Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

In early November, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article looking at the top supply chain trends for 2023 and beyond. Top Five Transportation Trends ; Chris Cunnane. In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. billion in 2019.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 21, 2020

For 2021, expect the Less Than Truckload (LTL) freight market to remain volatile due to the impact of COVID-19. Many LTL industry trends, such as capacity constraints , rising rates, and changing consumer buying patterns, will continue through 2021. Let’s look at top LTL industry trends for 2021.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 30, 2020

The global economy rebound from COVID-19 hinges on the discovery and manufacture of an effective vaccine. The problem is that there is no clear supply chain leader in the pharmaceutical industry. The industry, with a typical operating margin of more than 20%, lags the distribution capabilities of other industries.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The predictions by IDC Manufacturing Insights focus on three prominent trends. In the mid-term, the predictions trend around sustainability, visibility, and connectivity as organizations build capabilities to achieve long-term competitive advantage and new business models. current trends and focus areas for technology adoption.

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Kuebix

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

This year has reminded everyone to expect the unexpected – even in the supply chain which is one of the most unflappable industries out there! Covid-19 has disrupted the logistics operations of companies throughout the U.S.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Anticipating a rebound from COVID-19, this blog post highlighted insights into how supply chain leaders were thinking about their supply chain in the context of the pandemic, macro industry trends, and as they planned for the year ahead. #2. Peak Shipping Season Update: What’s Driving Change in the Industry?

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

While the industry continues to be rocked by world events, uncertainty has become the new normal. Covid-19’s Impact on the Supply Chain Crisis. But, before we dig into the data – let’s start on a positive note: Supply Chain Statistics Show Challenges, but the Industry Remains Resilient. Consultancy UK). AlixPartners).

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Logility

AUGUST 11, 2020

The global food and beverage supply chain has been stressed to the breaking point by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Plant shutdowns due to outbreaks of COVID-19 and widespread shortages of imported food products have further aggravated an already stressed out F&B supply chain. The F&B Silver Lining. Changing Consumer.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 3, 2020

Lee-Bath Nelson ( @leebath ), Co-Founder and Vice President for Business at LEO Lane, writes, “One hot topic that has arisen during the COVID-19 pandemic is the importance of rethinking current supply chains.”[1] ”[2] The pandemic shined a harsh light on this trend. Lone Wolves. ” The way ahead.

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ivalua

JANUARY 31, 2022

Last week, Ivalua partnered with Ardent Partners to discuss Procurement 2022: Big Trends and Predictions. . Procurement 2022: Big Trends and Predictions. #1. Impact from Covid-19 will be massive. COVID-19 has fundamentally altered families, communities, businesses, countries, and the world.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

In our recent GlobalTranz 2022 Logistics and Supply Chain Trends and Outlook white paper, our experts review some of the factors that will shape logistics in the coming year and beyond. It covers macro trends in the LTL, Truckload and Managed Transportation Service sectors and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Deep discounting as a survival strategy According to McKinsey , deep discounting is a primary strategy that retailers are using to survive the retail contraction caused by Covid-19. As we near the holiday discounting season, this trend has strengthened. Markdowns have almost single-handedly ruined [the fashion] industry.

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QAD

MAY 28, 2020

Register here for an upcoming webinar where I will cover an in-depth overview of the “new normal” in the packaging industry. It is amazing to see what the packaging industry has accomplished during the peak of the COVID-19 health crisis in terms of supporting essential businesses.

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QAD

MAY 28, 2020

It is amazing to see what the packaging industry has accomplished during the peak of the COVID-19 health crisis in terms of supporting essential businesses. Before we enter this “new normal”, let’s look at what has already changed in the packaging industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Recurring Supply Chain Challenges The Covid Nightmare. Supply chain professionals must have felt a lot like poor Phil Connors when they awoke each day only to find the nightmare created by the Covid-19 pandemic was still with them. ”[2] Although the world tries to ignore the Covid nightmare, it’s still with us.

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QAD

JULY 15, 2021

Every industry faced major disruption and change due to the pandemic , but since the crisis was in healthcare, the life sciences industry may have been hit hardest. Manufacturing: To prevent potential supply chain issues going forward, reshoring is more likely to take place in life sciences than in any other industry.

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QAD

APRIL 16, 2024

MODEX 2024, one of the largest supply chain trade shows in the USA, held at the sprawling Georgia World Congress Center, brought together supply chain professionals from around the world to explore the latest trends and innovations shaping the industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

The sudden onset of COVID-19 only reinforced a lesson that supply chain professionals had already realized: uncertainty is the only real certainty. The COVID-19 pandemic has only confirmed what we already knew: modern supply chains must be built on a foundation of extreme agility and responsiveness. A Positive Example.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2023

The post-COVID-19 (if we can claim to be post COVID) “new normal” will continue to be defined by new challenges and more importantly by the ability of the supply chain executives to manage disruption and their ability to power organization strategy and growth.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2023

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , nearly three years after Covid-19 was declared a pandemic, supply chains are back to normal. Zero marks the historical average, and changes in either direction mark standard deviations from that trend. Avian flu continues to be a thorn in the side of the poultry industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 8, 2022

It is hard to believe it has been two years since I was faced with forecasting WMS and warehouse automation market growth rates in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time, I wrote about the COVID pandemic, and how similar events occur that elevate the uncertainty of the market. Review of Prior Impactful Events.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 13, 2021

Over the year, COVID-19 introduced even greater complexity into the already difficult work of supply chain planning–and changed supply chain from a practitioner-focused topic to everyday dinner table conversation. 5G promises many possibilities for horizontal and vertical networks in the Industry 4.0 environments.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2023

Professor Sheffi is the author of a 1985 textbook on transportation networks and eight management books, dealing with supply chain resilience, sustainability, industrial clustering, and other business management issues. The 5 th Industrial Revolution: Why human and A.I. Future trends in world supply chains and economies.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Retail Trends. ”[3] Learning to live with Covid-19 means consumers are looking to get out more — and that means dressing up. ”[3] Learning to live with Covid-19 means consumers are looking to get out more — and that means dressing up. This trend was reflected in holiday spending. ”[5].

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Enterra Insights

JULY 13, 2023

.” Changing consumer behavior is only one trend to which stakeholders in the CPG sector need to watch and respond. ”[2] Below are some of the CPG trends experts believe will continue to affect the CPG sector in 2023. ”[2] Below are some of the CPG trends experts believe will continue to affect the CPG sector in 2023.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 4, 2023

When the Covid pandemic threw a wrench into the supply chain’s well-oiled machine, supply chain challenges were suddenly front-page news. Many of the 2023 supply chain trends identified by experts address recent supply chain troubles. Supply Chain Trends. Digitization is an ongoing, rather than a new, trend.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Two years before the COVID-19 pandemic jolted the retail landscape, Jeff Schmitz ( @JeffreySchmitz4 ). ”[1] Schmitz identified four trends he believed characterized the ongoing revolution. ” The pandemic accelerated many of those trends along with one trend he didn’t mention — cashless transactions.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Before Covid-19, pressures resulted from slowing growth and trade wars and rising consumer expectations. Covid-19 has left us little choice but to leverage digital tools to stay operational. Covid-19 made us realize that people with their experience, skills and relations are critical. Not a real surprise.

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Shipsy

MARCH 30, 2021

But the year 2021 and beyond are expected to bring a promising future for this industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council region. As per the report, the logistics industry in the Middle East will experience a steady growth in the next five years. The logistics industry is projected to grow by 4.3% from 2020 to 2025.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Have you found that the consistent supply and reasonable prices in the Electrical Supply Chain that you were used to before COVID-19 hit have not returned as soon as you hoped, or as soon as some experts predicted? In the meantime, market demand for electrical parts and supplies surged in a bullwhip-effect recovery from COVID-19.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2022

With COVID-19 inspired Global policies in place, day-to-day routines for industries on a global scale had to change how they operate within the supply chain sector. estimates that these trends will last well into the year (2022) as nearly?60% The Labor Shortage Effects on Supply Chain. As the pandemic continued and?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2021

When looking at the market, technology is at the forefront of the major trends. Blockchain is important for specific industries. This will be especially important when a COVID-19 vaccine is manufactured and distributed. This is especially true as the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a surge in e-commerce.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 11, 2021

Experts tell us the virus causing COVID-19 is probably here to stay — along with all the variants of the virus. Shelly Xuelai Fan ( @ShellyFan ), a neuroscientist-turned-science writer, explains, “Coronavirus is almost synonymous with Covid-19, social distancing, and frustration. Those trends are: 1.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 17, 2021

Among other changes the COVID-19 pandemic wrought on the business landscape, was how consumers made their purchases and what they bought. ”[1] They are not alone in their assessment, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysts write, “The COVID-19 pandemic has upended markets and dramatically reshaped consumption habits.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The ITAP-LogiSYM Symposium, was physically held on-site on 23-24 November 2021 in a much bigger environment of an Industrial 4.0 Chair-woman Stephanie Krishnan opened the event, with an address on the main theme of the event – Stepping-up the Manufacturing Capabilities with Industry 4.0,

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

It’s easy to tie everything back to COVID-19, but the reality tells a different story of continuous and cross-global disruption. Yes, COVID caused many issues, but other factors, including geopolitical changes, the war in Ukraine, weather events, peak season , and economic instability, have altered the fabric of logistics.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The medical device industry covers the manufacturing of medical, scientific, and surgical equipment. Here we break down the key trends affecting the medical device manufacturing sector in 2020 and 2021, focusing on the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. The medical device industry in 2021 – overall trends and outlook.

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