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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience. The question is, how do we navigate our way out of this never-ending chaos to continue driving sustainable growth? In fact, global freight rates have increased tenfold since the start of the pandemic. RESILIENCE REQUIRES OMNICHANNEL OPTIMISATION.

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These 5 Top Logistics Trends for 2018 are a Response to the Growing Customer Experience Movement

GlobalTranz

This is the omnichannel supply chain, and it will require shippers to rethink their strategies. Logistics service providers will be integral to the success of shippers in 2018, but the top logistics trends that affect the shipper can differ from those affecting third-party logistics providers, procurement professionals and freight shipping.

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4 ways to improve retail logistics and reduce operational costs

6 River Systems

The best 3PLs enable businesses to easily expand into global markets by providing regional expertise (such as applicable laws and regulations in other countries), infrastructure (such as distribution centers) and established global shipping resources (such as air freight and sea freight). Leverage the right tools and technology.

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Seamless Catwalk – Managing Fashion Supply Chain

20Cube Logistics

Through providing lucrative discounts, offers and making their ware affordable, they had to resort to popular policies to navigate through the pandemic and sustain themselves. Due to the institutional lockdown that was imposed all over the world, freight forwarding received its fair share of negative effects.

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Shippers of Consumer Products Impacted Most by Capacity Crunch

GlobalTranz

Today, with omnichannel pressures and a drastically different retail environment, stores are working hard to eliminate excess inventory and penalize vendors for early (and late) deliveries. Direct Consumer Impacts USA Today reports that a severe shortage of truckers is pushing up freight costs and, in turn, nudging up retail prices.

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The Year Ahead: CTL Research Goals Highlight Top Supply Chain Challenges

MIT Supply Chain

Alexis Bateman, Director, MIT Sustainable Supply Chains Better understand the state of supply chain sustainability amidst the Covid-19 pandemic and an emerging recession. Explore the value of using carbon insets approaches to sustainability within the supply chain.

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The Value of Partnering with a 3PL Provider

American Global Logistics

Partnering with a 3PL is not a new concept, and many of the world's most successful companies have long recognized their value as the freight market continues to evolve. With global networks, omnichannel models, and proliferating SKUs, supply chain complexity can quickly spiral out of control. Uncertainty. Volatility. Complexity.

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