Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 24, 2024

Webinars Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - January 24, 2024 LinkedIn Live Webinar On-Demand: Floral Logistics: Overcoming The Thorny Path to Blossoming Success What’s the Topic? Did you miss our LinkedIn Live event?

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Locus

JUNE 15, 2023

If you were unable to attend the symposium, Our Chief Revenue Officer, Mehul Kapadia summed up the key themes from the symposium for SCM leaders, focusing on the top challenges they must surmount in 2023, and the strategies unveiled at the symposium to optimize supply chains, with a particular emphasis on last-mile delivery.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 21, 2024

By the end of 2023, 71 percent of GM’s direct and logistics suppliers had committed to the pledge. This framework is central to GM’s strategy, encouraging suppliers to make progressive steps towards sustainability. In 2023, they reported just 221 containers were lost at sea out of 250 million transported.

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Now, That's Logistics

JULY 5, 2023

She says it’s going to study the latest marketplace trends, come up with strategies to tackle fraud within brokerage operations and work on short, medium, and long-term legislative and regulatory solutions. In fact, a significant portion (59%) of carriers plan to adopt EVs by the end of 2023. First up – Linehaul rates.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 7, 2024

In late 2023, we conducted a survey of 1,000 supply chain and logistics decision-makers across North America and Europe across three sectors: manufacturing, distribution and retail; carriers; and logistics services providers. The results of the research report How Bad Is the Supply Chain and Logistics Workforce Challenge?

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Cassidy | JOC.com September 25, 2023 US shippers uncertain about sales and order volumes this holiday season are likely to increase less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments despite lower truckload rates, data from an industry survey suggests. Everyone is sitting on a tremendous amount of inventory,” Lockard said. a year ago. A ratio of 2.5

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 5, 2023

Ariana Villanueva VP Promotion Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - April 5, 2023 BlueGrace Logistics Promotes Ariana Villanueva to Vice President of People Strategy and Operations TAMPA, FL (Apr.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

ecommerce spending in November and December will increase 8%-9% over 2023, translating to $295.1-$297.9 When considering their last mile strategy this peak season, retailers should also take note of the growing interest in the environmental impact of home delivery, especially among younger consumers. billion in sales.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 10, 2021

Over the last decade, ever since social media and the IoT became common-place mediums, there has been a change in marketing tools and strategies. A more streamlined communication is provided by omnichannel strategies. A McKinsey study states that 56% of consumers would prefer the omnichannel route.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 23, 2023

Mark Derks, BlueGrace Chief Marketing Officer June 23, 2023 In the dynamic and ever-evolving logistics landscape, having access to accurate and timely data is essential. Here’s some key highlights from the Q3 2023 LCI: Anticipated revenue maintains a positive trend. Agile operations.

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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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GoShip Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

With the hurdles of 2022 behind us, here are logistics trends 2023 you can expect in the coming year. Automation and AI for Flexible Logistics Strategies. A recent study projects that cybercrime will cost the world up to $10.5 Environmental Regulations. Cybercriminals ramping up. trillion annually by 2025 if left unchecked.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Webinars Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search Adam White - February 29, 2024 LinkedIn Live Webinar On-Demand: Transportation Cost: The impacts & how to gain visibility to the right data What’s the Topic?

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Glenn Taylor | Sourcing Journal November 02, 2023 In an improving sign for the retail supply chain, the majority of shippers surveyed by third-party logistics (3PL) provider BlueGrace Logistics—64.4 There’s lots of transportation that occurs and so that’s why the truckload market took such a tremendous drop in Q1 of 2023.”

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3PL Links

MAY 11, 2023

Image source: Pixabay | Maximize Your Efficiency: Top 5 Supply Chain Trends to Adopt in 2023 We can all agree that the supply chain is critical to a business’s operational success, right? A study of home delivery consumer opinion demonstrates this low performance.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 9, 2024

Multichannel to Omnichannel You’ve heard us talk about a multichannel sales strategy before, and we’re happy to say that most of our ecommerce clients are already doing this. In 2024, we expect to see more brands moving from a multichannel strategy to create an omnichannel experience for their customers.

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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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Chery, along with brands its own like Exeed and Omoda, almost quadrupled its new car sales to just over 200,000 vehicles in Russia in 2023. While this pricing strategy impacts other producers, including those in Portugal, it has also forced Chinese companies to reduce output and cut jobs.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

a How to Navigate Your Supply Chain During Market Swings Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 21, 2023 In the realm of ever-fluctuating food prices, a pragmatic revolution is quietly taking place in the shopping carts of budget-conscious consumers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

In early November, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article looking at the top supply chain trends for 2023 and beyond. Fast forward 5 years, and ARC’s 2019 base-year study estimated the market at $11.9 I just completed the data gathering process for ARC’s global Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) market research study.

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Freightos

AUGUST 14, 2023

The Superconductivity Prelude Late in July 2023, South Korean researchers made headlines with a potential discovery – now mostly debunked – of a material that enabled superconductivity at room temperature. LK-99 Replication Vlog (August 3rd, 2023) Insane that @andrewmccalip @zebulgar & team pulled this off so quickly.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2022

As we close in on the end of the year, supply chain professionals are already planning for what 2023 will bring. o9 Solutions’ supply chain experts and leaders are sharing their insights on the trends that could become prevalent in 2023 and beyond. Supply chains will become the strategic drivers of business. What does that look like?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2023

All told, from these states, the recreational marijuana industry is poised to produce over $25 billion in revenue in 2023 (and that is a conservative estimate). And most have not returned, according to a new study by the American Transportation Research Institute.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 1, 2023

We took the opportunity to listen to our customers and roll out a strategy and hire Jose, somebody that’s done this before, and he’s done it before in a very successful manner.” We’ve had a number of our customers ask us when we’re going to get involved with Mexico,” Schara said. “We

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 1, 2022

IDC has estimated that two million jobs in artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things, cybersecurity and blockchain will remain unfilled by 2023 due to a lack of human talent. Organisations now have the opportunity to reassess their strategy to benefit almost every aspect of their operation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2023

Deploying artificial intelligence and machine learning in ways that improve both the customer and employee experience across such a massive environment is the focus of Walmart’s AI strategy. According to the strategy, the FDA will expedite review of premarket submissions for new products to prevent shortages.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 21, 2023

However, only 38% of the retailers studied give their store associates access to shopper purchase history and wish lists across all channels. Only 20% of the retailers studied provided personalised product recommendations and offers. Only 29% of the retailers studied provide real-time inventory statistics on their product detail pages.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2023

Demand for Goods and Services Remains High In Florida Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics Shippers’ demand for trucks may bounce back this year according to a Bank of America. What will 2023 bring for the economy of durable goods?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. But we’re also seeing many of the supply chain industry’s biggest digital pioneers displaying real moxie in recognizing the opportunity in front of them.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

P&O Maritime Logistics, a DP World company, last completed a study calculating the Scope 3 emissions footprint using a spend-based methodology. The study will be verified through an external auditor and reported in DP World’s 2022 Annual and ESG Reports.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

There are a myriad of strategies and tactics to take at each step, but if you look at it from the ecommerce merchant’s POV, there are three basic steps to customer acquisition. Embrace a multichannel sales strategy. It might be an enticing promotion, a podcast, case study or infographic. Retention: driving repeat purchases.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 17, 2019

The report presents an in-depth assessment of the Cloud Logistics Software including enabling technologies, key trends, market drivers, challenges, standardization, regulatory landscape, deployment models, operator case studies, opportunities, future roadmap, value chain, ecosystem player profiles and strategies.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 21, 2023

Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search Dana Ricksecker - March 21, 2023 A stressed supply chain is making businesses reconsider alternatives. Two strategies that have become more common to hear about are nearshoring and friendshoring. What is Friendshoring?

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Research confirms that post-Operation Warden Defence leaders were frustrated that Defence reforms had gone too far in starving military logistics capability; the Defence Committee (DC) directed the National Support Policy (NSP) branch to conduct a new study to focus upon how the ADF should approach strategic logistics.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In fact, according to Descartes’ 2023 consumer sentiment study on home delivery sustainability , a sizable 41% of respondents indicated they regularly or always make purchasing decisions based upon the product or company’s environmental impact.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2023

All told, from these states, the recreational marijuana industry is poised to produce over $25 billion in revenue in 2023 (and that is a conservative estimate). And most have not returned, according to a new study by the American Transportation Research Institute.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Over the years, Amazon’s strategy to tackle counterfeit goods focused on providing data to law enforcement and taking aggressive enforcement actions against counterfeit sellers. Separately, the company said in the past year, Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit sued or referred for investigation over 1,300 criminals in the U.S.,

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