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A Crash Course on Navigating Trends in Trucking and Freight for 2018

GlobalTranz

As a result, shippers across the globe are looking for ways to keep up with the Amazon’s unrelenting approach, and these trends in trucking and freight reflect a few of the key ways shippers, third-party logistics providers and truckers will respond 2018. Freight Forwarding Will Undergo Digital Transformation. What about Amazon Air?

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How Many Warehouses Does the US Have? Nobody Knows

Logistics Viewpoints

The Department of Commerce lists warehousing companies, but of course, most warehouses are not owned by third party logistics or public warehousing companies. Their last survey was in 2018. So, for example, if the back of a store is picking and packing ecommerce orders, that backroom is a warehouse. Then there is JLL.

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Boeing: The Turning Point(s)

The Lean Thinker

Of course, a high stock price enriches those people who already own shares, and makes options and stock grants more valuable, but they didn’t get into that either. ” The result was a 32 hour course that ran two days, then a break, then two days the following week. Elimination of waste: Focus on adding value.

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In Fast Fashion, the Tug of War Between the Circular Economy and Capitalism is Glaringly Apparent

Logistics Viewpoints

The apparel industry is a prime example. million tons of textile waste ended up in US landfills in 2018. Businesses, of course, seek to maximize profits. A prime example of a fast fashion brand is Zara. This waste could fill more than 1.5 But other industries’ performance is far worse.

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7 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends to Watch in 2018

Logistics Bureau

It’s also the time when I start to think about sharing my thoughts on trends for the coming year , but of course, stop short of trying to make predictions. The 7 Trends for Supply Chain Pros to Watch in 2018. 2018 Trend #1: Increased Focus on Cost-to-serve. 2018 Trend #2: Big Data and Advanced Analytics in the Cloud.

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Robots, Robots, and More Warehouse Robots!

Logistics Viewpoints

By 2018, large 3PL customers were willing to publicly speak about the benefits they got from these solutions. For example, if the system has trouble picking a particular item, an alert can tell a planner not to allow that stock keeping unit to enter the robotic picking queue. In 2016, the Locus style bots were not yet proven.

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4 Tips for Managing The 2018 Chinese New Year

Now, That's Logistics

And while it’s too late to take proactive steps to deal with the 2018 Chinese New Year, here are four things shippers should be doing now to manage holiday-related impacts: Keep close tabs on your suppliers’ production schedules. Chinese New Year in 2018 fell later than usual. This reality directly impacts China’s export environment.

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