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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

Port backlogs, cargo limitations on container ships, and a lack of available equipment and port facility staffing.? Such congestion naturally leads to bottlenecks in planning drayage and eventual increases in the total cost of shipping, not to mention an added strain on trucking as the bottlenecks grow.?

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Innovation in the Supply Chain’s Last Mile

Enterra Insights

Real estate journalist Will Parker ( @_willparker_ ) reports, “The last mile in the e-commerce delivery process looks like a windfall for real-estate owners. Other solutions, like click-and-collect, are intended to shift part of the delivery weight back to customers. ” 4) Utilize real-time tracking.

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Innovation in the Supply Chain’s Last Mile

Enterra Insights

Real estate journalist Will Parker ( @_willparker_ ) reports, “The last mile in the e-commerce delivery process looks like a windfall for real-estate owners. Other solutions, like click-and-collect, are intended to shift part of the delivery weight back to customers. ” 4) Utilize real-time tracking.

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Why is Blockchain the Next Big Thing in Supply Chain Innovation?

AFFLINK

For the past few years, blockchain technology has been hitting the news regularly, being implemented in everything from real estate transactions to the financial sector. Blockchain is already coming to high-resource fields, such as mining where precious metals and precious gems need to be systematically tracked and sourced.

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Nearshoring and the new normal: why the evolving supply chain requires real-time data

crisp

As we speak, cargo vessel traffic is clearing up, shipping costs are returning to normal, and goods are more readily available in-stock. It involves a holistic approach across the five interconnected pillars of the supply chain: planning, sourcing, making, delivering, and returning.

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Top 10 Logistics Trends That Could Impact Supply Chains in 2022

Locus

With last-mile delivery costs contributing to more than 50% of total shipping costs, the rising expectations in home delivery increases the risk of encountering inefficiencies. From 2022, we can see a steady rise in enterprise businesses investing in last-mile delivery software. Billion in 2018 and is projected to reach USD 10.78

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3 Ways to Master Omnichannel through Logistics—and Why You Should

FLEXE

Not only did its purchase of Whole Foods last year confirm that, last week it opened Amazon Go, the first cashierless grocery store. Purchasing models for physical stores is changing—blending online components and technology to improve the shopping experience. Free shipping. Retailers don’t have it easy, but customers do.