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U.S. Logistics Manager’s Index Drops to an All Time Low in May

Supply Chain Matters

not only described as a “ significant rate of contraction ,” but also the first time that this particular metric has reached such a low level. Further, the report indicates that many consumer goods firms reportedly achieved the inventory wind down they strove for throughout 2022. percentage points to an all-time low value of 27.9,

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6 Manufacturing Trends You Need to Know

Arena Solutions

The global cobot market size is estimated to be worth $866 million in 2022 and is forecasted to a readjusted size of $1682 million by 2028. Metrics monitoring Real-time data can be accessed globally using cloud computing. 4 Due to their low cost and simple design, cobots are also becoming widely used in supply chain management.

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Freight Audit Advisor: How an Expert Amplifies Value in Perpetuity

Intelligent Audit

With the volatility of 2021 still in mind and uncertainty heading into 2022, the whole industry feels a bit apprehensive. Understand data-driven metrics and KPIs within the freight bill auditing services ’ software. Then, correcting those anomalies reduces shipping costs in 2022 and beyond. Get better deals on shipping rates.

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The expert’s guide to e-commerce fulfillment

6 River Systems

This guide will primarily look at fulfillment through the e-commerce lens and deal mostly with third-party logistics (3PL) fulfillment methodologies. The 3PL model involves outsourcing your fulfillment to a third-party logistics specialist. The three main types of fulfillment. How automation can help.

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The 10 inventory management trends to watch for in 2022

Unleashed

With that in mind, here’s our pick of the 10 most important inventory management trends for 2022. 10 inventory management for 2022: 1. More widespread third-party logistics. But as the world moves on and we launch into 2022, the IDC expects investment in IoT to not only increase again (from 8.2%

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Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods

Gravity Supply Chain

The quantity of goods carried by containers soared from 102 million metric tons in 1980 to about 1.83 billion metric tons as of 2017. Gravity regularly uses the data of third-party logistics (3PLs) providers. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86 How Gravity Supply Chain solutions uses Spire AIS data.

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Markdowns in Retail: Turn Overstocked into Optimized With a 3PL

ShipBob

In this post, we’ll delve into the world of markdowns in retail, covering the importance of pricing, effective strategies, and the role of third-party logistics (3PL) providers, like ShipBob, in optimizing inventory management. According to Adobe Analytics , in 2022, US shoppers spent 35.3 What is a markdown in retail?