Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

A recent survey of global supply chain leaders suggests to me that the industry risks losing momentum. Trane ’s Tom France, Vice President, Global Distribution, Logistics and Transportation, recently stressed the need for E2E insight: “Extend visibility as much as you can throughout your supply chain. He lives in Chicago.

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Things are looking up for European logistics service providers. Their clients (shippers) are increasingly outsourcing logistics services to third-party specialists. So far, however, no logistics service provider offers complete European coverage in terms of both warehousing and transport.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Regardless of what it was (new tube of toothpaste, dog treats for your pup, or a new filter for your water purification system), logistics is the system behind getting it into your hands. The logistics sector is rapidly growing and there is no shortage of groundbreaking technology and premiere partners in North America, Europe, and beyond.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2015

With no time to spare, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Web-Shopping Deluge Boxes In Landlords (WSJ – sub. Hours-of-Service Back For Third Year In A Row As Top Concern In Annual Trucking Industry Survey. announces task force to develop drone registry (Reuters).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

And a FourKites survey of 350+ supply chain leaders tells us that the past few years of supply chain disruptions — including COVID-19, market volatility, global political conflict, material shortages and extreme weather events — drove 73% of respondents to begin investing in supply chain visibility, with 46% planning to invest more in 2023.

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SCM Research

MAY 30, 2014

One of such rankings is the 2013/2014 Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking, provided by SMBG, a French consulting company, and based on a global survey of recruiters, students and representatives of academic institutions. The full list can be found on the webpage of Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking in Supply Chain and Logistics.

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SCM Research

JULY 4, 2014

Are you currently conducting conceptual, qualitative, or survey research? These tips can be found in a recent JBL editorial: A Trail Guide to Publishing Success: Tips on Writing Influential Conceptual, Qualitative, and Survey Research. Journal of Business Logistics, 35 (1), 1-16 DOI: 10.1111/jbl.12039. Fawcett, S.,

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 9, 2015

The year on year increase in customer dissatisfaction of logistics outsourcing has pushed many players into a defensive corner. The industry is going through a quiet revolution, which makes it an exciting time to be in the logistics outsourcing business. Cautious Optimism Abound in the Logistics Outsourcing Outlook.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 8, 2016

At least according to the eighth annual UPS Pain in the Chain Survey. While this survey swings on the logistics end of the supply chain pendulum, there are some good takeaways for those involved in all other areas of supply chain management as well. Of course, the wrong solution can create an even larger set of roadblocks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Research (Travelers Business Risk Index) shows that in 2014, 22% of manufacturers surveyed reported they did not worry about supply chain issues; in 2015, only 9% reported this. The 2015 results are based on a survey of 1,200 business decision makers. And it continues to grow in importance. billion in middle market premiums.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 2, 2014

In fact, if you are in a room where people are discussing logistics outsourcing, you might hear these common misconceptions. We can hand over the problems and issues associated with logistics operations by outsourcing. Don’t expect to outsource, wash your hands of logistics, and ride off into the sunset. 1] Langley, C.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Today we continue our series on successfully working with a logistics company, often called a third party logistics company by focusing on how to properly understand the success of the engagement by knowing all the key performance indicators that a shipper could put in place. This starts with deploying the S.M.A.R.T.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2015

29, 2014): By year’s end, chief executives at all of America’s Fortune 500 companies should get a letter signed by the president of the American Bar Association. 23, 2014, sub. The post Nothing Easy About Supplier Relationship Management appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Litigation is increasing.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2022

The previous five-year labor contract was ratified in 2014 , after a total of nine months of contract negotiations and considerable urging from government officials for both sides to reach resolution. As The Wall Street Journal noted in its reporting: “ The risks have seldom been as high as they are this year.”.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

However a new survey shows that the percentage of women in leadership roles is still low. Logistics Managers, Manufacturing Directors and other Supply Chain leaders often rose from the shop floor, from front-line warehousing and transportation positions. Women have made tremendous strides in the Supply Chain Management profession.

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Resilinc

MAY 17, 2022

Climate change first arose as a topic in supply chain management because most of the greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted by OEMs and large retailers are produced by supplier and logistics firms. See Resilinc blogs on this topic here and here.) Physical risks to supply chains from climate change are only recently coming into focus.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Asset-based transportation firms continue to aggressively diversify their businesses, according to the recently completed 2014 TMW Transportation and Logistics Study. The results of our latest survey also highlight the improved financial performance enjoyed by many transportation service businesses over the preceding year. […].

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 16, 2017

The freight capacity crunch has dominated supply chain and logistics since 2014, and many shippers fear it will arrive sooner than many experts believe. The freight capacity crunch remains an object of speculation in among logistics providers and shippers. The Freight Capacity Crunch Has Not Yet Reared Its Head.

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MIT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

On September 30, 2014, supply chain education will take a major step into the digital age with the start of SCx, an on-line educational program developed by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) for thousands of professionals across the globe. SC1x – Supply Chain and Logistics Fundamentals (fall 2014).

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2013

How many times have you been pestered to do a survey in the past year? As a professional, you are likely bombarded with survey requests, most of which you may ignore due to sheer volume! Heather Monteiro is a Logistics instructor at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia; where she lives with her husband and four children.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 27, 2015

More than ever before, excellence in supply chain management – especially in logistics functions – is about driving revenue growth, capturing market share, and enhancing customer satisfaction and loyalty. The post 6 Supply Chain Disciplines to Enable Profitable Growth appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2013

To make consumers and businesses more aware of this problem, Made in a Free World, with funding from the US State Department, launched slaveryfootprint.org , an online survey that calculates your “slavery footprint” — i.e., the likely number of slaves involved in making some of the products you use. Be Sociable, Share!

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Supply Chain Strategy.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

And it looks like some of these efforts to avert the talent crisis have begun to bear fruit: a major new survey shows that millennials are moving into the workforce in a big way, changing its Supply Chain’s demographics and disrupting the industry. We’re maybe a ways past the 2008-2014 heyday of stereotyping millennials in the workforce.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Material Handling & Logistics reports frantic shoppers should have no difficulty elbowing their way through the crowds and getting their hands on perfect presents for everyone on their list. Supply Chain Management Review, referencing a Pitney Bowes survey, shows consumers’ demands will be higher than ever this season.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

.’ With respect to their consumer behavior, 73 percent of global millennials are willing to pay extra for sustainable products, an increase from 50 percent in 2014.”[2]. ” They note an MIT survey of apparel companies found vastly differing definitions of supply chain transparency across organizations. ”[2].

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Resilinc

APRIL 26, 2022

According to Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News ( GenEngNews ), Amgen was the first to pilot continuous manufacturing with a facility opened in Singapore in 2014; now most major manufacturers are in the process of building or commissioning continuous manufacturing facilities. based operations offshore.

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

This survey of employees finds that more than 70% of workers would choose to work at a company with a strong environmental agenda. A great example would be when the hospitality industry initiated towel reuse programs back in 2014 and the subsequent savings on water and energy. Planet : The Earth has limited environmental resources.

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AFFLINK

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Reshaping E-Retailing Logistics. In a 2013 survey, 62 percent of those surveyed felt that top officials failed to commit to supply chain management. While IoT tools aren’t new in logistics, the orchestration of the supply chain in the Supply Chain Control Tower is. C-Suite Realignment. Further Utilization of loT.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 22, 2016

and a new survey reveals outsourcing in supply chain is expected to grow. New Survey Reveals Levels of Outsourcing in Supply Chain Expected to Grow by Over 40%. Target admitted in 2014 that the intrusion into the systems came after network credentials were stolen from a third-party vendor. Is your supply chain a cyber threat?

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, goes so far as to assert data is an organization’s most valuable asset. A recent report from IBM Security found 83% percent of surveyed organizations have experienced more than one data breach and each succeeding data breach has been more costly.[10]

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2015

The value network of suppliers and logistics providers is largely managed by spreadsheets and email with no system of record for interactions. In 2014, 70% of companies experienced three business discontinuity events with at least one resulting in a material impact to the balance sheet resulting in financial reporting.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

This estimate is according to responses provided by 83 percent of the manufacturing executives who participated in a survey conducted as part of an industry study by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Consulting LLP. Skills Shortages. skilled production workers. researchers. machinists. scientists. In recent decades, U.S.

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QAD

AUGUST 18, 2022

A 2017 survey from KPMG found 45% of companies had already invested upwards of $50 million in IT and technological infrastructure to support compliance. Cases of drug counterfeiting doubled in size from 2014 to 2019, reaching an all-time high of 4,405 cases in 2019. Many of those efforts, however, took a backseat during the pandemic.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 14, 2015

They’d be the ones who were able to flex their supply chain and logistics plans to overcome some very challenging obstacles in the last 12 months. Opportunity Knocks – The Wall Street Journal reports the West Coast ports’ share of container imports fell precipitously year over year between May 2014 and May 2015 according to U.S.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 20, 2016

The video was a report out and analysis of a survey that MPI had done on Internet of Things in the supply chain. In a 2014 study, 46% of manufacturing executives didn’t know what the internet of things was. There were lots of interesting facts and figures in the report, but one fact that stood out to me was this.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In 2014, a Supply Chain Council survey found that managing global supply chain complexity was among the top 5 major issues. A very recent survey of U.S. Logistics Status Monitoring and Alerting – the ability to monitor shipments in real time and “see” the status of the shipment as it is executed.

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