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Logistics Buyers Survey with Jim Bierfeldt

The Logistics of Logistics

Jim Bierfeldt and Joe Lynch discuss the logistics buyers survey created by Jim and his team at Logistics Marketing Advisors. His expertise includes strategic planning, brand positioning, advertising, public relations, website strategy and design, and development of white papers, case studies and other content. About Jim Bierfeldt.

Survey 270
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How Supply Chain & Logistics Companies are Mitigating Labor Shortages

Logistics Viewpoints

In late 2023, Descartes conducted a survey of 1,000 supply chain and logistics decision-makers across North America and Europe across three sectors: manufacturing, distribution and retail; carriers; and logistics services providers. The study also provided insight into what companies are doing to address it.

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Study raises hopes for increasing digitalisation

Logistics Business Magazine

The latest trend report from the optimisation specialist INFORM reveals a positive development in internal logistics in German production companies. Only 10% completely agreed that production is the core of the company and logistics are only a necessary secondary function. of the surveyed companies.

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The Top Floor to Shop Floor Production Planning Handoff is Hard

Logistics Viewpoints

In a survey of 54 senior executives, only about one in four believed that the processes of their companies balanced cross-functional trade-offs effectively or facilitated decision making to help the P&L (profit and loss) of the full business.” Meanwhile, inventory optimization and production scheduling are more of a black box.

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Walmart Bests Whole Foods in Study of Food Supply's Human Toll

Material Handling and Logistics

Tesco Plc ranked the highest in the first-ever study of supply-chain policies from humanitarian group Oxfam America released on June 20, leading in transparency and worker-treatment metrics. 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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Successful Product Innovation Requires Supply Chain Insight

Material Handling and Logistics

“The costs of a new product’s supply chain can easily outstrip its profit generation, and consistently poor new product initiative management leads to SKU complexity, which can cripple the company’s supply chain.”. It also outlines nine best practices to ensure that new product initiatives increase value. “The

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Food Supply Chain Safety Survey

Logistics Business Magazine

Zebra Technologies Corporation has announced the results of its ‘Food Safety Supply Chain Vision Study’ The study highlights the views of consumers as well as food and beverage industry decision-makers worldwide from distribution and warehouses to grocery stores and restaurants around safety, traceability and transparency.

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