Freightos

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A Freightos survey of 300+ companies sheds light on how importers have been navigating supply chain disruptions. You might not think about shipping containers and ocean freight when you click “buy” on your Amazon order, but there’s a direct connection between the two. What’s changed in a year? A brief background on the “disruptions.”.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2017

When we speak to supply chain leaders about innovations in their supply chain, it’s not always about drones, self-driving trucks, or automated warehouses. We are seeing that businesses who invest in innovation and view supply chain as a competitive lever drive the most impact to their bottom line. Can your suppliers direct ship?

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 5, 2022

By learning about ways to minimize spending on pharmaceutical shipping, companies can better compete in the evolving market. . The State of Shipping Pharmaceuticals in the U.S. The demand for pharmaceuticals in tandem with all e-commerce demand means little available capacity and higher costs for pharmaceutical shipping.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 17, 2022

But with every challenge, there is an opportunity to innovate and grow. Here are the challenges we’re seeing across the industry, and what they mean for your supply chain and your shipping processes. They need to in order to stay relevant, innovative, and competitive. 5 Challenges Facing Supply Chain Managers in Manufacturing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2023

million shoppers hit the stores and the internet to capitalize on Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation. The top gifts were clothes and accessories, which about half of those surveyed purchased, and toys, which nearly a third of people surveyed bought.

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USC Consulting Group

APRIL 26, 2021

When you think of shipping and transportation, perhaps the last thing you consider is the threat that cybercrime can pose to the industry. However, as technology advances and systems become increasingly connected to online networks, cybersecurity is a necessity of modern shipping logistics. The Rising Threat. trillion market.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Today, more than 1% of the world’s container ships are stuck off major ports. Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world. Survey existing suppliers, third-party logistics providers and customers. Supply chain shortages abound.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2021

The survey-based research gathers quantitative data as well as information on best practices or performance drivers. Be sure you understand the implications of how your contracts are written, hat your organization is liable for, and evaluate if there is room for your suppliers to innovate in the face of crisis. Supply Chain Disruption.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 22, 2024

Recently, Blue Yonder released the findings of its survey of wholesale distribution executives 1 , which focused on their order management challenges, goals and forward-looking plans. One surprising finding of the survey is that 41% of companies are still relying on an in-house, homegrown system for managing orders.)

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 26, 2019

Ninety-six percent of Americans have made at least one online purchase and 51% of those surveyed say they prefer to shop online. Two-day shipping has become the norm; consumers expect fast, free shipping for their purchases once they place an order. Demand for new shipping options. Increasingly, they are shopping online.

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QAD

APRIL 6, 2023

Based on data, agility, and reinventing innovation – the manufacturing and supply chain sectors need to make sure it evolves and embraces a new digital, dynamic experience that can meet and align with the changing world around us. A software solution that can be customized and designed around your daily operations.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Customer expectations for shipping are higher than ever. Why Shipping Costs Matter. In today’s anything, anytime connected world, shipping costs and delivery speed have become make-or-break factors for small-and-medium sized businesses (SMBs) across the business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) spectrum.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

Living and working in this area provides me with the opportunity to schedule site visits at many of these innovative firms. Most recently, I visited the Berkshire Grey (BG) corporate office for an in-depth discussion about the company’s business, followed by a tour of the Berkshire Grey Innovation Center.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Especially today, with some industries moving from a buyer’s market to a seller’s market, many suppliers can have their pick of customers, especially if some are easier to do business with, foster collaboration, listen to new innovative ideas and, most importantly, pay on time. Ivalua Supplier Risk and Performance Management Checklist.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Early Adopters Making Gains A Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation survey which looked at effects of drone delivery on healthcare showed that Ghana was able to decrease stockouts of vaccines in general by 60%. Singapore for example has allowed for delivery to ships in its waters.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

In IDC’s recent Future Enterprise Resiliency & Spending Survey (Wave 2, IDC, April 2023), an average of 40% of supply chain organizations already invest in generative AI, with knowledge management as the top focus for generative AI applications. Only by doing so can we unlock the full benefits of this innovative technology.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 22, 2020

It was the Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter who coined the term ‘creative destruction’, the processes whereby entrepreneurs and their innovations create new technological paradigms and new industries that disrupt and ultimately destroy the existing ones. One of these new entrepreneurs and new innovators is Kegan Fisher.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

With peak shipping season approaching, companies continue to face supply chain risk as the pressure increases to meet customer and delivery expectations without adding cost. The survey also found that 9 in 10 supply chain leaders are seeking 3PLs with a consulting offering that provides guidance in setting up their company’s supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

hope to slash shipping costs and save millions of dollars when they sit down later this month to negotiate long-term contracts with ocean carriers following last year’s surge in rates. The average contract cost of shipping a container from China to the U.S. network this year after its initial success at select facilities in 2022.

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BlueYonder

MAY 16, 2018

During the Executive Exchange, JDA and KPMG released an exclusive preview of the findings from the new survey, Digital Supply Chain in Retail & Manufacturing: A State of the Industry Benchmark , conducted by Incisiv. When it comes to technology deployment, cloud is the de-facto option for retailers.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 21, 2021

To paraphrase an old maxim, then, necessity breeds innovation.”[2] ”[2] He insists supply chain innovation today is not a choice, but an imperative. It’s time for chief supply chain officers to innovate their networks and commit to a sustainable and purpose-driven supply chain that is part of the solution, not the problem.”[8]

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BlueYonder

MAY 16, 2018

During the Executive Exchange, JDA and KPMG released an exclusive preview of the findings from the new survey, Digital Supply Chain in Retail & Manufacturing: A State of the Industry Benchmark , conducted by Incisiv. When it comes to technology deployment, cloud is the de-facto option for retailers.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 11, 2022

The role of the CFO is being transformed by technological innovation and access to massive amounts of data, both inside and outside the organization. 65% of the CFO respondents surveyed revealed in order to thrive, they have shifted expenditure into new markets, product lines and technologies. The modern CFO. The SYSPRO CFO 4.0

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 13, 2021

According to IDC’s 2020 Supply Chain Survey – 72.8% Better Compliance –Logistics, freight and shipping companies have to follow many international regulations, trade policies and global compliance rules ,thereby increasing the work complexity and hindering their agility. Support remote workforces (75%). MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Innovation is a team effort requiring collaboration and buy-in from all levels within an organization, and it’s especially true when it comes to bringing innovation to the supply chain. A Blueprint for Successful Supply Chain Innovation. Innovation in Action – The Jel Sert Company Reduces Waste using Half Pallets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 15, 2023

Do you want to ship it?” It is meant to supplement decision-making, using AI to quickly survey all available data on a given topic, provide a quick and accurate analysis of the situation, offer up practical recommendations to the current situation, and support human decisions through automation. The four-hour delay is acceptable.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

Journalist Eamon Barrett ( @Eamonbarrett88 ) reports, “According to shipping analytics firm Windward, 20% of the world’s roughly 9,000 active container ships are currently sitting in traffic jams outside congested ports. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021.” ” Consequences of Chinese Lockdowns. Footnotes. [1]

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Enterra Insights

MAY 24, 2021

According to Collins English Dictionary , to “change face” means “to rotate the telescope of a surveying instrument through 180° horizontally and vertically, taking a second sighting of the same object in order to reduce error.” Shipping and delivery to consumers. Where will consumers want to actually receive their products?” 2.

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Logility

MARCH 16, 2023

Evaluate alternative suppliers According to a recent KPMG survey , 71 percent of global companies highlight raw material costs as their number-one supply chain threat for 2023. That’s why Logility taps into a history of innovation to recommend the exact set of solutions that will add the greatest value to the operations of each client.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

.” Dan Berthiaume ( @DBerthiaumeCSA ), Senior Editor Technology at Chain Store Age , reports a recent survey concludes consumers may, in fact, spend liberally this year to maintain a sense of normalcy. As several people pointed out above, one of the big concerns this holiday season is shipping. Prepare for shippageddon.

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Stord

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

With this collaboration, Stord furthers its mission of making supply chains a competitive advantage for all brands, bringing Stord’s same Cloud Supply Chain innovation for ambient goods to the cold fulfillment space. a symbol of product innovation, quality, freshness and reliability for over 135 years. Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

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FLEXE

APRIL 12, 2017

Retailers, of every shape and size, are faced with the threat: “Innovate or die.”. In fact, in a recent Baymard Institute survey, 61% of shoppers cite unexpected costs and shipping fees as a reason they’ll abandon a purchase. That means, nearly 61 out of 100 shoppers on your site will go elsewhere if shipping costs are too high.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 6, 2021

Even business-to-retail shipping has been streamlined to a science when it comes to parcel delivery. E-commerce shipping has forever changed the way consumers shop and the way shippers schedule deliveries. The same survey showed that just under 50% of young consumers talk about their experiences online and on social media platforms.

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Freightos

MARCH 17, 2019

So we asked them by conducting a survey in November 2018. This strategy is already used by US companies on $100 billion worth of product s such as oil, corn, gold – even dry bulk shipping. A small but significant share of survey respondents are currently using index-linked contracts. Source: Freightos Index Linking Survey.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 14, 2021

The creation of the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) and an increasing number of startup challenges, incubators etc. On the company and people side, the workshop attendees prioritised “lack of understanding” and “fear of innovation”. Wolfgang Lehmacher is Operating Partner, Industrial Innovation Partners, Anchor Group.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 28, 2020

Imogen Wethered ( @Imogenkw ), CEO and Co-Founder of Qudini, reports a survey conducted by her company found, “The coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on the shopping behaviors of U.S. ”[2] From other survey responses, Wethered concludes consumers are unlikely to rush back into stores once the pandemic has passed. .

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

The survey states that Gen Z feel the stresses of the pandemic more than any other age group. The born “entrepreneurs” A recent (2021) survey conducted jointly by EY and JA Worldwide spoke to more than 6000 Gen Z youth – 55% hope to run their own business after 2-3 years of an initial work stint. PASSION DRIVEN WORK ENVIRONMENT.

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