GlobalTranz

MAY 8, 2017

While this example may still be a few years off, it is important that you understand how the top emerging trends in automation will shape supply chains and transportation processes in the coming years. Additive Manufacturing –. Another trend in automation involves robotics. What Is It?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

As a result, your company needs to think about these freight shipping trends and how you can prepare to respond to them as soon as possible. 8 Freight Shipping Trends Shippers Must Know for 2017. This trend will be driven more as the year progresses as drivers retire and the driver shortage gains momentum.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Today, is day two of our annual year-end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 5 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation Management , Freight. We will feature over the next 4 business days each category's most viewed posts over the course of 2017. Share This: Read More. [e-Book]

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GlobalTranz

MAY 3, 2017

The Industrial Internet of Things ( IIoT ) has been a major topic among manufacturers and third-party logistics providers ( 3PLs ) for several years. However, the IIoT is beginning to encroach on all aspect of manufacturing and supply chain management for its wide-ranging deployment and application to improving processes. In the U.S.,

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 6, 2017

Manufacturing is changing. Our 2016 Manufacturing Report revealed an industry in the state of change, preparing for the next revolution. The Manufacturing Picture Became a Reality For Students Across the Country. We spoke about how manufacturing is becoming more clean, complex and based on new technologies.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2017

Trend #1: Customers Buying Experience Not Products. With enhancements in manufacturing and product development, it’s increasingly hard to distinguish product capabilities as a customer. Take, for instance, you are a B2B manufacturer that has an important customer that needs a delivery ASAP. Not even Amazon.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 26, 2017

The 2017 Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA summit & expo was one such opportunity. About three hundred supply chain professionals from various pockets of the world representing manufacturers, retailers, logistics providers, and technology vendors took part in the summit. Here are the key takeaways for me from the event.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

E-commerce passed $2 trillion in 2017, reports John D. As a result, shippers across the globe are looking for ways to keep up with the Amazon’s unrelenting approach, and these trends in trucking and freight reflect a few of the key ways shippers, third-party logistics providers and truckers will respond 2018. trillion by 2020.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Here I share insights on the work we are doing on the Network of Networks, and Five Trends that Excite Me. At this small session we will explore these new trends: What is the role of blockchain in the future of building value networks? Five Technology Trends That Excite Me. Here are several promising trends to consider.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 4, 2017

Automation sales declined throughout 2016, but industry experts believe a major shift toward third-party companies is coming, reports Patrick Burnson of Supply Chain Management Review Manufacturers need to increase production without increasing overhead costs, and outsourcing technology to 3Pls is the perfect solution.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

Now, moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon won a patent for an on-demand clothing manufacturing warehouse (Recode). Manhattan Associates Reports First Quarter 2017 Performance. Cyber Insurance Becomes a Must for More Manufacturers (WSJ – sub. So all is good in my little slice of the world.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2019

In 2019, here are seven trends that I will be tracking: The Horizon? Digital Manufacturing Success. In the next two years, companies will make the most progress in the area of digital manufacturing. The ERP Battle Is Over. Will We Ever See Value? The question is one of value. Costs are high while the benefits are not clear.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 30, 2020

Glaxo SmithKline introduced Shingrix in 2017, but shortages prevailed. The global economy rebound from COVID-19 hinges on the discovery and manufacture of an effective vaccine. However, supply chain leaders well understand that drug discovery, manufacturing, and distribution are all necessary to deliver the vaccine to a willing arm.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Deciding what technological trends are important depends on the activities in which you or your organization are involved. Additive Manufacturing (aka 3D Printing). It predicts that by 2021, 10 percent of new vehicles will have autonomous driving capability, compared with less than 1 percent in 2017. Autonomous Vehicles.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 11, 2017

Download "The Current State of Manufacturing to Better Manage Logistics & Supply Chain Operations" E-Book. Every new year we write about the most important trends to pay attention to for the year on our blog. In 2016 we focused on our main areas of writing: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Rebounding freight volumes and the proximity of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate are set to change the industry in 2017, reports Sean Kilcarr of FleetOwner. Unlike the all-time highs of 2014, 2017 will reveal an industry on the cusp of restoring order and LTL rates to acceptable, reasonable levels.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 12, 2015

This is the first post in a two part series on the “Changing Face of Manufacturing.” ” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. Drop in the price of crude oil.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In our conversation, Ken spoke about some of the findings from a recent survey Logistyx conducted on cross-border holiday spending, as well as some larger trends around the state of parcel shipping. Fourth, what are some industry-specific trends for parcel shipping? Industry Trends. Returns Management.

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Freightos

JANUARY 17, 2017

Where Freight is Going in 2017. Observing nearly one million data points from the Freightos database, there’s a clear trend of reduced volatility for the higher tier of rates (Blue) while the lower rate tiers fluctuate much more dramatically (Green). Transparency and Overcapacity. By Zvi Schreiber, CEO of Freightos. Mode a la Mode.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Aside from the new administration, Amazon’s supply chain continued push deeper into new and existing markets will define additional trends in the supply chain throughout the coming year. Fortunately, these five trends may alleviate some of the strains of competition by giving supply chain partners an advantage in the global market.

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Logility

DECEMBER 28, 2020

How can manufacturers manage disruption and improve productivity? By using advanced analytics for manufacturing, to understand the valuable information concealed within the data they already have! Therefore, manufacturers must continually look for new ways to improve the productivity and profitability of their operations.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

Did LLamasoft (a Talking Logistics sponsor) help to create these inflection points or did it simply see these trends coming before others and caught the wave early? As an example, a heavy equipment manufacturer used SupplyChainPlanning.com to create a collaborative planning app with its dealers.

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Logility

DECEMBER 29, 2020

How can manufacturers manage disruption and improve productivity? By using advanced analytics for manufacturing, to understand the valuable information concealed within the data they already have! Therefore, manufacturers must continually look for new ways to improve the productivity and profitability of their operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 26, 2024

-based carrier’s role in Mexico as nearshoring manufacturing trends drive more cross-border trade. Global supply chains are shifting, Mexico’s role in global trade is growing, and Mexican small and medium enterprises and manufacturing sectors are looking for reliable access to the U.S. The report, which analyzed 8.4

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 19, 2018

This year, the analysis was for the period of 2010-2017 (post-recession years) and encompasses 655 companies in twenty-eight industry sectors. Before the recession, manufacturing performance on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) was stronger than retail.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 23, 2018

Technologies generally emerge then drive trends. Trends often refer to how technologies are being or will used. We live in the Digital Age and most business consultants insist businesses, including manufacturers, need to transform into digital enterprises in order succeed. ” Additive Manufacturing (aka 3D Printing).

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Based in Paris, L’Oréal is a global personal care manufacturing company. Note that the industry aggregate actually went backwards, as did operating margin and inventory for the period 2015-2017. The company experienced a 34% growth in global e-commerce in 2017 and is expecting the trend to continue.

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PINC

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Here are the top trucking trends that all shippers should be aware of, according to The American Transportation Research Institute. Personal consumption expenditures rose 4.3%, the best performance since the fourth quarter of 2017. The post Transportation Trends: What’s Going on in the Trucking Industry?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2023

Zero marks the historical average, and changes in either direction mark standard deviations from that trend. In 2017, a chicken farm affiliated with Tyson Foods discovered a flock had been contaminated. Actually, when looking a bit closer at the numbers, supply pressures actually fell below normal. in December 2021.

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USC Consulting Group

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

What are the major food and beverage manufacturing trends on tap for 2020? Here’s more on this and what other aspects of these food manufacturing trends that will be “in” as Americans shop for snacks, brunch, breakfast, and lunch: 1. billion , up 11% from 2018 and 18% from 2017 at $3.4

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 18, 2017

What makes or breaks a new technology in manufacturing? Mostly, manufacturers demand technologies that can boost their output without causing an additional strain on resources, and the final five technologies changing manufacturing in 2016 did just that. In other words, some manufacturers continue to resist the trend.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 14, 2017

One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 was that traditional software user interfaces would start migrating toward chatbots and virtual assistants. In short, Transfix is responding to the convergence trend I’ve been writing about for several years (see Putting 3PLs and Software Vendors in a Box and What Do Shippers Want?

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 5, 2022

Although many of the trends discussed below involve technology, supply chain professionals need to give equal attention to people, processes, and technology. ”[1] Improved visibility and connectivity are involved in many of the supply chain trends discussed below. Supply Chain Trends. Digital Supply Chain Transformation.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Ryder Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results. Prime members can pre-order the Amazon Key In-Home Kit, which includes Amazon Cloud Cam and one of several compatible smart locks by leading lock manufacturers Yale and Kwikset. Alphabet looks to snowy Michigan to test self-driving cars (Reuters). ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 0.9% in September.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Manufacturers can gather valuable granular data such as the time an item spent in storage, at what temperature, how long it took to sell, the length of time between purchase and fulfillment and how long it spent in transport. That’s an increase from 17% in 2017.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

It’s December 1, the beginning of the end of 2017. Now, it has outlined more broadly its strategy, in which self-driving Bolts could be manufactured at scale at GM’s existing plants, driving down costs, and rapidly deployed in major metropolitan markets through a ride service to disrupt incumbents. How did we get here so fast?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

And for SAP customers, this partnership provides them with an alternative to building and maintaining their own connectivity network, which as I discussed above, is a costly, time-consuming, and ongoing effort — and something that most manufacturers and retailers are not good at. And with that, have a happy weekend!

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