Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

From contractor controversies to rising fuel costs, logistics professionals across the transportation industry are turning to innovative solutions to persistent problems. Recent Survey Shows Low Confidence in FedEx CEO John Smith. FRONTdoor Collective Provides Fresh Thinking Amid Contractor Controversy.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 16, 2019

Logistics service providers seem to be struggling to innovate, despite the thriving economy. Brexit and the threat of escalating trade wars), but with the current economic wind in their sails logistics service providers should be in a strong position to innovate. There are of course a few clouds darkening the horizon (e.g.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2021

The research, based on a survey of over 360 transportation professionals conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by Transporeon, discusses why the dominant approach to transportation. Read more We’re Not in 1980 Anymore: Time to Innovate Transportation Procurement.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 1, 2022

Mario is the Chief Technical Officer at Reliance Partners , a commercial insurance agency specializing in risk management solutions for the transportation and logistics space. Mario Paluzzi is Chief Technology Officer of Reliance Partners , a top ranked commercial insurance agency specializing in Logistics and Transportation.

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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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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The value of peer-to-peer learning and networking was evident at last month’s Ryder Innovate conference — “an exclusive gathering of senior leaders in transportation, logistics, and supply chain seeking strategic insight, new ideas, and thought leadership to improve their supply chain and fleet operations.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2022

A recent survey of 200 supply chain management professionals across companies with 500+ employees, conducted by Edelman Intelligence, has found market insights, confidence levels and trends for this peak season and beyond. Even with that in mind, 85% of those surveyed have a positive view of how their revenue will look in the next year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2023

Today’s article is the third part in a series featuring surveys from APQC on supply chain topics including last mile and digital transformation. As a percentage of the total fuel consumed in transportation and warehousing, respondents report that currently only 7 percent comes from renewable sources (at the median). Per our survey, 64.2

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2023

Rik Schrader and Joe Lynch discuss logistics and distribution transportation, which is one of the specialties of Rik’s company, Körber Business Area Supply Chain. Rik is an energetic leader driving long term partnerships, innovation and growth across the business operation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 7, 2022

Oracle’s recent global survey, No Planet B: How Can Businesses and Technology Help Save the World? It might seem overwhelming, but supply chain is one of the first places you can make improvements, because every aspect—from manufacturing to transporting goods has a sustainability component.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 17, 2022

But with every challenge, there is an opportunity to innovate and grow. And when it comes to transportation, find a partner who can help you traverse the evolving pandemic. It’s important that your inventory management software can easily integrate with your transportation management software. Skilled Labor Shortage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. Uberization: Exploring On-Demand Transportation, Labor and Warehousing. then secure on-demand transportation, warehousing and labor assets dynamically, re-planning flexibly as conditions change.

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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. Not even Amazon.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 15, 2021

The impact was across manufacturing plants, transport networks, warehouses, and retail outlets. Source: IDC Manufacturing Iansights APeJ Industry 4-0 Survey. This platform of data can then be used as the foundation for innovation where business users can bring together data sets to give them the information they need to make decisions.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

This is especially true in transportation management, as companies work across many modes, many geographies, and many sources of data, including from GPS and mobile devices. The fact that many shippers still don’t use a transportation management system (TMS) is another issue. “So

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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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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

In a survey by the Institute for Supply Management released March 10, 2020, almost 75% of companies reported supply disruption due to Covid-19. Supply chains are the centre of gravity for innovation and transformation. All parties along the transport chain need to be well joined up. Covid-19—the global supply chain awakening.

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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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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 5, 2022

Association for Accessible Medications (AAM) reported in 2021 that a “survey of AAM’s generic and biosimilar drug manufacturers revealed that travel and transport costs have skyrocketed 224% on average, with at least one manufacturer reporting as much as a 413% increase in shipping expenses compared to the same costs before the crisis.”

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2021

Before the pandemic, in a study of logistics providers conducted by Fraunhofer IML, among those embarking on digitalization initiatives, only 25% of logistics providers in the Fraunhofer IML survey are leveraging digital technologies to think outside the box and reinvent their foundational delivery model. At SodaStream, which provides 1.5

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

To do so, we conducted an online survey which secured the participation of over 90 senior executives involved in the management of European logistics systems, over half them working for businesses with turnovers in excess of €1 billion. Our report is available online at [link]. Distinguishing the sustainable logistics leaders.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

According to a recent survey fielded by Edelman Intelligence , 94% of supply chain leaders say partnerships with supply chain logistics companies are necessary to get through peak season successfully. For instance, the capacity that is needed per shipment like the 2021 produce season transportation capacity outlook.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

A recent Gallup survey reported that 46 million American patients are so financially insecure that they cannot afford to follow their healthcare provider’s recommendations to the fullest extent. In addition, one in eight surveyed adults cut back their spending on necessities such as food, clothing, and utilities to pay for them.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 8, 2024

Nearly two-thirds (58%) of CPG companies report that their business has been significantly impacted by supplier cost increases, while 57% cite transportation cost increases as a significant obstacle. The encouraging news from the IDC research is that CPG companies are recognizing and addressing the problem of supply chain disruption.

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BlueYonder

MAY 16, 2023

This comes after Blue Yonder received similar long-standing recognitions for the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) 3 in April and 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning (SCP) Solutions 3 in May.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 15, 2023

A transportation manager comes in to start the day. 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.

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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. Port closures like the one at Ningbo-Zhoushan in China and backlogs from the Suez Canal blockage earlier in 2021 have limited transport capacity. ”[5].

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Those customers who were quick to recognize new conditions, and respond with innovative strategies, have fared far better in the face of continuing uncertainty than companies taking a more reactive stance. But at Blue Yonder, we noticed an interesting phenomenon. Part of the answer lies in making a cultural change. million employees.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

said its survey of 13 malls and outdoor shopping centers it manages across the U.S. freight railroads have reported strong profits in recent years, helped by higher prices and steady business in transporting everything from automobiles to fertilizer. The tactic appears to have paid off for the Black Friday shopping holiday.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2022

A growing number of consumers are asking the brands they buy from to invest in sustainability throughout the supply chain, from the materials they use to make products, to the transportation options they use to deliver products. An IBM study found that 57% of consumers are willing to change their shopping habits to protect the environment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A survey of US employees found more than 70% of workers would choose to work at a company with a strong environmental agenda, nearly 40% of millennials have chosen a job because of company sustainability, and more than 60% of workers said a strong sustainability plan would affect their decision to stay at a company.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

A recent survey conducted by Equinix, a leading digital infrastructure company, on global technology trends in 2022 indicates that around 59 per cent of IT decision-makers worldwide consider global supply chain issues and shortages as a threat to their organisation. Another survey executed by Gartner Inc.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 28, 2023

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. Overall digital transformation of the warehouse, transportation, or the entire logistics footprint. First-to-last mile delivery and how to improve customer service.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2024

Beth is an innovative, forward-thinking HR professional who is disrupting truck driver recruiting by treating the driver as a consumer in the employment relationship and making recruiting personal again. About Beth Potratz Beth Potratz , Co-Founder and CEO for Drive My Way, has over 20 years of experience.

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 29, 2024

Automation demonstrates your commitment to innovation, efficiency, and meeting customer expectations and those important SLAs. The Future is Automated Research from ProGlove found that only a little more than one-third (36.1%) of the warehouse directors and managers surveyed are currently deploying warehouse automation technology.

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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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