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As a supply chain manager, without a means to get a product from Point A to Point B, your hands are tied. Bob Costello, Senior Vice President of the American Trucking Associations, did a study and found that the shortage could be as significant as 175,000 by 2026. MORE
Transportation is one of the world's largest industries and deeply influences how efficiently global supply chains are able to run. Despite ramped-up recruiting efforts, this number is expected to triple by 2026. According to Plunkett Research, transportation revenues in 2017 reached over $1 billion in the U.S. alone. Globally, they stood at $4.8 trillion. MORE
Retailers have little choice but to respond, often without the luxury of breathing space in which to reimagine or repurpose their supply chain networks. There will be no such thing as a one-size-fits-all model for retail supply chains. For that very reason, innovation will be a constant quest for retail supply chain owners over the next decade or so, with three primary areas of focus likely to be: Multi/Omni-channel supply. MORE
Article written for Supply Chain Game Changer by Russ Davidson at Software Connect. The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently predicted manufacturing will be the only major occupational group that will experience a decline in the 10-year period from 2016 to 2026. Subscribe Here! MORE
Howland reports, “[UBS] analysts’ best case estimate is for 75,000 stores to collectively shutter by 2026, if e-commerce penetration rises from today’s 16% to 25%.” In the grocery sector, “Some 7,000 grocery stores (or 8% of the base) ‘could close if grocery eComm penetration rises from 2% currently to 10%’ by 2026, while home improvement stores could shutter about 1,000, according to the report.” MORE
Transportation is one of the world's largest industries and deeply influences how efficiently global supply chains are able to run. Despite ramped-up recruiting efforts, this number is expected to triple by 2026. According to Plunkett Research, transportation revenues in 2017 reached over $1 billion in the U.S. alone. Globally, they stood at $4.8 trillion. MORE
As the labor supply drops, wages will go up. Material handling and logistics forecasts that as soon as 2026 90% of new vehicles will be autonomous. Tompkins International (Tompkins) recently led a two-hour workshop on logistics technology innovations. MORE
It may seem impossible today, but the physical Internet could be embedded into freight supply chains by 2050. Indeed, it will not only optimize entire supply chain ecosystems but also reshape and reengineer them. MORE
1] Electric vehicle driven demand for lithium-ion battery raw materials such as cobalt and copper is expected to increase 10x by 2026. [2]. As such, our cost savings estimate only focused on differences in recovered material value from the time period of 2026 to 2040. MORE
Interested in understanding how supply chain transparency could benefit your business? Since the 1990s, China has supplied the lion’s share of the world’s demand for REEs. Nevertheless, over the last few decades the world largely relied on Chinese REE supply. MORE
The most immediate impact of the truck driver shortage (beyond the shortage itself) has to do with its effect on supply chains everywhere. MORE
The Institute for Human Rights in Business ihrb.org has set a goal to eradicate worker fees by 2026, through the “employer pays” initiative. You can’t cover all your supply chain tiers. MORE
In light of this shortage, pressure has been mounting on carriers to reach out to untapped workforce pools in order to close the gap and keep supply chains moving. If the trend continues, the ATA predicts the industry could fall short by 174,000 drivers by 2026. The American Trucking Association estimates that trucking companies are short by as much as 45,000 drivers. MORE
Likewise, this week’s TIP List has a particularly bright outlook; including news on the growing freight business and the projected increase to the size of the global supply chain analytics market. Supply Chain Analytics Market Will Be Worth $10.7 MORE
In a 2016 survey conducted by MHI and Deloitte, a logistics industry group, 35% of respondents said they’d already adopted robotics to maximize their supply chain optimization. Overall, robotics promise to deliver a safer, more efficient, and reliable supply chain of the future. MORE
Workers are so scarce that, in many parts of the country, low-skill jobs are being handed out to pretty much anyone willing to take them – and high-skilled workers are in even shorter supply.”. The American Trucking Association expect a shortage of roughly 70,000 truck drivers in 2019, which will increase to 175,000 by 2026. A group of executive joined SCRC faculty and staff for a one-day workshop held on February 28, 2019. MORE
Restaurant chains such as McDonald’s and Panera Bread have been rolling out kiosks allowing customers to place their own orders. Which is why the California proposals and ideas put forth by industry leaders like Bill Gates are disturbing to those of us in the supply chain. MORE
the supply chain. The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' annual State of Logistics report attempts to offer just such a map -- accompanied by some timely warnings. The capacity crunch and technology are reshaping ?the MORE
China to Overtake US in 2026, India, Indonesia to Rise Sharply in New World Order MORE
In fact, the truck driver shortage is expected to double to 100,000 in the next five years, but other industry experts, reports Iris Kuo of Trucks.com , suggest actual worsening could be as high as 200,000 unfilled positions by 2026. MORE
AFFLINK
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
In a 2016 survey conducted by MHI and Deloitte, a logistics industry group, 35% of respondents said they’d already adopted robotics to maximize their supply chain optimization. Overall, robotics promise to deliver a safer, more efficient, and reliable supply chain of the future.
Supply Chain Digest
JUNE 24, 2015
China to Overtake US in 2026, India, Indonesia to Rise Sharply in New World Order
The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog
MARCH 13, 2019
1] Electric vehicle driven demand for lithium-ion battery raw materials such as cobalt and copper is expected to increase 10x by 2026. [2]. As such, our cost savings estimate only focused on differences in recovered material value from the time period of 2026 to 2040.
Transplace
MARCH 6, 2019
Likewise, this week’s TIP List has a particularly bright outlook; including news on the growing freight business and the projected increase to the size of the global supply chain analytics market. Supply Chain Analytics Market Will Be Worth $10.7
Logistics Bureau
MARCH 3, 2016
Retailers have little choice but to respond, often without the luxury of breathing space in which to reimagine or repurpose their supply chain networks. There will be no such thing as a one-size-fits-all model for retail supply chains. For that very reason, innovation will be a constant quest for retail supply chain owners over the next decade or so, with three primary areas of focus likely to be: Multi/Omni-channel supply.
Shipchain
APRIL 10, 2019
As a supply chain manager, without a means to get a product from Point A to Point B, your hands are tied. Bob Costello, Senior Vice President of the American Trucking Associations, did a study and found that the shortage could be as significant as 175,000 by 2026.
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NC State SCRC
MARCH 4, 2019
Workers are so scarce that, in many parts of the country, low-skill jobs are being handed out to pretty much anyone willing to take them – and high-skilled workers are in even shorter supply.”. The American Trucking Association expect a shortage of roughly 70,000 truck drivers in 2019, which will increase to 175,000 by 2026. A group of executive joined SCRC faculty and staff for a one-day workshop held on February 28, 2019.
Enterra Insights
MAY 13, 2019
Howland reports, “[UBS] analysts’ best case estimate is for 75,000 stores to collectively shutter by 2026, if e-commerce penetration rises from today’s 16% to 25%.” In the grocery sector, “Some 7,000 grocery stores (or 8% of the base) ‘could close if grocery eComm penetration rises from 2% currently to 10%’ by 2026, while home improvement stores could shutter about 1,000, according to the report.”
Cerasis
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
In fact, the truck driver shortage is expected to double to 100,000 in the next five years, but other industry experts, reports Iris Kuo of Trucks.com , suggest actual worsening could be as high as 200,000 unfilled positions by 2026.
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
Restaurant chains such as McDonald’s and Panera Bread have been rolling out kiosks allowing customers to place their own orders. Which is why the California proposals and ideas put forth by industry leaders like Bill Gates are disturbing to those of us in the supply chain.
Elementum
OCTOBER 3, 2018
Transportation is one of the world's largest industries and deeply influences how efficiently global supply chains are able to run. Despite ramped-up recruiting efforts, this number is expected to triple by 2026. According to Plunkett Research, transportation revenues in 2017 reached over $1 billion in the U.S. alone. Globally, they stood at $4.8 trillion.
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Elementum
OCTOBER 3, 2018
Transportation is one of the world's largest industries and deeply influences how efficiently global supply chains are able to run. Despite ramped-up recruiting efforts, this number is expected to triple by 2026. According to Plunkett Research, transportation revenues in 2017 reached over $1 billion in the U.S. alone. Globally, they stood at $4.8 trillion.
Elementum
JANUARY 23, 2018
In light of this shortage, pressure has been mounting on carriers to reach out to untapped workforce pools in order to close the gap and keep supply chains moving. If the trend continues, the ATA predicts the industry could fall short by 174,000 drivers by 2026. The American Trucking Association estimates that trucking companies are short by as much as 45,000 drivers.
AFFLINK
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
The most immediate impact of the truck driver shortage (beyond the shortage itself) has to do with its effect on supply chains everywhere.
Material Handling & Logistics
JANUARY 22, 2018
It may seem impossible today, but the physical Internet could be embedded into freight supply chains by 2050. Indeed, it will not only optimize entire supply chain ecosystems but also reshape and reengineer them.
Material Handling & Logistics
AUGUST 14, 2018
the supply chain. The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' annual State of Logistics report attempts to offer just such a map -- accompanied by some timely warnings. The capacity crunch and technology are reshaping ?the
EcoVadis
MAY 15, 2016
The Institute for Human Rights in Business ihrb.org has set a goal to eradicate worker fees by 2026, through the “employer pays” initiative. You can’t cover all your supply chain tiers.
EFT
JULY 30, 2018
As the labor supply drops, wages will go up. Material handling and logistics forecasts that as soon as 2026 90% of new vehicles will be autonomous. Tompkins International (Tompkins) recently led a two-hour workshop on logistics technology innovations.
Provenance
AUGUST 13, 2018
Interested in understanding how supply chain transparency could benefit your business? Since the 1990s, China has supplied the lion’s share of the world’s demand for REEs. Nevertheless, over the last few decades the world largely relied on Chinese REE supply.
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