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Zero Visibility to Complete Control: Supply Chain Optimization

Locus

trillion by 2026. Read also: Retailer guide to peak season shipping But there’s a catch. And these insights aren’t just one-dimensional – they cover a wide range of metrics from SLA, fuel costs, and CO2 emissions to fleet usage and more.

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5 Signs You Need Advanced Supply Chain Analytics to Make Better Last-Mile Decisions

Locus

trillion dollars by 2026. Final-mile delivery contributes to 53% of the total cost of shipping. With Locus’ dispatch management software , your stakeholders can quickly source on-ground data and delivery metrics to evaluate delivery performance. And the numbers prove it. Before the pandemic hit, retail e-commerce sales were 3.35

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton.

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Comprehensive Guide to Mobile Inventory Management Systems

RFgen

bn through 2026. Barcode software captures instant, 100% accurate inventory transactions for receiving, put-away, inventory counts, warehouse transfers, re-ordering, picking, packing, shipping, and delivery. Expanding rapidly, the market for such solutions is poised to continue growing by $1.78

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Megatrends (Possibly) Shaping Supply Chain Trends: Technology

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Network slicing allows cellular 5G networks to deliver dedicated virtual networks across a single physical infrastructure, reducing costs, segregating traffic and enabling delivery of quality of service metrics like latency, bandwidth and congestion management. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation.

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Five Advanced Technologies That Are Revolutionizing Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

The energy crisis in China and the European conflict are bringing additional chaos in the form of production shutdowns, raw material shortages and blocked shipping lanes. A similar report predicts that, by 2026, 75% of large companies will use some form of smart robotics technology in their warehouses. billion in 2020 to $15.79

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Ecommerce Operations Manager: Job Description & Tips

ShipBob

To keep a business afloat, an online brand needs to track inventory , manage the fulfillment and shipping process, and oversee products getting to their end destination. Developing a shipping strategy. Managing an ecommerce operation is a tremendous undertaking. . Managing inventory. Warehousing. Order fulfillment workflows.