3PL Links

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Image source: iStocks | Top 7 Most Impactful Logistics Trends to Watch in 2025 As another year comes to an end, managers and business owners are dedicating themselves to a crucial stage in the success of any business: evaluating what worked and what can be improved in their operations.

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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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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 28, 2023

She brings almost 20 years of supply chain and benchmarking experience to DAT, where she is focused on providing actionable insights to shippers through DAT’s Benchmark Analytics and Rateview benchmarking tools. The platform offers a wide range of features and tools to help shippers find available carriers and carriers find available loads.

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3PL Links

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Image source: Pexels | Shipping Trends for 2025: What Will Change and How to Adapt The logistics industry is continuously evolving, and as we move closer to 2025, businesses will face a range of transformative changes. At 3PL Links, we prioritize tools that simplify route management, reducing delays and ensuring on-time deliveries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2025

Understanding AI Agents At its core, an AI Agent is a reasoning engine capable of understanding context, planning workflows, connecting to external tools and data, and executing actions to achieve a defined goal. Integrate with External Tools and Data: AI Agents can augment their inherent language model capabilities with APIs and tools (e.g.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2025

Key applications include AI-powered demand forecasting to improve inventory accuracy, automated procurement systems to standardize supplier negotiations, robotics to enhance warehouse efficiency, and AI-driven logistics optimization to reduce transportation costs and delays.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Automated systems like warehouse and transportation management tools improve load management and route optimization. By analyzing e-commerce trends, they can optimize routes , improve load management, and prepare for peak shopping seasons.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 30, 2025

Lets explore how these systems can be enhanced by technologies utilizing AI-driven systems and warehouse optimization solutions, whether as new automation or bolt on solutions to help extend and optimize the WMS. Overlaying a dynamic layer on top of the WMS can sometimes be the the best and most efficient strategy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 15, 2025

Key transparency initiatives include: Supply Chain Mapping: Using digital tools to trace the journey of products from raw materials to finished goods. For example, using AI-powered tools to optimize logistics can reduce energy consumption and enhance sustainability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. The first of the transportation trends is the network effect is at the heart of supply chain transformation. The second of the transportation trends is innovation in TMS. The Network Effect.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 21, 2019

Top trends shaping e-commerce in 2019: Improved shopping experience on mobile devices. Various means of communicating with customers include social media, chatbots, and other virtual tools. Around 75% of all shoppers abandon sites that aren’t mobile optimized [4]. Consumers want to associate with brands they believe in.

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Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2024

This session dives into the tools, strategies, and market shifts that are transforming cross-border logistics, offering valuable insights into the future of the industry. Navigate the Growth in Nearshoring: Understand how the growth in U.S.-Mexico Mexico trade is presenting both opportunities and challenges in infrastructure and capacity.

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Ship Monk

JULY 18, 2024

Today we’re going to look at some of the consumer trends that might affect your preparations for peak season 2024, and strategies to maximize them. Build trust in your brand by optimizing fulfillment and returns processes. 2024 Consumer Trends Early this year, HubSpot released its 2024 Consumer Trends Report.

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Morai Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Supply chains are largely defined by the technology that facilitate them, as such it’s crucial to know the technology trends that are shaping the year. However, there are a number of technology trends worth keeping track of. Critically, both of these factors are optimized through to use of supply chain apps.

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WorkWave

MARCH 5, 2025

Missed opportunities: Businesses cant identify patterns or optimize strategies without cross-branch insights. This allowed managers to ensure optimal staffing, reduce supply waste and improve customer satisfaction. Delayed decision-making: Teams waste time manually gathering and cleaning data.

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Turvo

AUGUST 24, 2021

Getting a better shipping experience is easy with an optimized supply chain and a robust freight brokerage setup. Real-time tracking and order updating tools. The right self-management options and innovative tools help drivers be more efficient. Choose the Right Platform Vendor to Optimize Your Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 27, 2024

This article comes from Carlos Díaz Madero, Subdirector Marketing at netLogistiK , and looks at the key trends that are transforming supply chain management. In this context, it is crucial to be aware of the emerging trends transforming the supply chain management field. “There is only one boss. The customer.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 1, 2024

It can be a direct reflection of current market trends, as many publicly traded companies operate within the global supply chain. Three technologies have emerged as game-changers for third-party logistics (3PL) and supply chain experts: large language models (LLMs), freight optimization platforms and no-code automation.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 12, 2021

Carriers must have state-of-the-art tools and technology to track and manage unusual and inconsistent activity in near-real-time. But what are these tools? And part of that means tracking real-time truck location, gauging market trends and much more. Download the White Paper.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 26, 2022

So, what are the major ERP software trends and how will they unfold in the coming year? This allows the ERP system to optimize workflows, shorten lead times, and reduce errors related to data import and processing. The post Tech trends transforming ERP in 2022 appeared first on SYSPRO Blog.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2025

A Fortune 500 retailer, for instance, reduced its procurement cycle time by 30% by leveraging an AI-driven tool to analyze supplier data efficiently. By leveraging integrated scenario planning (ISP) tools, procurement teams can model potential disruptions and develop contingency plans in advance.

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ECW

MARCH 5, 2025

Real-time tracking, allocating additional refrigerated space, and optimizing drayage schedules were key in handling the increased volume. Industry Trends & Challenges While the industry is evolving with new advancements, businesses also face significant obstacles in maintaining efficient temperature-controlled logistics.

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

You’ve come to the right place if you’ve been wondering how to integrate modern technology into your business and what tools you’ll need. Automation in logistics is not just a trend, but a necessary evolution to meet the demands of an increasingly fast-paced and demanding market.

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Log-hub

JANUARY 8, 2025

These tools can transform your supply chain, helping you predict inventory needs, automate repetitive tasks, and optimize delivery routes. AI-driven tools are helping businesses minimize errors and make faster, smarter decisions. This isnt just a trend, its a shift in how people shop. Why it matters? What can you do?

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Camelot 3PL Software

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

With Camelot 3PL Software’s analytics tools, you can quickly identify trends such as seasonal demand fluctuations, peak processing times, or areas of inefficiency. Instead of reacting to problems, you’ll have the foresight to proactively optimize operations, improving customer satisfaction and reducing costs.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 30, 2023

While there will be many innovations in 2023, here are eight trends for manufacturers to focus on when planning their digital future. Devices and IIoT with ERP In manufacturing, a new wave of devices and tools that communicate with each other will create new opportunities to achieve higher levels of automation.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 9, 2024

We can’t predict when joggers will go out of style (never, we hope) but we are pretty good at predicting ecommerce trends. ShipMonk nurtures relationships and facilitates integrations with shipping companies, as well as providers of third-party tools and systems that enable ecommerce businesses to thrive.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 5, 2021

With the havoc 2020 caused, can shipping trends get any worse? Preparation becomes the name of the game in shipping trends, and being ahead becomes the new normal. If a business wants to “thrive” in 2021 abnormalities, it’s essential to consider the top trends to expect through the year. Congratulations and welcome to 2021!

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Four key reasons why suppliers are critical for managing direct spend Innovation and Product Development: Suppliers often have deep knowledge about the materials, processes, and industry trends that can drive innovation.

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EazyStock

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Inventory Control Techniques that use Stock Optimization Best Practices. So we thought we’d focus on the lesser known topic of ‘stock optimization’ – this is an inventory control technique that’s becoming more popular with inventory managers to improve the efficiency of their supply chain. What is stock optimization?

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WorkWave

MARCH 27, 2025

Why Modern Data Warehouses Are No Longer Optional A centralized data warehouse is becoming an essential solution for businesses looking to scale efficiently and optimize operations. Predictive Analytics for Proactive Decisions By utilizing historical data analysis and trends, companies can forecast future needs and challenges.

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WorkWave

MARCH 4, 2025

Understanding their trends is crucial for maximizing marketing ROI and driving business growth. One of the most powerful yet underutilized tools for achieving this is decile data analytics. By categorizing customers this way, businesses gain insights into overarching trends and identifiable behaviors within specific client groups.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 8, 2021

One of the most significant challenges facing logistics managers is route optimization. Proper access and application of real-time data change, such as the ticker comparison above, showing how initial savings in intermodal start compare to rejections over the last three months, can provide insight for optimization.

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