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Peak Shipping Season: A Review of Trends from the 2018 Holiday Peak Season

GlobalTranz

So, let us reflect on the peak shipping season trends we saw at the close of 2018 and how those trends will affect the industry now and throughout 2019. Meanwhile, inventory levels rose 3.6 Shippers Put the Box to Work A final lesson from the 2018 holiday peak shipping season is about the box. Regulations and governance.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 11-15, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Driver pay has surged so far in 2018, NTI reports, with gains expected to continue (CCJ). Report: FAA Stands in the Way of Commercial Drone Use (Government Technology). Song of the Week: “Question of Time” by Depeche Mode (recorded live in Boston, 6/9/2018). Hunt on Truck Driver Suit (WSJ – sub. Which stage are you in?

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

After a year full of more scandals, indictments, political contentiousness, workplace violence, school shootings and natural disasters, maybe it’s time we all took a collective breath and focused on some of the positives that came out of 2018. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more.

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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

Thomson Reuters purchased the global trade compliance vendor Integration Point in 2018. At SAP their solution is developed by their governance risk and compliance team. Global trade services is one of 4 pillars of GRC at SAP, the others being enterprise risk and compliance, identity and access governance, and cybersecurity.

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L’Oréal: A Case Study in Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

At the Supply Chain Global Summit 2018 , Francois discussed the impact of digitalization, Industry 4.0, At the Supply Chain Global Summit 2018 , Francois discussed the impact of digitalization, Industry 4.0, Note that the industry aggregate actually went backwards, as did operating margin and inventory for the period 2015-2017.

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Promo Industry Can Take a Punch, Stand Ready for the Next Blow

QAD

The two major issues that hit the promo industry the hardest are lack of inventory and changing prices. . Then in 2018, the industry got the first unexpected blow to the gut — the 25% import tax levied by the US government on merchandise imported from China. Now the challenge is having sufficient inventory to sustain growth.

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A New Decade: Give Science A Chance

Supply Chain Shaman

Only four percent of companies compared to their peer groups improved balance sheet performance of growth, operating margin, and inventory turns. When compared to pre-recession years, we ended the decade with twenty more days of inventory. Days of Inventory Comparison. Now, let’s take consumer products. What can we learn?