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The Top 6 Trends in Logistics Impacting Shippers in 2017

GlobalTranz

The election is over, but the race is just starting for logistics providers. From Amazon to hyper-local retailers, 2017 will be a year of intense scrutiny and pressure on logistics providers. Fortunately, your organization can get ahead of the learning curve by knowing what trends in logistics to watch for this year.

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The Internet of Things and Big Data

Enterra Insights

Analysts from Zerone note, “According to Forbes, it’s predicted that the amount of data generated will increase to 175 zettabytes by 2025. This would have tremendous implications in the way data is collected, analyzed, and reported. ” Data, however, comes in two varieties. ”[3].

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It’s Easy for Customers to Leave the Digital Path to Purchase

Enterra Insights

Thanks to smartphones, the digital path to purchase has become the preferred consumer journey in the United States. Although the digital path to purchase opens new avenues to reach potential customers, it’s a path easily abandoned if consumers have a bad experience. Data consistently supports these theories. ”[4].

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Digital Disruption: Closing the Connectivity Gap in Manufacturing with Digital Operations

GlobalTranz

What’s key to making this work: big data visibility, flexible processes, and an agile ecosystem that can move swiftly to serve an increasingly fragmenting, but exceptionally demanding consumer base. Armed with industry knowledge, technology savvy, and purchasing power, customers control the sales cycle.

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World’s Top Green Businesses Revealed

Material Handling & Logistics

As the recent report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change showed, the next decade is crucial in our shift to a sustainable economy, and we believe corporates are at the heart of this transition,” said Dexter Galvin, Global Director of Corporates and Supply Chains at CDP. million (US$3.6 billion (US$4 million).

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Offering Prayers While Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun

Supply Chain Shaman

There is no focus on payment based on outcomes or purchase at the point of consumption. If incentive redesign focused on consumption there would be more data sharing and ownership of the product through the channel. An example is the work on Performance Based Logistics (PBL). Today, payment occurs on shipment receipt.

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The Future of Online Grocery Sales

Enterra Insights

Jeff Wells ( @JeffWellsWH ) reports, “The current retail market is growing increasingly unfriendly towards traditional grocers. The answer to that question lies in many of the predictions being made about the future of online grocery sales. 1] There is anecdotal evidence in the grocery sector indicating this is already happening.