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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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National Logistics Day™ 2022

Enterra Insights

.” The staff at CAF Worldwide agrees that logistics is subset of supply chain management; however, they describe the differences this way: “ Think of a supply chain as a network — of manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers, retailers, etc. The third-party logistics segment alone represents a $233 billion industry.”

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2021: Manufacturing, a Year in Review

QAD

A talent and labor shortage continues, and remote work schemes will probably remain the norm well into 2022. QAD CMO Carter Lloyds described shipping delays, energy issues/sustainability challenges and the Carbon Bubble as three major industry disruptors affecting manufacturers. Manufacturing Challenges and Best Practices.

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6 Manufacturing Trends You Need to Know

Arena Solutions

The global manufacturing sector has seen an upswing, a technological renaissance of sorts. Since the start of 2012, more people graduating from college and universities are entering the engineering/manufacturing fields. The manufacturing sector has been severely impacted by this trend because production jobs are highly technical.

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Maersk’s Q1-2022 Financial Performance Portends What to Expect in Ocean Freight Rates

Supply Chain Matters

Moeller Maersk report of Q1-2022 financial performance provides indications of what multi-industry supply chain management teams can expect for the remainder of 2022 in the area of ocean container transportation. A total share buy-back program amounting to $10 billion was approved at the company’s annual meeting held in March 2022. .

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The Industrial Internet of Things, Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Logistics: Where Are We & Where Are We Going?

GlobalTranz

trillion to $14 trillion by 2022. Furthermore, the IoT is directly linked to better risk management programs in manufacturing too, explains Industry Week. Fleet or transportation management is another aspect of manufacturing reaping the rewards of the IoT. Conservative estimates of the future IoT’s value range from $1.4

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10 Trends in Supply Chain Management & Logistics for 2022

Unleashed

We’ve read the market reports, trawled the internet and identified key areas of change, and here we break these down for you with 10 of the major trends we expect to see in this industry in 2022 and beyond. Now they’re within the grasp of many organisations with a logistics or warehouse function. 2022 will be a year of choice.