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Worker Shortages and More Pose a Challenge to Freight Companies

Elementum

According to Plunkett Research, transportation revenues in 2017 reached over $1 billion in the U.S. Technological solutions are helping many companies keep up and adjust to ever-changing consumer expectations. Despite ramped-up recruiting efforts, this number is expected to triple by 2026. Globally, they stood at $4.8

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Worker Shortages and More Pose a Challenge to Freight Companies

Elementum

According to Plunkett Research, transportation revenues in 2017 reached over $1 billion in the U.S. Technological solutions are helping many companies keep up and adjust to ever-changing consumer expectations. Despite ramped-up recruiting efforts, this number is expected to triple by 2026. Globally, they stood at $4.8

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The Plant-Based Meat Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Over the last five years, the number of entrants to the market has surged, with companies looking to make their plant-based meat substitutes more “meaty.”. billion in 2017 and is expected to surge to over $8 billion by 2026. According to a market report from Allied Research, the global meat substitute market was valued at $4.1

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

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. KNAPP AG is a privately-held company with over 3,000 employees. Contact us for more information. percent from 2,627 million to 3,796 million EUR.

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Why the Great Driver Shortage Is Now Top of Mind for Shippers & a Driver of a Capacity Crunch

GlobalTranz

In fact, the truck driver shortage is expected to double to 100,000 in the next five years, but other industry experts, reports Iris Kuo of Trucks.com , suggest actual worsening could be as high as 200,000 unfilled positions by 2026. percent by the end of the third-quarter in 2017.

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Online Learning is Growing Exponentially—And it’s Here to Stay

Logistics Bureau

billion USD by 2026, if not before then. billion (USD) by 2026 at a CAGR of 9.1 percent from 2018 to 2026. The report found that by 2017, about 77 percent of US corporations were making use of online learning. It is now estimated to reach 336.98 It is not only students who are flocking to online learning.

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Technology Support in Integrated Business Planning: Automation, Augmentation and Human Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

Decisions from an IBP meeting need to be made in the light of the company’s vision and strategy. IBP can support a company’s vision by positively influencing its values and behaviors, thus actively shaping the company’s culture (Van Hove, 2017).