Transporeon

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

For the past few years, Transporeon Group has queried its extensive network of North American carriers on the state of the industry in order to gather insights on the issues that carriers are facing and how they see the transportation market evolving. needs 60,000 drivers this year to meet the growing demand for trucking services.

Survey 78

Survey Groups Transportation Price Reduction 78

Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 12, 2025

-based, non-asset-based 3PL BlueGrace Logistics, signaled positive momentum for both order volume expectations and revenue expectations, for the second quarter. “While order growth sentiment has moderated slightly, revenue per order is increasing, suggesting higher-value shipments and improved margins.

Inventory Reduction 62

Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Price Reduction 62

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. FedEx ’s AI-driven route optimization technology adjusts delivery routes based on real-time data, improving delivery times and fuel efficiency.

Supply Chain Planning Software 55

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software 55

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 27, 2022

A meeting between two pioneers during a cocktail party in 1956 turned out to be a defining moment in the world of manufacturing. It goes without saying, that in order for the skills deficit to be reduced significantly, skills development needs to be central to a business digital strategy. We’ve moved slowly in this area.”.

Buyer Training 105

Buyer Training Factories Supply Chain Design Software Meeting 105

TransAudit

JANUARY 13, 2025

A 2023 survey by the International Trade Centre found that 73% of small and medium-sized enterprises identified regulatory compliance as a major barrier to international trade. Compliance management software can help businesses track global trade regulations and ensure that all required documentation is in order.

Compliance 80

Compliance Supply Chain Software Cost Reduction Negotiating Skills 80

Talking Logistics

MARCH 26, 2019

As the evolution of retail and the way consumers purchase goods continues to change, meeting the challenge to effectively serve both consumers and retailers is a strategic challenge for both shippers and carriers. Ninety-six percent of Americans have made at least one online purchase and 51% of those surveyed say they prefer to shop online.

Vendor Strategies 113

Vendor Strategies Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Price Reduction 113

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

According to a survey of 250 global companies by the consulting firm McKinsey, 91% of shippers and 75% of logistics service providers have implemented a warehouse management system. In the distribution center, we tried adding staff and lengthening the workday to meet those challenges. But those things proved to be superficial fixes.

Optimization Software 80

Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software 80

Bringg

JANUARY 26, 2021

In many cases, the digitization and automation that will allow retailers to expand their delivery and fulfillment options in order to profitably meet the needs of the growing online market, while turning a profit. . For the full survey results, download the 2021 Bringg Barometer: State of Retail Delivery & Fulfillment.

Survey 48

Survey Cost Reduction Purchasing Skills Purchasing 48

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2022

According to a survey by Gatepoint Research, 40% of retailers are focusing on this as one of their 2022 priorities. In order to meet customer needs, retailers need to understand their customers’ expectations better. The need is to fulfill close to the customer with the flexibility to orchestrate by order.

Inventory Reduction 135

Inventory Reduction Inventory Survey Supply Chain Software 135

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. There are three responses in this question that address supply chain sustainability: align with our goals, mission, and values; meet consumers expectations; and increase profitability.

Supply Chain Design Software 126

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chains 126

WorkWave

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In the contemporary competitive market, maintaining speedy and reliable delivery service has become essential to meet rising customer expectations. Meanwhile, DaaS providers handle the entire delivery process, ensuring swift and efficient order fulfillment.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software 52

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 21, 2022

Making the situation worse, trucking companies haven’t been able to hire back enough drivers to meet demand. A recent SYSPRO survey shows that only 45% of businesses have looked at systems to address supply chain disruptions and just 44% have investigated technologies that enable collaboration with external suppliers and customers.

Supply Chain Planning Software 105

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Optimization Software 105

Transporeon

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

For the past few years, Transporeon Group has queried its extensive network of North American carriers on the state of the industry in order to gather insights on the issues that carriers are facing and how they see the transportation market evolving. needs 60,000 drivers this year to meet the growing demand for trucking services.

Survey 48

Survey Transportation Price Reduction Capacity 48

Stord

JANUARY 21, 2020

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 AI Investment Reported to Reduce Supply Chain Costs A survey conducted by McKinsey and Company reported that 61% of survey respondents saw a reduction in supply chain planning costs as a result of using artificial intelligence. Public Warehousing Market Expected to Grow by $37.2B

Inventory Reduction 78

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Network Optimization Software 78

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2021

Preliminary results from a Lucas-commissioned survey of 350 companies in the US and UK found that the majority of the companies are already employing AI in one way or another within their warehouses and distribution/fulfillment centers. Cost was seen as the biggest perceived impediment to AI adoption among the survey respondents.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Software 130

Transporeon

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

For the past few years, Transporeon Group has queried its extensive network of North American carriers on the state of the industry in order to gather insights on the issues that carriers are facing and how they see the transportation market evolving. needs 60,000 drivers this year to meet the growing demand for trucking services.

Survey 48

Survey Groups Transportation Price Reduction 48

Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 23, 2023

By analyzing revenue, inventory levels and orders, shippers can gain a comprehensive understanding of market dynamics and position themselves strategically for success. Q3 reveals a positive trend in anticipated revenue, with only a 4% decrease reported across all shippers surveyed. Order volume sentiment.

Resource Reduction 116

Resource Reduction Inventory Reduction Logistics Network Optimization Software Cost Reduction 116

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2022

Supplier problems will cause a cascade of problems up and down the value stream, leading to supply order delays that cause inventory shortages, production disruptions, missed shipments and lost revenue. Configurable Workflows — Order workflows should be highly configurable and have the ability to adapt processes quickly and easily.

Supply Chain Planning Software 115

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Collaboration Supply Chains 115

Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Procurement helps companies adapt, meet new regulatory requirements and shift supply to optimize an evolving tariff landscape. This is a key reason why so many companies switch providers—they realize too late that the technology doesn’t meet their ongoing needs. Be proactive about your suppliers! Change can be a good thing.

Optimal Sourcing 166

Optimal Sourcing Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics Procurement 166

Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

While predicting the future is never an easy task, in order to be competitive all businesses need to be able to accurately anticipate what trends will affect them in the coming year. As cloud and SaaS continue to grow, companies will look toward their ERP to enable process improvements to meet today’s challenges. The Future of ERP.

Supply Chain Design Software 144

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chains 144

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 21, 2022

Unless manufacturers change, they will find that their ability to forecast demand, and determine what to do to meet it, will be challenging. By gaining access to the data in these processes, businesses are better able to coordinate workflows, improve efficiencies, and ensure that customers get the product they ordered.

Manufacturing Procurement 116

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains 116

Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2024

In order to make their supply chains more resilient, companies invested more in sustainability in 2023. According to a global survey of 600 supply chain management executives conducted by Blue Yonder, almost half of the participants (48 percent) invested capital in this area.

Packaging 52

Packaging Material Savings Supply Chain Design Software Transportation 52

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2023

million shoppers hit the stores and the internet to capitalize on Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation. The top gifts were clothes and accessories, which about half of those surveyed purchased, and toys, which nearly a third of people surveyed bought.

Supply Chain Planning Software 122

Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Food and Agriculture Cost Reduction 122

Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 13, 2021

GreyOrange , a global software provider that leverages artificial intelligence, machine learning and smart robots to optimise fulfilment operations, has revealed the results of a new survey which shows that almost half (45%) of consumers across EMEA expect online orders to be delivered within two days.

Survey 36

Survey Procurement Solutions Purchasing Logistics Network Optimization Software 36

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Nearly 91% of survey respondents want to use advanced technologies such as AI and machine learning to drive warehouse and DC performance improvements. Who will reassign robots as the workload and order priorities change throughout the day? Yet, typical warehouses have fewer than a third of items located in optimal locations.

Optimization Software 134

Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 134

Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The findings were derived from an online survey of 250 executives at leading U.S. Product quality was biggest concern for respondents to the survey, which had supply chain executives rank their most important consideration when choosing a sourcing location. Of the companies we surveyed, 55% have between 1 and 50 tier 1 suppliers.

Optimal Sourcing 113

Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software Trends 113

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2024

billion in June, up 8 percent year over year for the month, with delivery surging, ship-to-home sales showing strong results, and pickup sales holding steady relative to last year, according to the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopper Survey. That’s due to surges in active monthly users and increased order activity.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 118

Logistics Network Optimization Software Price Reduction After-sales Logistics 118

Now, That's Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2021

When sales forecasts are accurate, companies know they’ll have enough product supply to meet customer demand for those goods. Then, orders are delivered late, customers are unhappy and supply chains stagnate. In surveying the global ocean market right now, Bennett says there’s not much additional tonnage available.

Supply Chain Planning Software 145

Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 145

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 14, 2024

It’s a strategic move you’ve likely pondered over countless meetings and budget reviews. As recently as 2021, survey data reveals that 98% of manufacturers have, are, or are planning to implement an eCommerce strategy. There’s also the lingering concern: “Are we just too late to the game?”

Manufacturing Procurement 110

Manufacturing Procurement eCommerce Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software 110

Stord

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Not surprisingly, to meet demand warehouse and storage payrolls added 2,500 hires in early 2018. The Wall Street Journal reports that trucking companies are ordering vehicles in record numbers and yet are still not meeting demand. Orders for new rigs come at a time when shipping capacity and freight demand appear to be widening.

Industry 78

Industry Survey Capacity Webinar 78

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I ordered a table online without checking reviews sufficiently. In February 2022 I ordered a lovely midcentury modern table. Multiple calls only muddied the waters, but a few things became clear: inventory was in the warehouse, but my order for it was stuck. Only persistent calls got my order back on track.

Supply Chain Planning Software 124

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 124

Talking Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2018

Innovation through digitization has pushed control towers from a labor-intensive solution to a foundational system for the automated orchestration of supply chain order flows. Stat: Only 6% of 623 supply chain professionals across 17 countries think they have achieved supply chain visibility, according to a survey by GEODIS.

Optimization Software 94

Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software Digital 94

Logistics Bureau

APRIL 21, 2020

Just to give some idea of what they are facing, these are some of the demands major broadband providers such as China Telecom, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Verizon have to contend with due to complete or partial lockdowns of citizens ordered by various governments: Children studying online as part of home schooling.

Ordering 52

Ordering Supply Chain Planning Software Video Resource Reduction 52

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In a recent survey , 40% of respondents mentioned rising inventory costs as a top business risk. One of the biggest uncertainties of inventory management is how much stock to hold to meet changing demand. Physical space used by stock comes at a cost – inventory ties up cash and working capital which could be better deployed elsewhere.

Optimal Sourcing 111

Optimal Sourcing Inventory Reduction Inventory ERP 111

Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Surveyed consumers reported their top food safety concerns include restaurant kitchen and wait staff hygiene, foodborne outbreaks, illness from contaminated food, and food and beverage recalls. The post Food Supply Chain Safety Survey appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

Survey 36

Survey Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Tracking and Tracing 36

GlobalTranz

APRIL 1, 2016

When industrial manufacturing CEOs were asked to name which digital technologies were most strategically important to their business, 81 percent said they prioritized mobile technologies for customer engagement, according to PwC's 18th Annual Global CEO Survey. Responsive Technology #2: Big Data and Predictive Analytics.

Modeling Software 78

Modeling Software Optimization Software Price Reduction Resource Reduction 78

Locus

JUNE 23, 2023

This McCordsville fulfillment center is the largest fulfillment center of Walmart and will enable them to fulfill more orders quickly. We regularly or infrequently see more headlines of various companies investing in order fulfillment operations. What is Order fulfillment? Why is order fulfillment important?

Inventory Reduction 52

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Resource Reduction Vendor Strategies 52