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Holiday Warehousing Challenges 2021

3PL Insights

Limited Warehouse Capacity. After the shipping delays and supply shortages that were caused by COVID-19, many businesses have opted to keep more inventory on-hand in distribution centers. This leads warehouses to operate at a much higher capacity than in previous years which limits the space available for increased holiday demand.

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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

The state of the trucking market in 2021 is uncertain, filled with risk, and continues to evolve, making logistics management challenging.? through 2021, but total retail sales will grow 7.9%. Fewer labor resources are available to meet the rising demand in both the warehouse and in transit. ? That’s an astonishing $933.30

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2021 Logistics Outlook: Truckload Freight Market Forecast

GlobalTranz

During the second half of the year, consumers shifted their spending from in-store to buying online, and sellers had to adjust their warehousing and fulfillment networks. The volatility of 2020 and the uncertainties looming into 2021 make it difficult to forecast planning and budgets based on historical data. Rethink Inventory.

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2021 Supply Chain and Inventory Management Trends

EazyStock

2021 Supply Chain and Inventory Management Trends for the US. Here we are, one year later, trying to determine the 2021 supply chain and inventory management trends to adopt. With that in mind, here are a few trends for 2021 that could help your business outlast the pandemic: Supplier Diversification. Automation.

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Inventory and Inflation

Enterra Insights

The irony of excess inventory. Reporters from Bloomberg explain, “A nationwide inventory glut has led to unexpected bargains for U.S. 5] She writes, “Deep discounts are expected on oversize couches, appliances and patio furniture that are more expensive for companies to store in their warehouses, analysts say.”

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How 3PL warehouse companies can support your supply chain in 2021

Kanban Logistics

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the logistics industry are still being felt as we enter 2021. One of these effects is an increased demand for warehousing space that will make it harder to find space of your own and will also ensure that you pay more for the space you do find. 3PLs offer shared warehousing.

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2021 Strategies for Inventory Management and Supply Chain Recovery

EazyStock

A vaccine won’t magically eradicate the coronavirus; instead, it will take the vaccine coupled with additional widespread safety measures to usher in a ‘new normal’ – optimistically, by Q3 of 2021. The prevailing effects of COVID-19 are uncertainty and disruption; the key to planning ahead for 2021 will be to analyze the effects of 2020.