3PL Links

MAY 23, 2024

Image source: Public Domain Pictures | The Growth of Cross-Border E-Commerce: Trends and Predictions Over the past few decades, cross-border e-commerce has grown tremendously. This kind of product has gained enormous popularity abroad, and its success serves as an example of industry trends worldwide.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 10, 2021

FreightWaves SONAR is releasing new indices – Capacity Trend Market Scores and Capacity Trend Market Direction – to help shippers, carriers and brokers prioritize specific routes daily. Capacity Trend Market Scores Capacity Trend Market Scores are divided into two perspectives – shipper/broker and carrier.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

Top Challenges Faced by Companies: Customer Preferences: Example: An online fashion retailer faces the challenge of constantly changing customer preferences. Supply side shifts: Example: A global coffee manufacturer experiences disruptions due to a natural disaster affecting one of its key suppliers in Brazil due to dry weather.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Mark Morley, Senior Director, Product Marketing at OpenText , provides his supply chain trend forecast for the year ahead. Business networks allow companies to not only exchange information digitally, but they can also derive powerful insights to help optimize up and downstream processes and comply with regional compliance mandates.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

Plenty of examples of warehousing. Perhaps the most prominent fulfillment center example is Amazon’s fulfillment centers. Can be complex, challenging, and expensive to arrange cross-border cargo, including passing customs permits, license requirements, compliance, and other permissions. Their pros and cons. Let's dive in!

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2024

For example, logistics companies are to employ Level 2 and 3 autonomous vehicles that assist drivers by adjusting speed and steering based on road conditions. For example, logistics companies operating older fleets are faced with upgrading their vehicles to meet the requirements of SAE J3016 standards for automation.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Rob O’Byrne makes an early start with his round-up of supply chain and logistics trends that might make industry headlines in the coming year. His observations include trends in first and last-mile logistics, and the increase in SMEs entering global markets. 2020 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends: What’s Around the Corner?

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2019

Shippers that wish to succeed in 2019 need to know the top trucking and freight management trends for 2019 and how they will affect shipping practices, global trade, last-mile , and even drivers. For example, Brexit and uncertainty regarding tariffs will contribute to more negotiations and instability. DOWNLOAD THE FREE RESOURCE HERE.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 31, 2019

The trends in blockchain in supply chain and logistics circles are becoming synonymous with transparency and visibility, and the trends in blockchain and supply chain and logistics will revolutionize how companies maintain compliance and expand. In addition, blockchain will enhance global trade compliance.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 6, 2023

As we step into the unknown of 2023, here are some key trends and issues affecting supply chain management to help you prepare your strategies. Demand forecasting software can integrate with your ERP or business system to automatically generate a demand forecast that considers demand variance, seasonality, trends and promotions.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 6, 2023

As we step into the unknown of 2023, here are some key trends and issues affecting supply chain management to help you prepare your strategies. Demand forecasting software can integrate with your ERP or business system to automatically generate a demand forecast that considers demand variance, seasonality, trends and promotions.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Ralf Duester, member of the board of the SCM software specialist Setlog, shows which trends will shape the year 2023. In the fashion and fast-moving consumer goods sectors alone, these are more than 100 brands, including, for example, Marc O’Polo, Jack Wolfskin, KiK and Wenko. foreign workers. Sustainability laws force action.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Call it a cop-out if you like, but predicting which logistics and supply chain trends will make a difference to businesses in any given year has become notoriously difficult, given the speed at which technology in particular, can suddenly disrupt the way things are done. 2018 Update: How Did the Trends Progress?

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GlobalTranz

MAY 8, 2017

This example generates a huge amount of data that can leverage in the supply chain. While this example may still be a few years off, it is important that you understand how the top emerging trends in automation will shape supply chains and transportation processes in the coming years.

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Dedola Global Logistics

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

A full-service freight forwarder not only advises clients on logistics-related expenses but also navigates the complexities of global shipping, ensuring compliance with international regulations. This includes optimizing packaging, ensuring compliance with destination requirements, and preparing accurate documentation to avoid delays.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

In our recent webinar, Landed Cost & Vendor Compliance , we posed some prudent questions for companies to review with their operations teams, listed below. In order to gain a better understanding of the breakdown of your company’s bottom line, it is crucial to know what the unit cost of inbound shipments is from vendor-to-vendor.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Predictive analytics, fueled by vast datasets including historical sales, market trends, and weather patterns, enables businesses to optimize inventory levels with precision, reducing overstock or shortages and ensuring customer satisfaction through accurate demand forecasting.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The answers to these questions lie in understanding a few of the top industrial procurement trends to expect in 2018. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Analytics Driven Procurement Will Take Center Stage as the Key Player in all the Industrial Procurement Trends.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2024

For example, current costs for private space launches range from $2,600 to over $10,000 per kilogram, depending on the mission, which poses a barrier for smaller companies. This fragmented regulatory landscape complicates planning and increases compliance costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The bullwhip effect is one example of this disruptive effect, when small changes in demand cause huge demand spikes downstream. Globalization, nearshoring and friendshoring trends are amplifying the supply chain risks. Table 1 describes a few examples of these types of risks. These risks are low probability and high impact.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

For the most part, the retail market for fresh foods thrived throughout the pandemic, according to the Supermarket News 2021 Fresh Foods Trends Report. As one respondent said, “COVID just woke us up to a trend that had already been occurring. This is another example of the ongoing digitization of supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Integrating external factors like consumer price indexes, GDP trends, climate change, and others into the forecast can improve signaling for supply chain design. For example, start at the sourcing process to find, all else being equal, more sustainable suppliers, women-owned, or have characteristics that support compliance.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 19, 2016

Some of these transportation management trends reflect real worries for the logistics industry. Take a look at six of the trends to watch for in transportation management this year. For example, a given trucker who drives beyond the hours of service in the ELD could incur stiff penalties and fines from oversight agencies.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2024

This move is a significant step in DSV’s strategy to reduce emissions and align with industry trends toward greener transport solutions. This is consistent with broader industry trends, where companies are investing in both electric vehicles and the necessary infrastructure to support widespread adoption.

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Dedola Global Logistics

JUNE 4, 2024

Drayage Challenges and Dedola’s Expertise in the Shipping Process In the complex arena of drayage, challenges such as congestion, regulatory compliance, and equipment shortages are ubiquitous. Electrified drayage trucks show promise in reducing emissions and compliance with emerging environmental regulations.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

As a result, shippers across the globe are looking for ways to keep up with the Amazon’s unrelenting approach, and these trends in trucking and freight reflect a few of the key ways shippers, third-party logistics providers and truckers will respond 2018. Last Mile Delivery is Quickly Rising in the Ranks of Trends in Trucking and Freight.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Patagonia serves as an excellent example of this approach, incorporating recycled materials into its products and offering repair services to minimize waste while maintaining a strong brand commitment to sustainability. Sustainability itself can be a driver of revenue growth.

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Log-hub

MAY 22, 2024

Type of Multi-Tier Supply Chain Analytics DESCRIPTIVE ANALYTICS : Involves analyzing historical data to understand past performance and identify trends. EXTERNAL DATA : Market trends, supplier performance data, and social media sentiment. Ensuring compliance across all tiers of the supply chain adds another layer of complexity.

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Log-hub

MAY 22, 2024

Type of Multi-Tier Supply Chain Analytics DESCRIPTIVE ANALYTICS : Involves analyzing historical data to understand past performance and identify trends. EXTERNAL DATA : Market trends, supplier performance data, and social media sentiment. Ensuring compliance across all tiers of the supply chain adds another layer of complexity.

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Dedola Global Logistics

AUGUST 29, 2022

A full-service freight forwarder not only advises clients on logistics-related expenses but also navigates the complexities of global shipping, ensuring compliance with international regulations. This includes optimizing packaging, ensuring compliance with destination requirements, and preparing accurate documentation to avoid delays.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

The percentage of purchases made and fulfilled through digital commerce has exploded in the past two years, advancing a pre-pandemic trend by as much as 10 years according to some industry watchers. Automate, automate, automate – This is not a new idea or trend.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 17, 2024

Jeff Erwin, VP of manufacturing at G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers , has been helping to accelerate the digital transformation while aligning with the company’s goals and mission to improve its operational efficiency and meet customer requirements and regulatory compliance challenges by tracking and measuring performance.

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FW Logsitcs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Sustainable packaging is a growing trend in the world of commerce. Additionally, explore the greater impact on the environment and society, as well as future trends and predictions in this field. Compostable packaging, for example, breaks down into non-toxic components, aiding in reducing landfill waste.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 26, 2024

Take, for example, the market of Twin Falls, Idaho in comparison to Lakeland, Florida. Users of SONAR are then able to use the most up-to-date market data to react with pricing and capacity strategies faster to strengthen negotiations, compliance and relationships.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For example, an ERP for automotive distributors needs to include not just a standard sales function but also allow for automotive-specific processes like call-offs and contract pricing, as well as other processes like returns and lot traceability. This ensures quality and compliance with regulatory requirements.

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CLX Logistics

JUNE 27, 2023

From poor customer service to compliance and maintenance issues, navigating the complex rail landscape can be daunting. Therefore, the need for maintenance, compliance, and increased vigilance over rail safety will grow proportionally.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 20, 2017

Routing Guide Compliance: The frequency that the routing plan is being followed. When glancing across the different metrics, routing guide compliance may also reflect a decline, which means the load planners are deviating from the established routing plans in order to cover freight.

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