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Peak Shipping Season Update: What’s Driving Change in the Industry?

GlobalTranz

The long and unpredictable peak shipping season continues to challenge supply chains. A 2021 Peak Shipping Season survey conducted by Edelman Intelligence found hiring to be a strong concern among supply chain decision makers with 90% having a strong need to increase hiring to account for peak season and beyond. Download Report.

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6 Things Supply Chain Decision Makers Look For in Supply Chain Logistics Partners

GlobalTranz

Technology tools that are easy to use were cited as critical features among 93% of survey respondents. Technology tools, notably desktop and mobile-enabled capabilities, were listed as in-demand benefits of 3PL partnerships among 86% of survey respondents. Download the Report: 2021 Peak Shipping Season Survey.

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Navigating Uncharted Waters: SMB Importers, 2024 and Red Sea Crisis Lessons

Freightos

In fact, the hard reality is that looking back over the past decade, supply chains have been disrupted by shipping bankruptcies, wars, pandemics, geopolitics and tariffs. They should monitor the evolving geopolitical situation and adjust their shipping strategies accordingly. Most of these are nearly impossible to plan for.

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AI in Logistics: A Sea of Potential Amidst Waves of Change

Freightos

When it comes to how they are using it, there is also a clear trend, with 75% deploying AI for pricing (like freight rate management ) and another half tapping it for shipping operations, while others are branching into sales or customer support with AI. Download the full survey results View results Data and Charts It’s still early days.

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AI Blind Spots? Here’s What Retailers May Miss About Artificial Intelligence

BlueYonder

A new survey by Blue Yonder found that almost all retail executives feel confident in their command of AI. That becomes clear when you dig into the Blue Yonder survey findings. In the survey, more than 4 out of 5 executives said they were extremely or very knowledgeable about predictive AI. Demand forecasting ( 42% ).

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Freight Market Intelligence: Data is crucial, but context is king

Freightos

The article presents findings from a survey conducted across over 200 global supply chain professionals to highlight how the pandemic has increased the need for freight market intelligence and how it continues to be relevant even as supply chain issues resolve. But even since July 2020, much has changed.

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[e-Book] The Essential Guide to Inbound Freight Management

GlobalTranz

Inbound freight management is receiving a lot of attention as businesses continue to look for ways to manage shipping costs. If you’re looking to save costs on shipping, take a look at inbound shipping. of surveyed companies’ total sales, according to Aberdeen’s results. The payoff, however, is still substantial.