Locus

OCTOBER 25, 2023

. ‘ To help businesses demystify this term and implement it effectively, our latest InFocus webinar dives deep into its intricacies. Hosted by Mehul Kapadia, the Chief Revenue Officer at Locus, this webinar provides invaluable insights for businesses, particularly in Asia. Missed the real-time buzz? Click here!

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Our 2018- 2019 Network Design Survey showed that the majority of organizations are still relying on spreadsheets (nearly 60%) and gut feel (15%) to make network design decisions. A recent Thomas survey found that 64% of manufacturing companies are likely to “bring production and sourcing back to North America” in view of COVID-19.

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Freightos

MAY 23, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Comments This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. But a far more acute problem shippers face today is rolled cargo. Here too, other industries (even closer to home) can provide guidance.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Logistics Faces Mixed Outlook for Q1 2025, Index reveals Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 15, 2024 Jeff Berman | Logistics Management November 15, 2024 The new edition of the BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index, recently issued by Tampa, Fla.-based,

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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.

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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 or Mexico in 2023, according to a recent survey from software technology vendor Capterra. This is a slight jump from 61.7

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2023

A recent report says that more than 77% of companies said, in a survey, that they are investing in deeper and more collaborative supplier relationships to improve resilience and agility. He has published numerous thought leadership articles, whitepapers, blogs and delivered dozens of webinars during his career.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 23, 2023

The LCI surveys a diverse portfolio of shippers across different verticals, including consumer packaged goods (CPG), industrial and manufacturing and direct-to-consumer business. Q3 reveals a positive trend in anticipated revenue, with only a 4% decrease reported across all shippers surveyed.

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Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The Logistics Blog®. So, to learn more about these challenges and how companies are addressing rate increases, capacity restraints, and other issues, we sponsored a survey. Although LTL rates have been rising over the last couple of years, 81% of surveyed companies saw their LTL contract rates increase between 2021 and 2022.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Logistics Blog®. BlueGrace Logistics sought to learn more about this dynamic and teamed up with FreightWaves to survey shippers about the state of the LTL market and their approach to LTL shipping in today’s environment. Shippers shared their thoughts about shipping and consumer demand in our survey. Whitepaper. Case Study.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Our goal is to not only talk about how they can make transportation management more effective through our blog articles about technology and best practices but to also inform them about their own industry and how they might use this information to better their companies. Click the image below to make larger. Click for Bigger Graphic.

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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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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 27, 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.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 18, 2023

net sales were represented by suppliers who reported to one or more sustainability surveys. From 2010 to 2020, they also reduced emissions across their global operations 52% through energy efficiency and renewable electricity. Walmart Approximately 70% of Walmart U.S.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Port Everglades’ landside operations resumed Thursday morning and waterside operations are expected to resume Thursday, pending channel and berth damage surveys. Both ports are scheduled to reopen Friday, pending damage and safety assessments.

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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. 31 earnings call.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

A brief look at the GlobalTranz blog for January and February shows about a half dozen winter story advisories across the U.S. While supply chains are recovering, a recent survey found that 57% of shippers experienced longer lead times from suppliers in China. Your supply chain must be capable of adapting to all types of threats.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2015

We have written several posts on technology, which you can read in our technology blog category , have talked about the future of manufacturing , the future of transportation technology , and the Industrial Internet of things. We’ve previously touched on distributed manufacturing on our own and welcomed a guest blogger on the topic.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 4, 2015

At the end, we also include an infographic to go along with the research from LNS, who is a provider of regular research on their blog. In today's post, we share 5 Golden Manufacturing Metrics that all manufacturing companies should understand to improve plant operations quality. We hope this post is helpful. .

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 20, 2023

Shipper's Guide to Planning Ahead Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - March 20, 2023 Data shows there is a consensus that revenue will increase and inventory levels will build. This was seen in the survey.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Crucial Role of Order-Level Management and Cost to Serve in Freight Shipping Search Search Chris Kupillas - August 7, 2024 According to a recent 2023 industry survey, businesses that prioritize order-level management and utilize cost-to-serve analysis in their freight shipping operations have reported significant improvements in efficiency and (..)

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 29, 2017

Editor's Note: Today's blog comes from Katie Cruze at considerdigital.com who give us the top 5 reasons why data quality is important. There are no old surveys to throw out or extra printing costs. And certainly, no one left using an old version of the survey. Solution: REAL TIME DATA.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 4, 2015

Jabil sponsored a global Dimensional Research survey to capture hard data on current experiences, challenges and trends with the supply chains of electronics manufacturing companies. We had 5 posts covering this major trend helping fuel further supply chain management trends (click on the post title to read the full blog post): 1.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

We hope you continue to enjoy our blog posts as we are now proud to announce over 20,000 blog subscribers and over 100,000 monthly visits! . We hope you have been able to learn a few things from the 232 blogs published in 2015. Without further ado, here are the top 10 supply chain articles by most read from the Cerasis blog: 10.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 3, 2017

Editors Note: Today's blog is from our friends at Fronetics who report their takeaways regarding manufacturing content marketing in 2016. The Content Marketing Institute (CMI) has released the results of its annual manufacturing content marketing survey, and there have been some big changes since last year.

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Locus

OCTOBER 7, 2022

A consumer survey showed that 55% of consumers will switch their retail brands if they find their delivery times are too slow. To access the complete set of insights, view the webinar here: Watch the Webinar. Some surveys and studies suggest 52% of the IT projects do overtime budgets. Holistically consider the costs.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 31, 2017

Editor's Note: Today's blog comes from Michael Copeland, a Commercial Support Manager with Wilson Electronics who shows us why cellular connectivity is imperative to your distribution center. As a distribution center manager, you administer a critical link in the retail supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2017

. Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Robert Everett who gives us some fantastic tips for managing logistics effectiveness. Several techniques in this relation were already developed for you, for example, a 380-degree survey. The latest news from the world of high technologies: Microsoft is going to store data as DNA.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2016

A recent survey, conducted by Handshake , found more than 79 percent of companies providing B2B sales already have customers clamoring for online ordering. percent of all B2B sales by 2020, explains Ranga Bodla of Netsuite Blog. E-commerce grew 10.2 E-Commerce Will Dominate B2B Sales by 2020.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 9, 2017

We are continuing what will become a tradition of re-evaluating the progress of supply chains throughout the year in relation to our predictions, as explained by this blog post. Per GT Nexus , 75 percent of executives surveyed recognized the digital supply chain as an important factor for the next five years.

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Locus

MAY 2, 2023

To get an answer to this question, we connected with Rajiv Perumal , Vice President of the Product team at Locus, for an InFocus Masterclass webinar this week. A survey states that 82% of shippers rely on third-party providers to procure capacity for at least some of their orders.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Logistics, The Real Super Bowl MVP Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics Super Bowl requires logistics planning and execution to take advantage of the event’s revenue and profit opportunities. According to the 2023 Super Bowl survey , 192.9

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Meanwhile, 79 percent of manufacturers and distributors, surveyed by Handshake , reported increasing use of e-commerce to meet customer demand, and the role of business-to-business e-commerce has become more of concern for up to 63 percent of companies. By 2018, 1.3 However, there appears to be a greater acceleration than anticipated.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Kevin Hill with Quality Scales Unlimited who shares his expertise regarding the key trends in supply chain and transportation management. . 49% of executives in an industry survey said that they considered themselves to be excellent leaders indeed, where risk management was concerned.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 27, 2021

What this blog is about: Leveraging predictive analytics for forecasting and visibility. 51% of the respondents in a global Reuters survey felt that the most perplexing challenge is the unpredictable nature of consumer demand. Check out our July Webinar! The presence of data throughout the supply chain is vital to its evolution.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 28, 2016

By 2025, conservative estimates of the labor shortage in manufacturing stand out at more than 2 million unfilled jobs, as discussed in a previous blog post. Additionally, 81 percent of students who participated in Manufacturing Day 2015 who were surveyed showed an increased interest in pursuing a manufacturing career.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a collaborative blog post series about mobility in manufacturing & logistics along with Catavolt, who helps manufacturing organizations drive operational excellence with mobile apps. According to Gartner, Inc., there will be nearly 26 billion devices on the Internet of Things by 2020.

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