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Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Before the pandemic, in a study of logistics providers conducted by Fraunhofer IML, among those embarking on digitalization initiatives, only 25% of logistics providers in the Fraunhofer IML survey are leveraging digital technologies to think outside the box and reinvent their foundational delivery model.

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A New Era in Transport Logistics with Big Data and Self-Driving Trucks

Logistics Viewpoints

A recent survey conducted by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) industry association shows that this bottleneck has exacerbated worldwide over the past two years. Warehouses such as distribution and order processing centers will benefit from the new big data technologies.

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Savvy Supply Chain Leaders Aren’t Letting a Good Downturn Go to Waste

Logistics Viewpoints

A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. But we’re also seeing many of the supply chain industry’s biggest digital pioneers displaying real moxie in recognizing the opportunity in front of them.

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UPS Global Pulse of the Online Shopper study highlights myriad consumer preferences

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Those are some of the key takeaways of the global UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper Global Study issued this week by UPS and comScore Inc. The survey is based on feedback from a comScore survey of more than 18,000 global online shoppers and was issued over the first three quarters of 2017. Looking at the 5-9 p.m. for next day).

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Different Delivery Requirements Across Age Groups

Logistics Business Magazine

A 2023 study of over 8,000 consumers across 10 geographies, including the UK, central Europe and North America reviewed the state of ecommerce and home delivery performance. Older buyers do not have as much experience ordering goods and services online; in comparison with younger shoppers, for whom online shopping is second nature.

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Understand the Pitfalls of IBP Before Embarking on a Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

The IBP Process Over Promises and Under Delivers Research by McKinsey concludes that all too often IBP is an ineffective process. “In Mr. Sorenson has studied integrated business planning for many years. Dean Sorenson concurs. GEON, headquartered in Westlake Ohio, has about 1000 employees.

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Express Deliveries “Rise Almost 7000% at Christmas” Claims Research

Logistics Business Magazine

New research reveals the huge additional pressure retailers face during the festive season in terms of order processing and shipping, it is claimed. The study analyses data from over 112 million parcels that were shipped last Christmas by parcelLab retail clients across Europe. “We