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2021 Logistics Outlook: LTL Industry Trends

GlobalTranz

For 2021, expect the Less Than Truckload (LTL) freight market to remain volatile due to the impact of COVID-19. Many LTL industry trends, such as capacity constraints , rising rates, and changing consumer buying patterns, will continue through 2021. Let’s look at top LTL industry trends for 2021. Plan for rate increases.

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Buying 2021 Holiday Gifts for the 2022 Holiday Season

Enterra Insights

Consumers continue to spend but not at the same rate as in 2021 and not on the items they couldn’t get enough of last year — furniture, appliances, exercise equipment, loungewear, etc. percent over 2021, with a jump of more than 15 percent for e-commerce. This year, everything seems to have changed again. ”[6].

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Editor’s Choice: 8 Supply Chain Planning Challenges Retailers Will Face In 2022 And Tips To Overcome Them

Logistics Viewpoints

As we have seen in 2021, businesses automated and integrated supply chain planning capabilities, including demand-sensing , dynamic safety-stock management , inventory optimization , and external collaboration. Pretty much all around the world, lockdowns and ever-changing curfew hours have been a reality for customers in 2021.

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Strategic Procurement: 4 Tactics for Economic Recovery in 2021

ivalua

Keep in mind that managing the business’s perception of the Procurement team and the value it provides is an ongoing endeavor, not a one-time exercise. The post Strategic Procurement: 4 Tactics for Economic Recovery in 2021 appeared first on Ivalua. Influence Begins with Good Relationships.

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How Does Your Inventory Optimization Process Compare to Peers?

Are You Betting on the Right Tools to Succeed in 2021? We hope it serves as a thought-provoking exercise to improve your approach! --> The 15-question assessment takes only 5 minutes to complete. Take it now to see how your inventory optimization process scores and benchmark it against peers.

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Defining the Roadmap for FY2022

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Goodbye 2021, hello 2022. However, a nagging feeling lingers that we will see the challenges of 2021 continue. We have seen many roadmaps and associated transformation exercises fail. Access to data to support decision making needs to be at our fingertips, and not require a significant exercise taking days to report.

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DB Schenker – Singapore: A Vital Node in Singapore’s Logistics Ecosystem

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

2021 marked DB Schenker’s 51st year in Singapore. Where many companies have exercised cost cutting measures, Schenker has conversely stepped-up investments in our people. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – November 2021. The organization has come a long way since its formative years.

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