GoShip Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Last year was tough for the shipping industry, causing many businesses to be more considerate than ever when planning for their 2021 transportation budget. About the UPS GRI 2021 . Carol Tomé, the new CEO of UPS has commented the GRI: “ The final piece of our strategy comes down to being better, not bigger.

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GoShip Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2020

COVID-19 and the economic fallout have highlighted the weak points in companies’ strategy , inventory, marketing, and transportation. Here’s a rundown of what your business can focus on heading into 2021. Key small business trends in 2021. Local cooperation.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to reshape the supply chain, we're looking ahead to the emerging trends in warehousing you need to be aware of to ensure your organization thrives in 2021. Five Emerging Trends In Warehousing To Prepare For In 2021. Centralizing inventory in massive regional DCs for store replenishment was a successful strategy.

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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Phone This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. This is a significant shift from late 2021, when 93% faced serious disruptions. In other words, this is a far cry from 2021 and its dramatic capacity shortage.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 7, 2022

The tumultuous trading climates of 2020 and 2021 have necessitated agility, and a need to spearhead strategic, innovative, and risk-based financial focus. The post Growth opportunities for the manufacturing CFO appeared first on SYSPRO Blog. The CFO 4.0

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 18, 2022

Longstanding weaknesses in the supply chain like port infrastructure, outdated supply chain strategies and impacts of natural disaster and wars have all further affected global supply chains. The 2021 SYSPRO CFO 4.0 While the pandemic was undoubtedly the catalyst for recent supply chain disruptions it’s not the only cause.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The latest World Manufacturing Report, reveals that industries that adopted new technology started recovering faster from the pandemic, with increases of at least 10% in the first quarter of 2021, while low-technology industries registered a comparably lower growth rate of only 5.8%. ERP to drive business strategy and insights.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 31, 2022

Managing cash flow and margins remains a key objective for US finance leaders, based on our survey in 2020, 2021 and now into 2022. I’ll be back with another blog that closely examines key phenomena, prominent trends, and best practices as we navigate the “Next Normal. 3. Improving visibility into performance.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 15, 2021

The real story with rates is that there will be a volume backlog that will persist through the first quarter of 2021, and while short-term corrections will occur, the overall trend will be a decline in rates. Capacity is expected to remain fairly tight through much of 2021. Rates will swing in tandem with the market influences.

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

US holiday retail sales in 2021 will rise 2.7% – US Holiday 2020 review and Holiday 2021 Preview, Emarketer Insider Intelligence, Feb 2021. Before preparing themselves for peak season sales, businesses should know the upcoming trends so that they can devise effective strategies. in 2021 to $933.30

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2021

A new calendar year is a perfect time to set some goals for your organization and start planning new business strategies. A TMS can also reduce your operational costs, which, given what we’ve seen from 2020, will be an essential survival strategy for every company going forward into the new year. But it also goes beyond that.

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MercuryGate

AUGUST 12, 2021

As the world prepares for peak season 2021, e-commerce logistics needs more support than ever. The post How E-Commerce Logistics Accelerates the Need For Omnichannel Strategies & Omnimodal Execution appeared first on MercuryGate International.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 20, 2023

Expanding Business In A Slow Economy Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - June 20, 2023 Logistics Firms Forced to Adjust Post-COVID Dan Ronan, Sr. More recently, it has had to adjust its strategy.

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Locus

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

It gives us immense pleasure to announce that Locus has been identified as one of the 20 Representative Vendors in the 2021 Gartner® Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling and Last-Mile Technologies. 13 December 2021. . appeared first on Locus Blog. Gartner Disclaimer. and/or its affiliates in the U.S.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

What This Blog Is About: Shipper’s top concerns for their supply chain. In a 2021 study by Inbound Logistics, logistics technology providers said that 58% of their shippers were concerned with capacity constraints, triggering 68% of shippers worried about how they were currently optimizing their transportation resources.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 13, 2023

Girl Scout Cookies Crumble Under Supply Chain Woes Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics For some Girl Scouts and their bake sale fans, it’s shaping up to be another tough cookie season. This year is seeing similar problems.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 27, 2022

It goes without saying, that in order for the skills deficit to be reduced significantly, skills development needs to be central to a business digital strategy. A 2021 study conducted by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute (MI) predicts that 2.1 Part of the challenge in empowering employees to adapt to Industry 4.0

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Freightos

APRIL 25, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Comments This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Despite the reduced customs costs, both companies are likely shipping by air at a loss—a sustainable strategy for their coffers but one that majorly impacts supply chain organizations reliant on the same volumes.

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10xLogistics

JUNE 28, 2023

Strategy Duration: Many companies confuse tactics with strategy. Did anyone think the growth rates of 2020/2021 could continue indefinitely? So, strategically, should anyone have set up their long term capital investment and strategies around a growth rate that mathematically just could not continue? I have a few ideas.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In 2021 we find governments and organizations now grappling with these predictions and how best to deal with the outcomes of these predictions. According to McKinsey , the value of goods traded globally has tripled to more than US$10 trillion since 2000, and because of recent events, they are having to re-evaluate supply chain strategies.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 19, 2021

And to survive 2021, freight management parties need to know a few things about the value of shipping lane acuity and how SONAR makes insight into possible. Broad market assumptions are great for broad strategies, but as everyone knows, the supply chain is rarely that simple. Think about it.

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GoShip Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

COVID-19 and the economic fallout have highlighted the weak points in companies’ strategy , inventory, marketing, and transportation. Here’s a rundown of what your business can focus on heading into 2021. Key small business trends in 2021. Local cooperation.

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Locus

MAY 25, 2022

Here are seven key strategies that they have used to make it happen. 2021, Statista. 2021, Statista. Time to bring your strategies into action using a dispatch management platform! The post 7 Key Strategies To Keep Up With Changing Last-mile Customer Expectations appeared first on Locus Blog.

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Freightos

JANUARY 3, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Comments This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. The US has indicated that the naval force will use a defensive strategy to secure the waterway, while the Houthis have threatened to attack US Navy ships if Houthi positions in Yemen are targeted.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Shipping costs skyrocketed over 300% in 2021 as borders and ports were closed around the world in response to the pandemic, and these will continue to be elevated. Supply chain survival strategies that manufacturers and distributors can leverage. Out of hardship come opportunities: leverage the possibilities with ERP.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The 2021 peak shipping season is on track to break records, and for months, industry experts, including Inbound Logistics, have discussed how the ongoing peak of e-commerce from 2020 will lead to added pressure for this holiday shopping season. Offering consultative guidance in supply chain strategy. .

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3PL Insights

AUGUST 16, 2021

With the growth of e-commerce over the past decade businesses adjusted their last-mile delivery strategy. We are still far from seeing this strategy fully implemented. Implementing the strategies mentioned in this article can help e-commerce businesses stay competitive. Challenges of Last-mile Logistics.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 4, 2021

That alone is evidence that shippers need to start rethinking their strategies and supply chain risk management systems, but there are other challenges that are often overshadowed by the pandemic in the past year like weather, supply chain cyber security , labor shortages, market volatility, and more.

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CLX Logistics

JULY 26, 2021

Let’s look at the facts – the percentage of supply chain managers using new analytics tools and services to develop better bidding strategies has increased from 17% in 2017 to more than 30% in 2020. In March, we wrote about many of the issues impacting chemical bidding and benchmarking carrier rates in 2021.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In the second quarter of 2021, cargo theft experienced a 253% increase by value. In the second quarter of 2021, cargo theft experienced a 253% increase by value, according to Sensitech’s quarterly Cargo Theft Intelligence Report. ” The good news is that shippers can deploy strategies and technologies to ward off crime.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Near the end of 2021, I had the chance to make the early call on Logistics Viewpoints on what 2022 would look like across five major logistics themes. Theme 2: Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies. Figure 1: U.S. Container Import Volume Year-over-Year Comparison. Source: Descartes Datamyne.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A 2021 Peak Shipping Season survey conducted by Edelman Intelligence found hiring to be a strong concern among supply chain decision makers with 90% having a strong need to increase hiring to account for peak season and beyond. Download the Report: 2021 Peak Shipping Season Survey. Download the Report: 2021 Peak Shipping Season Report.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 14, 2024

As recently as 2021, survey data reveals that 98% of manufacturers have, are, or are planning to implement an eCommerce strategy. Download Now The post Going digital: B2B eCommerce and what it means for manufacturers and distributors appeared first on SYSPRO Blog.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 13, 2021

With the events of 2021, including the attack on the Colonial Pipeline earlier this year, the importance of supply chain cybersecurity is among the most in-demand factors driving adoption of third-party systems and resources in logistics. Download the Report: 2021 Peak Shipping Season Survey. Request a consultation with GlobalTranz

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Subscribers receive near-time market intelligence to improve pre-RFP strategy analysis and can identify new market opportunities with little to none native, historical data. David Spencer, the Director of Business Intelligence at Arrive Logistics and #WithSONAR’s co-hosts discussed the outlook for 2021. It has been recognized by Inc.,

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 1, 2021

Many LTL industry trends, including capacity limitations, increasing accessorials, surcharge rates, changes in market trends and buying patterns, are almost certain to continue through 2021 and for some time to come. That gave rise to a new time pricing strategy, dimension (DIM) pricing. . Those were the roots of LTL shipping rates.

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Trinity Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Trinity has an in-house Education Team that provides you with many opportunities to continue your education and training on business strategy, industries, modes, sales, and other skill sets you may need. This year’s conference will be an all-day event held virtually on November 4th, 2021. CONTINUED EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES.

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