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Following the acquisition of both the Charles Wells Brewing and Beer business and various supply contracts in 2017, Marston’s elected to bring the distribution operation in-house at a new site in West Thurrock. The post Case Study: Roll Out the Barrel for Tailored Materials Handling appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

In an Associated Press-GFK poll in 2017 year found nearly 75% of Americans prefer to purchase American-made goods. That same study showed that only 30% were willing to pay more for them. Well, according to The Boston Consulting Group companies can only charge about 5% more for products made in the United States. . How much more?

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Trinity Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Citations for falsifying driver logbooks was on the rise in 2017, a main driver behind the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate slated to take effect December 18. percent in 2017 to the highest level in four years. percent in 2017 to the highest level in four years. percent of out-of-service orders. Looking to Learn?

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Envase Technologies

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

After eight years, in January 2017, Dembow decided to start his own freight brokerage company, based on the premise that adding value and offering clients unique and innovative solutions was a better way to run a business than just trying to get the next deal.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group. Trucking costs to halve by 2030, study predicts (LLoyd’s Loading List). Then in December 2016, one of the my predictions for 2017 was that “The Migration from Traditional User Interfaces to Chatbots and Virtual Assistants Begins.”.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2017

The average value of cargos stolen by fictitious pickup was $203,744 vs. $174,380 per incident for cargo thefts overall during the study period, a 17 percent differential. While cargo theft rates have been falling from 2016 to 2017, the value of goods being stolen has been steadily increasing. But it’s like playing whack-a-mole.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Mini Case Study: Walmart. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool. In 2017, the company began to look at new options for warehousing, knowing it would need to start placing inventory closer to customers if it wanted to compete in the challenging omnichannel retail space.

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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. percent increase in female drivers from 2017 to 2018, Shaver says.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 25, 2018

This tech-savvy group can be a great source of new ideas and innovative solutions for managing the supply chain of the future. Make sure you consider this to make your recruitment and retention efforts effective among this target group. Millennials are important, put a strategy in place to attract and retain. Source: SCM World.

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United World Transporation

MARCH 21, 2019

Recently there has been an improving spot market rate performance in 2017’s second half, although owner-operators became understandingly concerned about their income following the ELD mandate on December 18, 2017.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 17, 2018

The Hackett Group provides a useful visual for describing the maturity stages that supply chain is moving through as the industry strives to leverage data and advanced analytics. Supply Chain Analytics Maturity Model (Source: Hackett Group). And how could a company succeed in digitally transforming? Transform Into What?

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

A 2017 Global Sourcing study from American Shipper magazine found that 58% of shippers said their highest concern today is rising transportation costs. He is active with many professional trade associations where he serves on various committees and planning groups. Pain Points Increasing Transportation Costs.

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Carter Logistics

MARCH 12, 2019

The Conference was so well attended, that the use of additional hotel space was required to handle this year’s exceptional group of transportation and logistics professionals from the food industry. The current fuel situation has caused the industry to notice studies focusing on higher MPG goals.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Local Caption Defence’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) together with BAE Systems Australia have delivered an essential ammunition capability to the Australian Defence Force three months ahead of schedule. Logistics and the strangling of strategy, 2017, Logistics and the strangling of strategy – Logistics In War. [2]

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Automotive Logistics

JUNE 20, 2018

Four years ago, Nissan became the first major carmaker to assemble passenger vehicles in Nigeria when it started a car plant in Lagos in a joint venture with West African conglomerate, the Stallion Group. trillion yen in fiscal 2017, and an 8% core consolidated operating profit margin by the end of the 2022 financial year.

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