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Alleviating the Uncertainty of Peak Season: The Role of Home Delivery in 2024

Logistics Viewpoints

With the chaos of the 2024 holiday season descending, the National Retail Federation predicts U.S. The post Alleviating the Uncertainty of Peak Season: The Role of Home Delivery in 2024 appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. ecommerce spending in November and December will increase 8%-9% over 2023, translating to $295.1-$297.9

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FreighTech24: Highlights and Themes

Freightos

Thinking back on the many presentations, panel discussions and conversations over the course of the conference, a few unifying themes come to mind. Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Email This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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Parcel+Post Expo 2024: Advanced Robotics Solutions Unveiled

Logistics Business Magazine

Among the many notable presentations were the robotics solutions unveiled by Angelini Technologies – Fameccanica. Read Similar… Logistics UK Demands Sector Recognition in Industrial Strategy The post Parcel+Post Expo 2024: Advanced Robotics Solutions Unveiled appeared first on Logistics Business.

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Navigating Global Port Congestion: What North American Exporters Need to Know in 2025

MTS Logistics

2024 will be remembered as one of those years in shipping with very heavy congestion globally. In 2024 carriers did learn how to operate better with service changes and blank sailings, and that will somewhat reduce congestion impact this year. In 2024, North American Port container volumes rose %11.2

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7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends?

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2024: Planning for Success Amid the Uncertainty

Logistics Viewpoints

It’s human nature to want to start a new year with new goals—the ever-present new year’s resolutions. However, it’s only early February 2024, and we already have several major disruptions impacting supply chains. As Alan Amling at the University of Tennessee put it, “2024 is riddled with uncertainty.”

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Robots Take Center Stage at MODEX 2024

Logistics Viewpoints

MODEX 2024, held in Atlanta, Georgia, from March 11 to 14, attracted more than 35,000 attendees and featured over 150 educational sessions, keynote speakers, and networking events. Supply Chain Robotics: A Key Theme of MODEX 2024 One of the main themes of MODEX 2024 was the prominent role of robots in the supply chain.

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Strategic Project Finance Essentials: A Project Manager’s Guide to Financial Metrics

Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

During this webinar, we’ll cover the following: Three Critical Metrics: Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and Payback Period Why tracking capital spend is important How project spend classification shapes the portrayal on an income statement Classification of capital expenditure (CapEx) versus.