Sabinext

JANUARY 15, 2021

Here are the supply chain priorities on my 2021 agenda. Six Supply Chain Priorities for 2021. Digitalization and automation are profoundly shaping future supply chains and logistics – a development that will accelerate in 2021 and beyond. The Future of Supply Chains: 2021 has lots in store for us.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) and the European Unions Forced Labor Regulation (FLR) are prime examples of this tightening framework. The UFLPA, signed into law on December 23, 2021, specifically targets goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in China. market unless proven otherwise.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Many major challenges of 2021—capacity constraints, ecommerce growth and driver shortage—are rolling over into 2022 and, in addition, the environment and machine learning are becoming more important for logistics and supply chain professionals. Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies.

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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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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

For example, the Freightos Baltic Index indicates a 69% increase to North America’s East Coast and a staggering 226% to Northern Europe since the crisis began. 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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Conger

JANUARY 27, 2023

Examples of automation range from a household thermostat to a large industrial control system, self-driven vehicles, and warehousing robots. The industrial automation market grew globally, reaching $191 billion in 2021 , and is expected to reach $395 billion by 2029. Examples are industrial robots and multipurpose CNC machines.

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Morai Logistics

JUNE 5, 2019

A recent halt in market growth for retail leader Adidas, reminds organizations about the importance to assess their supply chain excellence strategies. To grow in an ever changing global market, organizations must strive to implement a long term supply chain excellence strategy. dollars by 2021’. trillion U.S trillion U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 3, 2021

Some have hit on the right strategies and are thriving in the new normal, and others are struggling. It was perhaps fortuitous that Target began implementing a strategy to focus on fulfillment from stores back in 2019. Kohl’s, for example, embarked on a partnership with Amazon to handle its customer returns.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

E-commerce sales have continued to soar in 2021. The National Retail Federation projects 2021 non-store and online sales will grow 18-23 percent to $1.09-1.13 OnTrac , for example, stopped accepting new peak business on September 1, but capacity issues are just one of the carrier-related challenges shippers must overcome.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

I was familiar with GXO as the former logistics segment of XPO and knew about select examples of its warehouse automation investments. But I was not well-informed on the breadth and depth of the company’s warehouse technology investments or the overarching technology strategy. Source: GXO Logistics Q3 2021 Investor Presentation.

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Now, That's Logistics

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Retail ecommerce increased by 75% in 2020 in Canada and is on track to expand by another 12% in 2021, according to eMarketer. This shift isn’t expected to wane anytime soon, and it’s forcing shippers to rethink their business strategies as they tackle current challenges and plan for the future. A Fresh Take on E-fulfillment.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MARCH 1, 2022

Proof of this can be found in the fact that Walmart has been investing more than 11 billion dollars in their US department over the last 2 years and has spread this amount out over 3 areas: e-commerce, technology, and their supply chain ( Danley, 2021 ). But what makes Walmart’s supply chain so good?

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CH Robinson Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2021

2021 was a difficult year in global logistics due to ongoing volatility. As we approach another potentially volatile year, I wanted to provide key strategies for global shippers to consider. As you prepare for 2022, consider what different modes, trade lanes, or inland transportation strategies you can implement in your supply chain.

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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

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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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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MTS Logistics

APRIL 15, 2022

Despite all these issues, cargo handled has rose a whopping 22% in the period of December 2021/January 2022/February 2022 compared to the December 2020/January 2021/February 2021 period according to data from the Port of Houston. East Coast ports, especially Savannah and Charleston due to proximity.

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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. Take for example the implementation for an ERP system. A 2021 study conducted by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute (MI) predicts that 2.1 The post Industry 4.0:

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 6, 2022

Derek Gittoes, a vice president of supply chain management product strategy at Oracle, said “this is very much an estimate. For example, Oracle is using average emission from a 5-ton truck, or a bulk tanker. Intel is an example of a company that has committed itself to be carbon neutral by 2040.

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ShipLilly

APRIL 7, 2021

The comparative statistics of the 30th of November 2020 against the 31st of January 2021 indicate a dramatic spike in just two months. The latest incident involved a 260-container loss which happened near Japan in February, 2021. For example, by the third week of February 2021, only 943 had been unloaded from ONE Apus.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

That facility joined our extended global network in 2021, and was one part of an ongoing strategy to expand our reach worldwide so our clients have the fastest, most affordable shipping possible. We feel doubly honored, as a result, because in addition to our Florida headquarters, we have another first-party facility in Kentucky.

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ShipLilly

OCTOBER 21, 2021

For example, operators have demonstrated a history of changing their models to focus on the most lucrative trades. Premiums may be increased for space even as the overall pricing strategy for the industry is flexible. For example, East Asia-West Coast services have risen from 48 at the beginning of 2021 to 67 in late September.

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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. Service Level Benchmarking.

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

So, in 2021, the Building Economic Strength Through Manufacturing Act was passed. technologies, such as the above examples, can raise productivity by 40 percent. In 2021, manufacturing was the industry that suffered the most cyberattacks, according to IBM’s X-Force Threat Intelligence Index. Industry 4.0

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Locus

MAY 25, 2022

Take last-mile deliveries for example. Here are seven key strategies that they have used to make it happen. 2021, Statista. 2021, Statista. Example: An operation manager manages order fulfillment for two different delivery zones — Zone A and Zone B. And how they have been changing! – Statista, U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2022

e-commerce sales increased again in 2021, up 14% year-over-year (YoY), and by more than 50% compared to 2019. Merchandising can also tap into fulfillment data to function more effectively by checking inventory strategies against parcel shipping data to ensure the right product mix is in the right locations.

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WorkWave

DECEMBER 8, 2020

As we enter 2021 and gear up for a new year, many of us are making personal resolutions and reflecting on what we want to achieve in the coming year. Whether you’re setting personal resolutions for 2021 or not, there’s no time like the present to turn your focus to your business and what goals you should focus on moving forward.

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Freightos

APRIL 25, 2024

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. From Q3 2021 to early 2022, Freightos Air Index China-U.S. These rates dipped to around $3.50/kg

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

PepsiCo generated $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, with 23 food and beverage brands that generate more than $1 billion each in retail sales. Because of the food giant’s size, their sustainability strategy also is very broad. 294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021.

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Bringg

JANUARY 23, 2018

JD.com, the Chinese online retailer is raising $2 billion to fund its warehousing and delivery unit – a move that will bring its strategy closer to Alibaba, that country’s leading e-commerce platform. To get a sense of the scale of the opportunity, china’s e-commerce market size surpassed $1.1

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2022

in October 2021. With snarled supply chains, 2021 holiday shipments (sweaters, holiday decorations and such) arrived late in many cases and have contributed to a degree to this inventory build up. The retail inventory to sales ratios have trended up in the recent past, with these ratios standing at 1.18 A ratio of 1.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If 2020 and if 2021 proved anything, it’s that the omni-channel selling environment is here to stay. For example, they might browse products online, but visit a brick-and-mortar store to finalize their selection. of all e-commerce sales in the US during 2021. The mega online retailer accounted for a staggering 41.4%

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Supply chains are ‘strangling strategy’, with the movement of commodities so significant an issue that logistics is securitising. [1] Of all the ‘pillars’ of the national support strategy, the most consequential was the issue of mobilisation. 1] Beaumont, D., 2] Beaumont, D., 3] Marles, R.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The cost to transport containerized goods peaked at unprecedented levels in late 2021. This sounds like another example of supply chain whiplash (start and stop) to me. As of Friday, it had collapsed all the way down to 3,095 points, sinking 30% in just eight weeks and 18% versus the previous week.

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ShipLilly

JUNE 9, 2021

For example, the lack of pallets has a tremendous effect on the supply chain for many companies. It is anticipated that the pallet shortages will go on for a few months and possibly right to the end of 2021. The first strategy involves using reclaimed lumber. The second strategy involves using wooden pallets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 22, 2021

On June 2, 2021, The Wall Street Journal reported that a ransomware attack against JBS had resulted in the cancellation of shifts across all US plants. Cyberattacks seem to be growing in prevalence and severity, particularly those around the major supply chains in the US, including both the fuel supply chain and the food supply chain.

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