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Boom Time for the Shared Economy within Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

With the growing trend towards online shopping, e-commerce giant Amazon in 2015 turned to independent contractors—basically anyone with a car—to deliver parcels to homes and businesses. There are many other instances of the shared economy within the supply chain domain, including the following: 1) Uber Freight. million in FY17.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Selecting & Managing Logistics Companies & Emerging Logistics Tech Trends

GlobalTranz

51 percent take advantage of third party logistics companies’ freight forwarding capabilities, and the use of third-party logistics companies increased 72 percent in 2015. The graphic was made by 2Flow , a logistics company out of Ireland. Organizations who utilize 3PLs typically experienced a 9 percent cost reduction.

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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

The seven registered air freight carriers in Belgium carried 1.4 billion metric tons of goods in 2015. Coupled with its prime location and healthy multimodal freight system, Belgium has the ability to move goods quickly around Europe and the rest of the world. percent followed by Ireland and China at just over four percent each.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 31 – November 4, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Here are some excerpts from the article: October orders reflect “lingering overcapacity from too many Class 8 tractors being purchased relative to freight creation in 2015 and into early 2016,” said Kenny Vieth, ACT’s president. This is the company’s first overseas expansion “as a result of its rapid and consistent domestic growth.”.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

SCM 3PL Subway 2015. The 2015 Annual Third Party Logistics Study also reveals that both sides regard themselves as being successful, and shippers are seeing positive results again this year: an average logistics cost reduction of 9%, an average inventory cost reduction of 5% and an average fixed logistics cost reduction of 15%.