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What is Supply Chain Resilience?

GlobalTranz

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the resiliency test. Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. 2020 Was A Year Of Supply Chain Disruption.

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2021 Logistics Outlook: Truckload Freight Market Forecast

GlobalTranz

For shippers, 2020 was like riding a roller coaster with no way to get off. During the second half of the year, consumers shifted their spending from in-store to buying online, and sellers had to adjust their warehousing and fulfillment networks. However, some market trends that became significant factors in 2020 will likely continue.

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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

Fewer labor resources are available to meet the rising demand in both the warehouse and in transit. ? Talent shortages, especially limited drivers, will exacerbate the capacity crunch and result in shortages across warehousing and transportation simultaneously.? . Supply & Demand Chain Executive , in 2020, the ?

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Most Popular Logistics Stories from 2021

Logistics Viewpoints

A First-Hand Look at Berkshire Grey’s Warehouse Robotic Solutions ; Clint Reiser. The Boston area is a hub for warehouse robotics companies. The BG innovation center is an operating warehouse where the development team creates, tests, and enhances its solutions. year-on-year in 2020 with a 39% increase in Q1 2021.

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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This article was originally written and published for DHL in January 2020 and focused on the trade wars and how to leverage opportunities for tariff reductions. Ensuring that any approach is fully compliant in order to avoid having to relocate production or supply sources often takes up a lot of internal resources. Buying forward.

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Talking Logistics: PINC and project44 Partnership Commentary

PINC

Here’s more from the press release: Distribution centers, warehouses, and manufacturing plants are looking to improve gate velocity, optimize driver turnaround times, and reduce costs while becoming Shippers-of-Choice. Benefits include improved warehouse efficiency (e.g., Why the low implementation rate?

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Global Supply Chain Volatility Continues to Moderate But Not Inventory and Warehousing Costs

Supply Chain Matters

contraction threshold which is noted as the first time this has occurred since the depths of the global pandemic in 2020. According to the September report , growth is increasing for inventory levels, inventory and warehousing costs. The takeaway for September was that global manufacturing activity officially fall below the 50.0