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2021 Logistics Outlook: Truckload Freight Market Forecast

GlobalTranz

The volatility of 2020 and the uncertainties looming into 2021 make it difficult to forecast planning and budgets based on historical data. To help shippers prepare, we will examine contributing factors that will play a significant role in the 2021 truckload freight market. The Truckload Capacity Crunch Will Continue Into 2021.

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2022 Forecast: Supply Chains Become Critical Infrastructure

ToolsGroup

What happened to the supply chain in 2021? Before I dig into what I mean by that let’s reflect on 2021 supply chain challenges. All this led to global supply chain disruptions and inventory build-ups, wrong inventory mixes, and supply chain shortages in 2022. Download your copy ?.

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7 Ways Businesses Can Manage Supply Chain Shortages in 2021

ToolsGroup

As we head into the holiday season, supply delays, logistics constraints and inflation are looming over shoppers and retailers—and the manufacturers and distributors who keep them in supply. The 2021 supply chain shortage is the story of our lives today, as the enormous bullwhip effect of COVID continues.

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Three Tips for Building an Agile CPG Supply Chain

ToolsGroup

No forecast can predict the future with absolute certainty. For uncertain demand environments, probabilistic forecasting is the most reliable forecasting method because it takes inaccuracy and uncertainty into account. Sense Consumer Demand to Fine-Tune Forecasts. Make Sure Your Inventory is Healthy.

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Top 5 Logistics Challenges and Solutions for the Manufacturing Industry

GlobalTranz

The manufacturing industry faces many challenges, such as a skilled labor shortage, supply chain instability, and inventory management issues. GlobalTranz works with manufacturing shippers every day to move their goods and streamline their logistics strategies. 5 Challenges Facing Supply Chain Managers in Manufacturing.

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How manufacturers and distributors can improve inventory management

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Complete halts result in backlogs and delays, which will impact warehouses and more importantly, their inventory management. Inventory takes many forms, ranging from raw materials to finished goods. Inventory exists because a buffer is needed to balance out the uncertainties between demand and supply. Survey findings.

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Buying 2021 Holiday Gifts for the 2022 Holiday Season

Enterra Insights

.”[1] Here’s the rub: “All those excess retail inventories are starting to weigh on warehousing markets. ” To make room for new inventory, many of America’s largest retailers are steeply discounting excess goods this summer. … And it’s not just Walmart.”[2]. ”[2].