AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Our 2018- 2019 Network Design Survey showed that the majority of organizations are still relying on spreadsheets (nearly 60%) and gut feel (15%) to make network design decisions. Here scenarios can also play a critical role, as we will explore in upcoming articles. Read on for common use cases. . Stay tuned! .

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

In fact, IT spend as a percent of business capex crossed over the prior ~10 year average in 2019 and we see that trend extending in early 2020.”. In a 2018 survey by GEODIS, only 6% of supply chain professionals worldwide believed their companies had achieved supply chain visibility ? And Agility Can Help Improve Profitability Too?

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Freightos

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This article provides an overview, based on a survey of over 1,200 small businesses, of how small and midsize businesses have weathered the storm, and how a changing – and potentially recessionary – market is impacting their outlook. Door to door costs were even more significant. The results tell a mixed story. .

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

According to the 2023 Super Bowl survey , 192.9 According to Mercedes-Benz Stadium officials , fans in attendance at Super Bowl LIII ( in 2019) purchased 117,400 beers and 16,300 hot dogs. And don’t forget all the hot dogs and beer consumed at the stadium! Here’s what’s involved. million U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

In my Logistics Viewpoints article in April 2021, Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain , I mentioned that we will continue to explore here the concrete steps in the digital journey and examples of determination from the top in addition to logistics operations. The payoff is well worth it.

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Women in Trucking

MARCH 9, 2020

It’s remarkable, then, that a recent customer survey by DriverIQ, a provider of back- ground screening for the trucking industry, showed that 35 percent of companies have NO programs aimed at recruiting and retaining women drivers! More than a quarter of fleets participating in the WIT Index reported a 28.7

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FreightWaves SONAR

JULY 10, 2023

seemingly ignored inventory data that the pandemic-driven buying spree that lasted from March 2020 until the end of 2021 was waning, leading to bloated inventories, according to an article written by FreightWaves’ Mark Solomon. The company’s survey of Fortune 100 companies showed that 77% have implemented hybrid work schedules.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Our 2018- 2019 Network Design Survey showed that the majority of organizations are still relying on spreadsheets (nearly 60%) and gut feel (15%) to make network design decisions. Here scenarios can also play a critical role, as we will explore in upcoming articles. Read on for common use cases. . Stay tuned! .

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Freight Center

JANUARY 30, 2020

The American Trucking Research Institute (ATRI) recently published its annual Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry for 2019. Of those four, we’ve dedicated one article to an in-depth discussion of Transportation Infrastructure, Congestion and Funding. What Can Be Done About Truck Parking? What Can Be Done About HOS Rules?

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Logistics in War

MAY 1, 2020

This article survey automation in logistics and highlight areas of promise for military logistics. A following article will discuss a more important topic – instead of autonomy of logistics, this second article will look at the logistics of autonomy.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 18, 2020

26 tugs; 9 pilot boats; 2 pilot helicopters; 7 work boats; 4 dredgers; and 3 survey boats. In December 2019, South Africa had a very good month in terms of trade balance because it had a ZAR14.8 19 container berths; 36 dry-bulk berths; 29 break-bulk berths; 13 liquid-bulk berths; and. using below key resources *.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Related Articles. billion, and it’s on track to exceed $200 billion in revenue in 2019. The report includes data on the most common sales processes and contract lengths. It also lists operational strengths and procurement survey results. Click here to look at our new privacy policy.

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Morai Logistics

JANUARY 17, 2019

This article outlines the various obstacles the transportation industry faces caused by the capacity crunch. According to the 2018 Inbound Logistics Annual Survey : 81% of shippers felt their biggest challenge was ‘finding capacity’ 78% of shippers experienced rate hikes.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

As the Wall Street Journal reported recently, a survey of 1,310 supply chain managers in Europe carried out by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply finds that one in 10 company executives in the UK fear that their enterprises could go bankrupt if Brexit causes Customs delays of just 10 to 30 minutes. Compliance to U.S.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

January 31, 2019 ·. Bureau of Labor Statistics on January 4, 2019 indicated an unemployment rate of 3.9 Data from the National Science Foundation’s 2015 Survey of Doctorate Recipients reveals an unemployment rate for science, engineering and health (SEH) Doctorates is 1.78%, compared to the national average of around 4% at the time.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Historically, as evidenced by a 2019 poll by the American Transportation Research Institute, turnover rates in the trucking business are substantially greater than in most occupations (ATRI). Use surveys to find out how you might improve your employees’ working conditions. Applaud any personal bests or achievements.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 12, 2020

The Chinese food delivery market, dominated by pizza orders, reached $6.138 billion (USD) in 2019, so the surge translates into millions of dollars and a significant fillip for industry leaders Ele.me A study by market research group NPD reveals how that particular market grew in value in January by 20 percent compared to a year earlier.

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Turvo

JULY 27, 2021

A report based on a survey by Finances Online found that the most critical inventory management practices for companies were forecasting (61.3%), warehouse management (50%), logistics (46.8%), and back-end technology (32.3%). Keeping this focus continues to be essential for the management of the supply chain. .

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A year before, in 2014, a Harvard Business Review article pointed out that supply chains were becoming increasingly global and complex and consequently more at risk than before. One source reports disruptions increased over 60% between 2019 and 2020. It went on to add that the consequences for significant disruptions were enormous.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 27, 2019

This article, written by Mal Walker , Manager at Logistics Bureau, in the January/February 2019 issue of MHD Supply Chain Solutions. My survey revealed a combination of storage modes, i.e. block stacking, drive-in racking, and selective racking. People often ask me: what is the secret to distribution centre (DC) design?

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

million USD in 2019. According to a Gartner’s Logistics Outsourcing Survey , more businesses than ever before are looking to outsource to 4PL, with 42 percent of respondents looking for providers that can design, build, run and measure logistics functions. The 4PL Market is Growing Exponentially. It is predicted to reach $78,981.5

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

At the Summit, INTTRA announced the launch of its INTTRA Rates pilot, the planned expansion of Avantidainto North America, and the results of an industry survey highlighting top strategic issues. INTTRA intends to launch a fully digitalized rates solution in the first half of 2019 based on the results of the pilot. Article Topics.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. The most recent updates were made in September 2019. . Supply Chain Strategy.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. The most recent updates were made in January 2019. Supply Chain Strategy.

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Conger

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Don't have time to read the whole article? Now, the purpose of this article is to make you familiar with the new ANSI standards for aerial lifts. ANSI developed the "new ANSI A92 standard" in 2018 and published them in 2019. MEWP Classifications: What Are the Different Types. Examples of MEWPs. Quick Summary.

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Mazars Ledger

MARCH 26, 2019

Seven years ago, we launched the Mazars Water Industry Outlook with the aim of playing our part in leading the… The post U.S. Water Industry Outlook appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 30, 2021

What’s covered in this article: 4th of July traditions and spending. Hot dogs are a 4th of July favorite, with Americans eating close to 150 million hot dogs in 2019 alone. In 2019, the US spent over $1.6 Unlike last year where celebrations were muted, this year sees the trend pickup to match the 2019 spending map.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 31, 2018

According to a recent VDC survey, the top two warehouse improvement initiatives for 2018—which are consistent with years past—are on-time shipments/getting orders shipped faster and reducing labor costs. This will be a driving force moving forward and particularly in 2018-2019, he adds. Article Topics. AutoID ma rket analysis.

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Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

This article looks at how logistics readiness has shaped military success and failures, created the nature of operations, and most certainly the capacity of militaries to be viable as a force. This is an edited adaption of a presentation given at the Australian Defence Force conference ‘Rapid Force Projection’ in April 2019.

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Logistics in War

JULY 23, 2019

This article looks at how logistics readiness has shaped military success and failures, created the nature of operations, and most certainly the capacity of militaries to be viable as a force. This is an edited adaption of a presentation given at the Australian Defence Force conference ‘Rapid Force Projection’ in April 2019.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

I recently reviewed a survey from OpenText that took a look at this issue. The survey itself was much more far reaching than asking this simple question. OpenText surveyed over 25,000 consumers across 12 countries to look at consumer shopping patterns and behaviors and how the Covid pandemic changed consumer attitudes.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 8, 2019

This article, written by Mal Walker , Manager at Logistics Bureau, in the March/April 2019 issue of MHD Supply Chain Solutions. In early April I had the opportunity to visit Promat 2019 in Chicago. This may be hard to understand in a nation with over 330 million people, yet it’s top of the list in the Deloitte survey.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2020

A Kearney study showed a “particularly sharp decline” in manufacturing imports from China to the US in 2019. A total of 56 percent of 635 US small-business owners surveyed by Australia-based money transfer operator OFX said they are pondering moving supply out of China, or had already done so. Thus began the exodus from China.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 26, 2021

In 2019, close to 25% of all German companies, including Adidas and Puma, had announced plans to remove operations from the People’s Republic. Although there is little evidence that the incentive has stimulated re-shoring to any great extent, some 900 Japanese companies have chosen to begin procuring supplies from countries other than China.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Brexit customs delays of 30 minutes could bankrupt one in 10 UK firms, survey suggests (Independent). Here are more details from the article: The home-improvement chain had already been using trucks to deliver large items such as building materials from stores in a day or so. WTO downgrades outlook for global trade as risks accumulate.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Every year, in our annual MH&L Salary Survey , we ask readers to identify the biggest challenge they face in their jobs, and every year they tell us the same thing: finding, developing and retaining talent. In the world of economics, articles abound regarding the controversial issue of whether in the future the U.S.

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