Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 25, 2022

As a pioneer in warehouse technology and the development of solutions that empower warehouse workers, Lucas Systems recently commissioned a research study and developed the first Voice of the Warehouse Worker Insights. Workers want to stay at their jobs but need improvements to make their jobs easier and less stressful. Reduce mental stress.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2019

The Sloan School of Management at MIT, gathered together a group of experts for their take on what 2019 will look like. And most studies show that by allowing automation to do the repetitive, low-valued-added task, people are able to move toward innovation and problem-solving. Human Capital Management. Printer-friendly version.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

The company modeled scenarios and performed simulations in AIMMS Network Design Navigator with all their products grouped together. On top of this, after demand has been adjusted, demand simulations can be run to study the behavior of your resources over time as demand continues to increase or decrease. . Stay tuned! .

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MTS Logistics

JULY 12, 2021

A recent study was released by Transport & Environment , a non-governmental environmental group based in Brussels, which ranked the top polluters, i.e. those with the highest CO2 emissions. megatons, COSCO Group 3.8 MSC emitted a whopping 10.9 megatons of CO2 in 2020 while Maersk comes in at 6.5 megatons, CMA CGM 5.0

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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. READ THE FULL ARTICLE Getting people to think about diversity is more than ethnicity,” she said.

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IoT World Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The product-as-a-service shift has compelled Michelin to study its customers to better meet their needs. For Michelin, studying customers has led the company to provide tires as a product-as-a-service offering based on distance traveled. We participate very heavily in this move to a subscription economy,” Dimenna said. Dimenna said. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

According to a survey by ARC Advisory Group, only 10% of industrial companies are ready to apply artificial intelligence/machine learning. ARC has been actively studying industrial AI for over two years. He also spoke at the ARC forum in 2023, and this article is based on that presentation as well. Celanese is an exception.

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IoT World Today

MAY 14, 2020

Key takeaways in this article: In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, augmented reality may have an immediate impact. After many pilots and proofs of concept, more AR initiatives could move into production, according to a Boston Consulting Group and PTC study. . Notably, not all AR activity requires futuristic head-up displays.

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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. ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. Fast forward 5 years, and ARC’s 2019 base-year study estimated the market at $11.9 billion in 2019.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 12, 2021

You don’t need to do a months-long study with specialist tools to work that one out. Detailed Study. Most of the work we do with clients begins with the back-of-the-envelope model but then we move on to specialised programmes to conduct detailed studies. We might do modelling by SKUs , or more generally by product group family.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

With that question answered, I’m giving the rest of this article over to highlighting several business and supply chain issues, which, if you are experiencing them in your enterprise, are potent indications that CTS analysis should be on your agenda —for execution at the soonest. View case study Learn more about cost-to-serve benefits.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 11, 2024

In this article we’ll explore the definition of social proof and its importance in influencing shopping decisions. Humans have a powerful need to fit in with whatever group they’ve joined. The best product ratings are conducted by groups that have nothing to gain by ranking your product or service. Low-cut jeans come to mind.)

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2020

ARTICLE SUMMARY. In this article, based on a video interview with Trent, we will assume that we are looking at a large company with an extensive sourcing team. Analysts are expected to look at large groups of spend to break out the number of suppliers and keep a check on who is spending what with whom. 5) Sourcing Team Member.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Article Summary. Even before the arrival of the pandemic, the global e-learning market was expanding at an astonishing rate, with a 2019 study estimating that it would reach $336.98 The study showed that upwards of 30 percent of American students enrolled in at least one online course in 2018. Campus Study or Online Learning?

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Freightos

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Article contributed by Batool Iqbal. The following article was contributed by Batool Iqbal, from Damco Pakistan – a subsidiary of Ap-Moller Maersk Group. Recently, SRS (an umbrella group for twenty European retailer groups, selected GT Nexus to deploy a global transportation control tower.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2023

This article explores the disruptive nature of supply chain disruptions, the significance of collaboration in managing direct spend, the role of Purchase Order (PO) Collaboration in tracking materials throughout the order cycle, and real-world challenges faced in PO Collaboration.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2021

Dr. Valsecchi spoke at ARC’s Accelerating Digital Transformation in a Post-COVID World on a 5G panel and then expanded on his thinking after I sent him a draft of the article. One example of this is an application study in the Port of Antwerp, which includes one of Covestro’s largest European production sites.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 22, 2023

Shipping Hazardous Materials Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - June 22, 2023 Shipping hazardous materials (HAZMAT) requires adherence to specific rules and regulations, along with the implementation of safety precautions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2021

It’s one thing to read an assigned article on the bullwhip effect; it’s another to encounter it repeatedly in your daily life. Decades-old case studies seemed stale, so students wanted to know how real supply chains have dealt with the pandemic and what their response bodes for future.

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Morai Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Many articles detail the impact blockchain-based technologies are having on different industries. Blubaugh, summarizes some of its the features in his article. Supply Chain Management Review writer, Becky Partida wrote an article earlier this week about a survey conducted by APQC. Blockchain in a Nut Shell.

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Morai Logistics

OCTOBER 25, 2018

This article looks at the current barriers women entrepreneurs face in start-ups and the key benefits of supporting their ventures. Within this article we highlighted women’s contributions to the economy. In comparison to their male counterparts, there is still evidence of gender inequalities that make business ownership challenging.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2022

In fact, a study by LinkedIn found that 70% of employees would not work at a leading company if it meant they had to tolerate a bad workplace culture. You can offer Easy/Standard/Advanced workflow modes, adjustable verification steps, shortcut keys, and New/Veteran user group settings. Technology’s role in helping employees thrive.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

APRIL 24, 2023

The article entitled “Inequity in the agri-food chain and waste of food” analyzes the topic of food waste using the case specific to fruit production in the Spanish city of Lleida, arguing that this does not depend on the level of modernization of its chain logistics in terms of technology, but it is a problem of power within it.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

A few weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal published an interesting article highlighting Max Deutsch, a 24-year-old entrepreneur from San Francisco “who challenged himself to a series of monthly tasks that were ambitious bordering on absurd.” Here’s an excerpt from the article: [Max] memorized the order of a shuffled deck of cards.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

Whether that is the case or not, a brief study of the origins and progression of fleet route optimisation, covering the last three decades or so and looking forward to the near future, highlights in a spectacular way how technology, in particular, has revolutionised the business of logistics.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2018

The customs authority was studying the flow of goods out of the country and noticed the sharp rise in returned goods to China. A Global E-Commerce Story. The story starts with a conversation that one of my European colleagues, Paul Simon Thomas, had with the French customs authority. In this case, it was not in bulk but individual purchases.

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Forto

JULY 6, 2020

A study by Forrester Consulting and Bloomreach shows that around 50% of customers have ordered products online for the first time, products they had previously bought only in bricks-and-mortar retail stores (such as food). Nevertheless, a Kantar study predicts that e-commerce will emerge from the Corona crisis as a major winner.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

FMCSA confirms permanent ‘restart rollback’ based on study results (CCJ). CX North America Integrates Its Freight Collaboration Platform With Active Aero Group’s Technology. Volvo Trucks demonstrates truck-platooning technology (Long Beach Post Telegram). Who’s to Blame for the Trucker Shortage? WSJ – sub.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

I recently completed a study of the Global Trade Compliance software market. It also lists individuals, groups, and entities, such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers, that are not country specific. As bad, or worse, than fines, would be an article reporting that their company had traded with an undesirable firm.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Recently Cerasis asked in the Manufacturing Leadership Community group on LinkedIn, run by Manufacturing Executive. There are many reports about the reshoring movement and how many manufacturers are moving plants back from when they off-shored to China in the 80s and 90s back to US soil. Read Full Post. Read Full Post. Read Full Post.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2021

A recent study from Congress found that while 46% of the national workforce is made up of women, females hold only 24% of transportation and warehousing jobs. Create an Employee Resource Group. These groups are not always based on gender — there are employee organizations on race, disabilities, military service and sexual orientation.

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Envase Technologies

DECEMBER 14, 2022

From there, Allen explained how Envase uses a combination of acquisitions and technology development to assemble a collection of service lines such as Compcare Services, DrayMaster, GTG Technology Group, Infosite, Profit Tools, SecurSpace and Tailwind Transportation Software. Envase Mobile Driver App allows drivers to get more done daily.

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Freightera

MARCH 29, 2019

Silpa Paul, Frost & Sullivan commercial vehicles industry analyst, mentions Freightera among key automated-on-demand solutions in her article in trucks.com earlier this week and states that we are entering the era of fast adaption of brokerage digitization. She has published more than 30 research studies covering trucking and logistics.

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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. Prior to founding FourKites, Matt spent 7 years in the enterprise software space working for market leaders such as Oracle Corp and i2 Technologies/JDA Software Group.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 20, 2015

The Cerasis “e-commerce” blog category has great articles on developing your strategy. We’ve conducted brand preference studies of manufacturers. This posting is adapted from a recent article in Channel Marketing Group ‘s newsletter. From reverse logistics to pricing, and finally, some solutions. .

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Turvo

OCTOBER 26, 2021

What’s in this article : In-house developed software is a thing of the past. Studies show that software development projects always increase the initial cost estimate (sometimes by more than 200%). Technological evolution has made the cost of in-house software unbearable in the long term for most companies.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

The company modeled scenarios and performed simulations in AIMMS Network Design Navigator with all their products grouped together. On top of this, after demand has been adjusted, demand simulations can be run to study the behavior of your resources over time as demand continues to increase or decrease. . Stay tuned! .

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