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2023 Mid-Year Check-In: Current Status of Supply Chains and What’s Next?

Logistics Viewpoints

In February 2023 I wrote the article What Does 2023 Have In-Store for Global Supply Chains? It introduced the survey we had just launched to determine the perceptions, priorities, and strategic initiatives of today’s supply chain and logistics executives. One executive simply stated that it’s “an easy variable to address.”

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5 Airfreight Trends to Keep On Your Radar Screen in 2023

Now, That's Logistics

billion loss for 2022 and that industry-wide profitability will emerge at some point in 2023. “We When passenger planes were grounded during the pandemic, for example, air freight capacity shrank accordingly. Capacity constraints could become a bigger issue in 2023. Bloomberg reports that the industry will post a cumulative $9.7

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Where should packaging businesses focus in 2023?

Logistics Business Magazine

How investing in carton handling equipment and pallet wrapping automation could provide the step-change businesses are looking for in 2023: Labour. Recruitment of labour has long been a challenge for the sector, and that’s not likely to change in 2023. The post Where should packaging businesses focus in 2023?

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Six Ways Supply Chain Leaders Use Transportation as a Competitive Weapon

Logistics Viewpoints

Descartes’ 2024 Global Transportation Management Benchmark Survey shares responses from more than 630 companies, indicating there is a correlation between financial performance and the strategic importance senior management places on transportation. For example, Competitive Weapon companies are 3.4

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Automation’s Role in Alleviating Labour Shortage Pressures

Logistics Business Magazine

According to a recent survey, 76% of supply chain and logistics leaders are experiencing notable workforce shortages in their operations, with 37% of respondents characterising the resource shortage as high to extreme. The survey also found that 50% of the logistics-focused organisations surveyed are leaning into centralising operations (e.g.,

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Private Fleets are Providing Control, Stability and Value

Penske Move Ahead

The National Private Truck Council's 2024 Benchmarking Survey found that shipments and volume increased last year as private fleets positioned themselves as a value-added transportation solution. Inbound freight volumes also increased, with private carriers hauling 35% of inbound freight, up from 31% in 2023.

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CTU Code Boosts Supply Chain Safety

Logistics Business Magazine

The results show that the use of the CTU Code provides an increase in safety with a drastic reduction of loading accidents and damage to goods, as well as important benefits in terms of costs, improved efficiency, corporate image and reduced environmental impact.”