Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2024

I want to say a special thank you to Steve Banker and Conrad Hanf who I have worked closely with for the last 10+ years on Logistics Viewpoints as well as countless research projects, surveys, and events. The FLOW initiative was first launched in 2022 as a response to disruptions brought on by the pandemic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 24, 2024

Last week I attended the Blue Yonder ICON conference. The bank said Friday that it is launching new “Supply Availability Indexes” via a blog posting on Monday that going forward will feature as part of its regular monthly surveys of regional business activity. My write-up gets into all of the great things I saw while at the show.

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Penske Move Ahead

MAY 13, 2022

The survey is now live and will close on June 29. A complimentary copy will be available after it is released at the CSCMP EDGE 2022 supply chain conference in September. Penske Logistics is requesting insights from supply chain professionals to participate in the 2023 Third-Party Logistics Study. Please click here to begin.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2022

A couple of weeks ago, I attended Körber Supply Chain’s Elevate User conference. To understand what is really important, companies can look to senior management to develop a shared vision of sustainability or survey customers to see what they want in terms of sustainability.

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Penske Move Ahead

MAY 9, 2022

Report author and leading clean technology consulting firm, Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (GNA), unveiled the findings at their Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo , a four-day conference which drew a record number of attendees. Report authors surveyed nearly 250 U.S.-based By 2025, U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2022

FourKites has announced its 2022 Global Supply Chain Sustainability Summit. At this virtual conference supply chain leaders will focus on driving positive environmental impact through supply chain transformation. The half-day event will be broadcast live from Amsterdam on 9th March 2022 and be streamed to participants worldwide.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Driver shortage eases slightly in 2022 but relief likely temporary. The truck driver shortage eased slightly in 2022, after more than 90% of TL carriers raised pay last year, but the industry still faces its second-largest number of vacancies on record, American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said Tuesday.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

network this year after its initial success at select facilities in 2022. The rate rose to $8,607 on April 1, 2022, from $3,174 a year earlier. In its January survey of grocery executives and consumers, Grocery Doppio, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based West Coast was $2,618 as of Feb.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2022

” On the education and thought leadership front, Solace revealed that it will sponsor a second instalment of the EDA Summit conference on 4th May, 2022, building off the success of the inaugural EDA Summit conference held in May 2021. Ongoing Commitment to Open Standards.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

“According to the Körber 2023 State of Complexity Survey, 71 percent of supply chain professionals say that supply chain operations have become more complex in 2022, with only one in five able to stay ahead of their most pressing challenges.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

“According to the Körber 2023 State of Complexity Survey, 71 percent of supply chain professionals say that supply chain operations have become more complex in 2022, with only one in five able to stay ahead of their most pressing challenges.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2023

The Home Depot is undergoing a $500 million cost savings push that will see the company reduce its supply chain holding capacity, EVP and CFO Richard McPhail said during a June 13 investor and analyst conference. Broken out by industry, retail trade had the highest count of positive tests for all drugs—not just marijuana—in 2022 with 7.7

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