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Back to Logistics Tech School, 2022: the Lost Peak Season, the lingering COVID impact and more

Freightos

Logistics tech in 2022 has been unavoidably shaped by the two years that preceded it. While high, the shipping costs typically paled in comparison to the lost sales due to inventory shortages. So without further ado, here’s your: Key Reads Logistics Tech Research and Updates for 2022. The Elusive 2022 Peak Season.

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Logistics Predictions: How Did We Do in 2022 and What Will 2023 Look Like?

Logistics Viewpoints

Near the end of 2021, I had the chance to make the early call on Logistics Viewpoints on what 2022 would look like across five major logistics themes. Unlike the folks projecting election results these days, I was a little more accurate and the 2022 projections have set the stage for what will happen in 2023. Figure 1: U.S.

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The Top 15 Retail Trends for 2022

ToolsGroup

The Retail Trends Shaping How We Shop in 2022. As cited in Placer Lab’s Report on the Top 10 Retail Brands to Watch in 2022 , these smaller stores (down to 32,000 sq. With both digital and physical shopping important retail trends for 2022, a seamless omnichannel experience sits at the heart of retail transactions.

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Global Study Reveals 52% of Vital Digital Supply Chain Transformation Efforts Hamstrung by Skills and Labor Crunch

ToolsGroup

With respondents’ top growth investment for 2022 being “increasing recruitment and training efforts”, this year’s study reveals the profound effect that current labor shortages are having on digital supply chain transformation. From January to March 2022, CSCMP and ToolsGroup surveyed more than 300 supply chain professionals around the world.

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Trying to Push Content Above the Noise

Supply Chain Shaman

Orbit charts of four companies for the period of 2013-2022 at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. Orbit charts of four industries for the period of 2013-2022 at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. This is despite investment in people and technology. As I write, I scratch my head.

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Congrats to the Winners of the Supply Chains to Admire 2023

Supply Chain Shaman

However, the key part of this comparison is the fact that Sanofi never drove improvement. Sanofi Performance Versus Peer Group for 2013-2022 Similarly, I find 35% of companies following the pack not able to drive resilience in the face of market shifts. An average margin of 21% with inventory turns of 1.58 Challenge this paradigm.)

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OneRail Recognized in 2021 Gartner® Market Guide for VRS and Last Mile Technologies

The Logistics of Logistics

POSTED ON FEBRUARY 22, 2022. The Gartner® Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and and Last-Mile Technologies comes on the heels of OneRail being named to the 2022 Retail CIO Radar list by Retail Today , and a Semifinalist for the Synapse Innovation Awards. What is Vehicle Routing and Scheduling (VRS)?

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