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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs. They are more likely to shop for discounts and sales and may delay purchases of some items.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

Looking back, I estimated the market in 2013 at $6.4 I will soon be publishing the 2021 base-year study with a five-year forecast through 2026. KION is a publicly-traded company and reports on the Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) segment. In 2021, the SCS segment revenues grew an impressive 44.5 billion in 2019.

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

Correspondent Bill Whitaker ( @BillWhitakerCBS ) reported, “Getting the goods from here to store shelves is proving to be a lot more daunting. These boxes were called ‘Transporters.’ Rather, it was to reorganize and link intermodal transport by land and sea in a way that no one else had realized before.

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The Supply Chain is Suffering Labor Pains

Enterra Insights

Job reports show that people are quitting their jobs in record numbers (aka the Great Resignation). According to Axios reporter Kate Marino, “[In September,] the rate of quits increased to its highest level ever, at 2.9% Desperately.”[1] ”[1] Today’s labor market is in disarray. of the workforce.”[2]

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Logistics Service Providers (LSP): 3PL vs 4PL vs 5PL

SCMDOJO

In this effort, Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) are essential because they provide a variety of supply chain management solutions that simplify warehouse operations, order processing, and transportation. A 2PL company will be based on equity, meaning that they will own the transportation vehicles.

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It’s Silicon Valley and Detroit, not Silicon Valley vs Detroit (Pt. II)

QAD

BMW has led the development of a very ambitious consortium of companies to leverage the cost associated with the development of a scalable platform for level 3 and level 4 autonomous vehicles. Founded in 2013, Cruise tests and develops autonomous car technology. billion), Aptiv, Continental, KPIT and TTTech. Waymo Partnerships.

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FedEx Announces 2022 Average Shipping Rate Increases…What to Know

Intelligent Audit

As the 2021 peak season approaches, these rate increases are not unexpected. These include the following: An increased fuel surcharge on November 1, 2021 on all FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight shipments. There’s a real risk of incurring unchecked shipping costs as carrier rate increases continue.