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Top 5 Logistics Challenges and Solutions for the Manufacturing Industry

GlobalTranz

There is also a trend toward localizing networks in an effort to reduce offshoring and simplify supply chains. million jobs could be left unfilled by 2030 due to the manufacturing skills gap. Investing in a third-party logistics partner can help you reduce your excess shipping costs. According to U.S.

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Top 10 Logistics Trends That Could Impact Supply Chains in 2022

Locus

Enterprises that did not adapt to new trends faced the brunt of COVID-19 pandemic. This was majorly due to their inability to understand and adapt to the changing logistics trends. 2021 may not be a year for the logistics industry to cherish, but it was a year filled with a lot of takeaways. Rewind to 2021!

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10 Trends in Supply Chain Management & Logistics for 2022

Unleashed

How is the logistics and supply chain management industry evolving – and what developments do you need to consider? 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.

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Why Are Companies Turning to LSPs? Technology Leadership

BlueYonder

Increasingly, they’re turning their warehousing and transportation activities over to logistics services providers (LSPs) to optimize these activities and generate a fast return on their logistics investments. The global market for third-party logistics (3PL) is projected to increase from $974.6

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Bringing Order to Chaos: Last-Mile Delivery Costs and How to Reduce Them

Locus

Labor costs : The logistics industry is currently facing a significant shortage of qualified drivers in the US, causing a surge in truck driver wages, which constitute 33% of a delivery truck’s operational costs. Read also: Tackling Vehicle Idling in Last-Mile Logistics 4.

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Cold Chain Is Heating Up. Are LSPs Ready? (Part 1)

BlueYonder

Few topics in logistics are getting as much attention today as cold-chain storage, distribution and transportation. Logistics service providers (LSPs) and third-party logistics (3PL) companies are already faced with many challenges — including demand and supply volatility, rising costs, labor shortages, and the pressures of omni-channel.

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Global Ecommerce: Size, Growth & Where to Start [2022]

ShipBob

One of the trends fueling this growth is the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) system, which enables shoppers to enjoy short-term financing for their ecommerce purchases. billion by 2030 with a compound annual growth rate of 9.5%. The future of international ecommerce. trillion by 2025, according to eMarketer.

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