Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Despite frequent discussions about AI’s potential impact on jobs, the majority of logistics workers are untroubled by automation, according to a recent YouGov survey commissioned by SafetyCulture. The industry is already seeing successful applications of AI, which many workers believe will help tackle labor and skills shortages.

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Trinity Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2021

Specifically, raw material and product shortages are affecting the chemical industry. With many other industries relying on the chemical industry, this is becoming a significant challenge to overcome. Shortages in the chemical industry have worsened over the last quarter. MATERIAL AND PRODUCT SHORTAGES.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

For stakeholders navigating this environment, understanding key industry drivers, challenges, and future trends is critical for crafting effective strategies. Industry Drivers of M&A Activity Sustainability and Electrification The global commitment to achieving net-zero emissions is reshaping investment priorities across industries.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

As early as 2018, a Neilsen study found that fresh foods were “the primary driver of growth in retail stores, accounting for 49% of all dollar sales growth in the fast-moving consumer goods industry. As one industry insider put it, “The supply chain absolutely stretched to the limits — broken, in many cases.”

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 4, 2022

With ongoing supply chain disruptions continuing to affect all industries, that’s a question that the fabricated metals industry is beginning to ask. Supply Chain disruptions are creating a chain reaction across the metal fabrication industry. Connecting through Cloud ERP. What does Cloud ERP Mean for metal fabrication?

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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. The percentage of industrial companies broadly applying agentic AI and generative AI would be a small fraction of that number. ARC has been actively studying industrial AI for over two years.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 22, 2020

According to a survey conducted by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), 78.3% In response, many countries are looking into relief aid solutions to keep essential industries afloat. For example, the United States Federal Government […]. of manufacturers anticipate a financial impact, while 53.1%

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 27, 2022

It does present a training requirement, the need for new skills for industry 4.0 Together they conceived the Unimate, the very first industrial robot. The term ‘ Industry 4.0 ’ was coined in 2011 to describe this new era of new technological innovations including advances in AI , ML and cloud computing as well as data analytics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A recent ARC survey looked at reasons to address sustainability. This survey included over 400 respondents across a number of industries. Consumer expectations are constantly shifting and challenging the industry. For example, most people expect free next-day delivery for online purchases as a result of Amazon Prime.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Looking to real-life examples for inspiration, we can ask, ‘Who does reverse logistics well?’ For regulators and the public, reverse logistics may be judged by how safe and how green the process is, for example, recycling products instead of throwing them into a landfill. Some industries experience more returns than others.

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TransAudit

MARCH 15, 2023

If your business relies on trucking, then you’ll want to know the current state of the industry. Most industry experts paint early 2023 as a bit of a rough period for the trucking industry. Industry projections suggest that this trend will continue for at least a few more months. in December and $2.37

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WorkWave

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In this article, we will explore these last-mile delivery optimization strategies and the role of route optimization software as we look ahead to industry trends shaping the future of delivery in 2025. Businesses can gather insights through surveys, reviews, and social media interactions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2022

Here is a look at some more key findings from the survey completed with Transporeon , as well as my interview with Transporeon CEO Stephan Sieber. As part of this research, we surveyed 106 individuals across a variety of industries and countries. On a similar note, understanding the difference between industries is important.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 8, 2024

Descartes’ 2024 Global Transportation Management Benchmark Survey shares responses from more than 630 companies, indicating there is a correlation between financial performance and the strategic importance senior management places on transportation. For example, Competitive Weapon companies are 3.4

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Now, That's Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2021

With supply chain shortages making the daily headlines this year, the need for good planning and forecasting has come to the forefront for most industries in 2021, a year when everything from steel to lumber to ketchup to bacon was in short supply at one time or another. In fact, disruptions due to supply shortages (e.g., Covering the Demand.

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WorkWave

APRIL 30, 2025

Myth 5: Data Security Is Not a Main Concern for Us Data security should be important to every company in every industry. Modern data warehousing solutions incorporate industry-best practices for security and privacy compliance, protecting your data while still making it accessible to authorized users.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The warehouse and transportation industry had a record 490,000 openings in July. ARC Advisory Group’s warehouse labor survey has shown that 35% of warehouses have a seasonal surge in the number of workers they employ of over 20%. By 2018, the year of the survey, this number fell to between 2 and 5 applicants per job.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JUNE 26, 2018

As part of the study, Oxfam surveyed workers and farmers in five countries that supplied major grocers to learn more about their standards of living and work conditions. For example, in South Africa, more than 90% of surveyed women working on on grape farms reported not having enough to eat in the previous month.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. For example, are you still a minority owned company?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2024

Lucas Systems, a seasoned player in the industry, is a prime example. In a survey I did years ago, the main benefits of Voice were that it was easier to make new workers productive, there was an increased ability to use nonnative speakers, Voice was easier to use in freezers, and there were fewer injuries.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 4, 2021

A 2020 SYSPRO survey showed that 60% of manufacturing and distribution businesses were impacted by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic. Addressing industry pain points with ERP. Here are examples of the tangible return-on-investment (ROI) ERP can bring to your business: Maintain competitive advantage with ERP.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2024

Descartes’ 2024 Global Transportation Management Benchmark Survey shares responses from more than 630 companies, indicating there is a correlation between financial performance and the strategic importance senior management places on transportation. For example, Competitive Weapon companies are 3.4

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

As a result, nearly every industry has created on-demand metrics to gauge market performance, hedge risks, and to power intelligent decisions. As containerized freight has been slow to digitize in general, a reliable, data-driven, and actionable index has eluded the industry as well. Freight is somewhat notorious for price opacity.

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Trinity Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2023

The chemical industry faces challenges such as volatile raw material prices, shortages , supply chain disruption, and more. The chemicals industry is one of the most important sectors, with 96 percent of all manufactured goods depending on them. Here are some of the biggest challenges affecting the chemical industry.

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Freightos

AUGUST 14, 2023

In one example, an employee of Varda, a SpaceX-like company, began to publicly attempt to replicate the study and had over 10,000 people tuning in to watch a live stream of rocks in a furnace. Entire industries will reorient around it. Download the full survey results View results Data and Charts It’s still early days.

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Complex supply chains generate more data, which companies can use to drive greater efficiency or engage in innovation that disrupts an entire industry—think Amazon. As another example, airlines can analyze long-term weather patterns at their destination cities and gain insights that have a significant impact on logistics operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 3, 2024

Examining Market Dynamics and the Role of Flexibility When discussing with vendors on why mobile robotics are essential in warehouses, labor shortages continue to stand out as a critical issue in the industry and are a major factor driving the growth of mobile robotics. Technology: The Next Differentiator? You may find it here.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 6, 2019

In fact, two-thirds of the companies we surveyed characterized their omni-channel fulfillment performance (relative to peers in their industry) as average or below, with 30 percent characterizing it as below average. That said, as we further evaluate the data we find even Above Average Performers have significant room for improvement.

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Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

Ian Arroyo April 29, 2025 Blog As Freightos’ Chief Strategy Officer, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing firsthand how the logistics industry has transformed since COVID-19 disrupted supply chains worldwide. This approach is vital as the industry continues its digital evolution.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 17, 2022

Our latest research survey shows that 70% of manufacturing and distribution businesses experienced supply chain disruptions and 60% of businesses were unable to engage and collaborate with customers and suppliers in real-time. Securing a digital future with Cloud ERP.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2021

For example, Mars is looking at climate action, no poverty, and partnerships as part of its sustainability plans. One of the best examples of large global companies coming together to support the circular supply chain is the InBev 100+ Accelerator. Per our survey, 64.2 These initiatives span a variety of businesses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 23, 2022

I am continuing to work on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2026, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode. And finally, blockchain is important for specific industries.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

This estimate is according to responses provided by 83 percent of the manufacturing executives who participated in a survey conducted as part of an industry study by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Consulting LLP. Nationally, the health care and technology industries have been especially hard hit by the staffing deficits.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

In some industries, suppliers account for over 80 percent of the value of the products that are produced. In one McKinsey survey of more than 100 large organizations in multiple sectors, companies that regularly collaborated with suppliers demonstrated higher growth, lower operating costs, and greater profitability than their industry peers.

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Freightos

JUNE 4, 2024

America West Coast spot rates , for example, have spiked more than 70%, passing the $5,000/FEU mark and their previous 2024 high hit in February when prices first soared on the start of Red Sea diversions. Since the end of April, Asia – N.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 18, 2022

New SYSPRO research reveals 47% of survey respondents invested in sensors, IoT or IIoT to collect data and respond to supply chain disruption, however only 20% of businesses invested in data analytics tools to process and analyze the data and only 5% of businesses investigated AI and ML to draw any long-term benefit from the data collection.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment. This example illustrates why supply chain visibility isn’t enough.

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