Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2023

Today’s article is the third part in a series featuring surveys from APQC on supply chain topics including last mile and digital transformation. One way that companies are trying to alleviate packing waste is through the use of recycled, re-used, and renewable packing materials. Per our survey, 64.2

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2021

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. million people quit jobs in August, according to the monthly survey — about 2.9

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Penske Move Ahead

APRIL 30, 2025

Findings from Penskes latest annual survey, Settling In: A Consumer Moving Trend Survey, provides fresh insights into how and why people are moving. Moving Motivations: Closer Connections and New Opportunities According to the survey, nearly a third (28%) of U.S. Of course, moving isnt without its hurdles.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 30, 2021

The survey, conducted in April 2021, was completed by an impressive number of respondents – 720 logistics experts across 43 countries and territories. A goods to man style, where a low to the ground bot goes into the warehouse and slides under a cubical rack and brings it back to a pack station. GreyOrange Goods-to-Man Robots.

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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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2021

We decided to survey over 5,000 consumers across Europe to gauge their sentiments around home delivery. If you think that being better than most when it comes to delivery performance is an “OK” strategy, the survey results are clear: consumers don’t agree. These two charts paint a picture of how consumers are thinking and acting.

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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. When the box is filled, it goes to a pack station for shipping. Because the shoes are packed into the shipping box, no repackaging is necessary.

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Trinity Logistics

MAY 3, 2023

PACKING FOR STONE TRANSPORT Proper packing and packaging materials are very important for stone transport. Smaller stone materials, like tile, can be packed in crates with foam material for cushioning to prevent any scraping or breaking. Packaging stone materials the wrong way can lead to damaged product upon arrival.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

JUNE 23, 2022

“ Although containers lost overboard represent less than one-thousandth of 1% (0.001%) of the roughly 241 million packed and empty containers currently shipped each year, the industry is deeply concerned about this development. Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code).

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Penske Move Ahead

MAY 1, 2025

In addition, Penske published findings from its national Settling In: A Consumer Moving Trends Survey , which examines consumer sentiment and trends around relocation. The list shows where people are moving, while the survey offers insight into why. READING, Pa., (May Penske Truck Rental offers support across North America.

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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.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

JUNE 29, 2020

As per a Statista survey, eighty per cent of consumers say they’d return a product they received that was damaged in shipping. Use the right packing materials to fill in empty space inside boxes, so that contents don’t slide around and collide with other objects, or get squashed when packed onto a truck.

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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

MAY 3, 2022

The results, based on a representative survey among more than 200 companies, shed unparalleled insight into key challenges in the industry, as well as best practices to improve supply chain performance and operation. So, what set sustainability leaders apart from the rest of the pack? Rethink Partnerships.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

But online ordering supports in-store pickups of already picked and packed products or curbside pickups. Their associate engagement survey allows Ferguson to understand the driver’s impacting engagement across their 31,000 employees. The survey focuses on four engagement questions on advocacy, pride, satisfaction and commitment.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2021

Surveys show that up to half of consumers rate grossly oversized packages among the things they really don’t like about Internet shopping. And if you don’t believe surveys, just look on social media. There are limits to the number of different-sized preforms a packing station can cope with.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2024

Warehouse automation is one area where robots have become the norm, with autonomous bots roaming aisles, toting boxes, and getting closer to picking and packing individual items. Households with college students anticipate spending $1,364.75, about the same as last year’s $1,366.95, per the survey results. billion for K-12 students.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In particular, it is concerned to promote safe methods to those responsible for the packing of cargoes in containers, securing them and accurately declaring them. Notwithstanding the regional focus of this particular survey, we believe the results to be genuinely encouraging.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2024

As a result, this not only enhances customer satisfaction, but minimizes errors in picking, packing, and shipping. By focusing on individual orders, companies can ensure that each shipment is processed with precision.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MAY 12, 2020

It could be due to improper packing of cargo inside a container, incorrect container used for the cargo carried, but one of the main reasons for cargo damage inside a container is the condition of the container itself. are some of the common types of damages reported on cargoes that are packed in containers. Inside the container.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 28, 2023

According to the Business of Sustainability Index , despite intense inflation since 2020, 66% of general US customers and 80% of young adult (ages 18-34) US customers surveyed in 2022 are willing to pay more for sustainable products/companies that embrace sustainable practices. Make sure you are properly packing your products.

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Penske Move Ahead

MAY 7, 2024

Penske also released the results of a national consumer survey, Settling In: A Consumer Moving Trends Survey, which unveils new findings about people’s reasons for moving and the importance of establishing a sense of community in their new places of residence. This survey was live on March 27-April 2, 2024.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 25, 2022

Our survey found nearly 3 in 4 (74%) warehouse workers are at least somewhat likely to take a pay cut to work at another company with more technology tools to help them do their job, including more than half (52%), who are extremely or very likely. On-floor workers are willing to trade pay for better tech to do their jobs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2023

Additionally, using a mobile survey, retailers can capture net promoter scores at the point of delivery, which increases survey completion significantly. The items are packed and shipped at this point. FourKites FourKites was showcasing the impact of order visibility at NRF 2023.

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Ottawa Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

In fact, respondents of the survey felt that customer retention and customer service were significant requirements for the success of a 3PL. We know how to pick, pack, and ship. Study participants represented manufacturing, retail, food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, and other industries. You know how to do what you do.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

By contrast, the third-party logistics model is where a manufacturer retains oversight of its supply chain but outsources such processes as warehousing, shipping, packing, and distribution to a 3PL provider. Container packing and unpacking. Picking & packing. What is 3PL? 3PL Services. Reefer container storage. 4PL Services.

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Penske Move Ahead

AUGUST 27, 2024

The National Private Truck Council's 2024 Benchmarking Survey found that shipments and volume increased last year as private fleets positioned themselves as a value-added transportation solution. Tracking Key Performance Indicators NPTC's Benchmarking Survey, which is sponsored by Penske , provides metrics in several operating areas. “As

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

Honeywell has launched its latest family of rugged enterprise mobile devices designed for workers that pick, pack, sort and deliver e-commerce orders to keep the retail supply chain moving smoothly from factory to consumer.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Save Mart associates pick and pack the orders at the participating store, and Amazon delivers the groceries to customers using Amazon Flex drivers. Canoo last year announced Panasonic Holdings Corp which also supplies battery cells to Tesla Inc, will be its provider for manufacturing battery packs. percentage points higher at 76.9

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 16, 2018

The State of Retailing Online (SORO) survey of U.S. retailers conducted by NRF and Forrester Research surveyed the key metrics of 195 apparel, footwear, general merchandise, home furnishings and personal care retailers, and determined that the average cost to fulfill an order is $10 (shipping + fulfillment costs).

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 8, 2021

Having surveyed and tested numerous systems, the one chosen by Oakland is able to provide directional path information, for the most accurate bay confirmation. Tagged pallets cannot exit bays without being read and warning alarms are triggered if pallets pass through an incorrect bay or are removed from a bay once marked as loaded.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Extended offerings around value-added services, co-packing, co-manufacturing and even 3D printing will continue to deliver options that allow agility and scale in supply chain operations, with third-party logistics providers coordinating much of this capacity as they morph into super-grid logistics services providers.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

However, surveys consistently find that up to 40% of consumers believe online deliveries often arrive in boxes way too big for the items they contain, while a ‘Which?’ survey reports 48% of customers agree that “excessive packaging is one of the most annoying things about online shopping”. Sustainability is a growing consumer concern.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 11, 2024

According to a Coveo Holiday Report, 55% of surveyed online shoppers in the U.S. If a product is damaged in transit, it was either very roughly handled or not packed well enough to withstand being dropped, crushed, or left out in the rain. We’re happy to use your branded packaging and your choice of eco-friendly packing materials.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 9, 2015

A recent survey conducted by ETF has revealed that 3PL service providers are quite optimistic regarding their company’s business prospects in the next 12 months. China has been the fastest-growing market in the last decade and it continues to lead the pack. Cautious Optimism Abound in the Logistics Outsourcing Outlook.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A recent survey by Wincanton found that 76% of the UK’s retail and eCommerce business leaders believe shortage of labour in the supply chain has negatively affected their ability to serve customers. “If Customer experience. Sustainability of packaging. This also eliminates the need for void fill.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 12, 2024

Almost nine in 10 warehouses pop on the tunes for their workers, as a survey of employees by music licensing company PPL PRS found that of those that don’t, the majority (89%) wish they did. Over half (55%) of warehouses are playing pop – but a tenth of the workforce would rather listen to rock.

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