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

Supply Chain Trend

The budget, or annual operating plan, is normally the first year of the strategy. Integrated Business Planning serves to align enterprise wide plans with the organization’s strategy. Decisions from an IBP meeting need to be made in the light of the company’s vision and strategy.

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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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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. This validates our strategy and intensive standardization activities in the field of fully automated case picking and piece picking solutions as full-service provider.”. Contact us for more information. Lee Partners.

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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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Addressing Labor Shortages in Warehouse and DC Operations

NC State SCRC

He was promoted to a full-time job in 2017, and is now earning more than $16 an hour. Truck driver salaries are up, with private fleet drivers earning as much as $86,000 annually in 2017, with an entry level median position of $53,000. Those skills led him to a part-time job at a FedEx Corp. facility at an Indianapolis, Ind.,

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Staying on Top of MDR, IVDR, and Surveillance Requirements With Cloud QMS

Arena Solutions

As a result, the European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) and In vitro Diagnostic Device Regulation (EU IVDR) were approved in March 2017 by the European Council and in April 2017 by the European Parliament. May 26, 2026: Class C self-declared IVDD devices must comply with the IVDR.

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Cross border eCommerce: How viable is the model for Indian consumers and retailers

Vinculum

The Indian eCommerce market is expected to grow to $200 billion by 2026 from $38.5 billion in 2017. Here are some of the best practices that international brands can leverage to orchestrate successful cross-border strategies for the Indian customer base. Best Practices.