Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The Conference Board ( conference-board.org ), a well-known, global business membership organization, conducted its C-SUITE OUTLOOK survey in the fall of 2021. Its survey results showed supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and rising inflation to be 3 of the 5 high impact external factors on the minds of CEOs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2023

A crowd of nearly 37,000 people flocked to the Javits Center in New York City to see what new solutions and innovations software suppliers had in store for 2023 and beyond. Blue Yonder At NRF 2023, Blue Yonder showcased a number of solutions around omni-channel order management and e-commerce integration.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

So, I want to take this opportunity to reflect on the top 15 most popular logistics stories from 2023 and see what our readers found to be the most interesting. So, let’s take a look now at the 15 most popular logistics stories of 2023. Best Logistics and Supply Chain Conferences to Attend in 2023 ; Clint Reiser Welcome 2023!

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2023

As we turn the page on 2022 , I’d like to make five supply chain predictions about what to expect for 2023. In a soon-to-be-published survey conducted by Coupa Software, European supply chain leaders cited the ongoing geopolitical conflict in Ukraine as a major concern.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

In June 2023, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies — if they are using control towers in their supply chain operations.

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Thomson Reuters 2023 Corporate Global Trade Survey Report explores the challenges and trends facing global trade professionals in an environment of constant disruption and uncertainty.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 31, 2023

In June 2023, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies — if they are using control towers in their supply chain operations.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 26, 2023

Of the 470,000 total drivers assessed for the 2023 Women in Trucking Association Index, roughly 13.7% (64,390) of them are women.

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RasTrac

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Verizon recently conducted a survey of over 600 fleet management professionals and they came up with some major trends to look out for in 2023. Their main findings included electronic vehicle (EV) adoption, fighting false claims with video, and using asset tracking to enhance equipment and trailer performance.

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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 With the chaos of the 2024 holiday season descending, the National Retail Federation predicts U.S. billion in sales. Of serious concern for retailers, many consumers cited delivery issues as a potential barrier to future online buying.

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Trinity Logistics

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

After several record setting years, 2023 saw shifts to the freight market. How did the 2023 freight market affect shipper and carrier businesses? Shippers answered that transportation costs were their biggest challenge in 2023, with supply chain delays/disruption and capacity not far behind. How are their partner relationships?

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 11, 2023

In DispatchTrack's "2023 Supply Chain Perspective" survey, 72% of professionals said they're still experiencing significant supply chain challenges despite claims that the global crisis has improved.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The survey showed that the extent to which supplier capacity went underutilized was higher in October 2023 than it was in September and August.

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Penske Move Ahead

MAY 7, 2024

Penske also released the results of a national consumer survey, Settling In: A Consumer Moving Trends Survey, which unveils new findings about people’s reasons for moving and the importance of establishing a sense of community in their new places of residence. This survey was live on March 27-April 2, 2024. 6) Atlanta, Ga. (5)

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Penske Move Ahead

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Penske Transportation Solutions has received a 2023 Military-Friendly Employer designation from VIQTORY, the publisher of the G.I. Organizations that received this distinction were culled from public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. In excess of 1,000 companies completed the survey. “We

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 14, 2023

E-commerce has been a wild card for the last few years — to say the least. But the challenges that cropped up from shifting buyer behaviors have a potential bright side. They could be presenting online merchants with new, exciting growth opportunities.

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TransAudit

MARCH 15, 2023

Understanding 2023 trucking projections will help you make smart shipping decisions and save money where possible. Most industry experts paint early 2023 as a bit of a rough period for the trucking industry. According to DAT Trendlines: Week over Week: For the week of February 20 to 26, 2023, spot load posts were down 8.9%

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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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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The food and drink ‘reformulation revolution’ continues apace in the UK’s supermarkets, according to Christmas supermarket survey figures released by CHEP UK & Ireland. Other survey findings. The post Survey reveals healthier alternatives to the fore appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Food Logistics

MAY 31, 2023

Anticipated revenue maintained a positive trend, only decreasing by 4% across all shippers surveyed, the BlueGrace Logistics study reveals.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2023

Data for the BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index is aggregated through a survey of shippers and reflects all freight transportation modes, while correlating growth or shrinkage to overall industry volume of shipments and price of products, according to BlueGrace. from the third quarter of 2022 to the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 30, 2023

2023 Manufacturing Trends Survey, conducted in collaboration with more than 240 professionals from a variety of manufacturing sectors across North America.

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Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Q1 optimism seen in BlueGrace Confidence Index Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - December 11, 2023 The recently-released edition of the BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index issued by Tampa, Fla.-based

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2023

Read more The post [Video] Discussing the Lessons Learned in Transportation Procurement Management appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Read more

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MAY 24, 2023

The WSC Containers Lost at Sea Report – 2023 Update has highlighted positive developments in container safety in international liner shipping with only 661 containers lost at sea in 2022 out of 250 million transported which is the lowest losses in % (0.00026%) since 2008.

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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.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2022

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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

And the answer lies in how their 2023 went too. Navigating 2023’s Challenges and Looking Ahead While 2023 saw a general decrease in demand, with 60% witnessing a downturn, most attributed this to high inflation and a shift in consumer preferences.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Teradyne, which reports earnings on Tuesday, warned investors in its 2022 annual report about the potential impact of the October regulations, and in October 2023 said the restrictions hit both Teradyne’s sales to certain companies in China and its manufacturing and development operations. billion worth, the survey found.

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Now, That's Logistics

DECEMBER 27, 2022

billion loss for 2022 and that industry-wide profitability will emerge at some point in 2023. “We The situation has since righted itself, but there are some key airfreight trends that are taking shape and shippers should be paying attention to in 2023.” Capacity constraints could become a bigger issue in 2023.

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Freightos

JUNE 6, 2023

The following data is from a survey we conducted last month (May, 2023) across hundreds of small business importers who tap Freightos.com’s global freight marketplace. By 2023, average inventory turnover for small and midsize businesses, had dropped for the 50% percentile ShipBob seller from 1.59 The key takeaway?

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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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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 2, 2024

A 2023 survey by McKinsey reported that 79 percent of all respondents had at least some exposure to gen AI, either for work or outside of work. Before 2023, AI involved two technologies. When ChatGPT was released in 2023, a new AI term was introduced — Generative AI (GenAI).

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3PL Links

APRIL 26, 2023

Revolutionizing the Industry: Discover the Top 3 Logistics Trends for 2023! 5 Ways to Manage Lean Logistics Effectively With this quarter of the year closing, logistics experts will be asking themselves one question above all others: what will the rest of 2023 bring? Collaboration must become second nature in the following year.

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Now, That's Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2022

A recent Accenture survey found that 91% of logistics providers understand that their customers want end-to-end logistics services handled by a single provider. The post Six Contract Logistics Trends to Watch in 2023 appeared first on DB Schenker.

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Penske Move Ahead

MAY 13, 2022

Penske Logistics is requesting insights from supply chain professionals to participate in the 2023 Third-Party Logistics Study. The survey is now live and will close on June 29. Please click here to begin.

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