In this Issue:
- Sate of Logistics: Out of sync
- Truckload Roundtable: A slow return to stability
- Cloud adoption rates soar
- Sippers pivot toward emerging markets
- Warehouse/DC: Piece-picking robots make their mark
Logistics Management Magazine Archives
July 2022 Logistics Management
July 2, 2022 · Last year was a deeply unsettled and trying time for logistics managers, as demand for freight services in all modes surged and supply chains struggled to keep inventory on hand. To return to a more balanced, long-term growth trajectory, shippers will need to invest in the ideas and capabilities that will make the industry more resilient.
July 2, 2022 · E-commerce demand, limited capacity equals another great year.
July 2, 2022 · Reports of swoon “exaggerated” even as spot rates temper boom.
July 2, 2022 · Railroad and intermodal aim to get back on track.
July 2, 2022 · Ocean shipping continues its rough passage
July 2, 2022 · Air cargo markets still in flux.
July 2, 2022 · Third Party Logistics (3PLs) march onward.
July 2, 2022 · Once again authored by global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney in partnership with CSCMP and Penske Logistics, the SoL has become known as the most comprehensive report of its kind, encapsulating the cost of the U.S. business logistics (USBL) system during the previous year (2021) and offering a snapshot of how economic conditions are shaping the current logistics landscape.
July 1, 2022 · As shippers continue to pivot toward more emerging markets, supply chains need to be redesigned with economic diversification, sustainability and resilience in mind.
July 1, 2022 · Coming off of 2021, which had carriers clearly in the driver’s seat with sustained pricing power, things have shifted in 2022 as rates trend back down. But even with some rate relief, shippers still face challenges.
July 1, 2022 · As logistics operations seek out new or replacement supply chain management solutions, an increasing number of them are putting Cloud solutions at the top of their shopping lists.
July 1, 2022 · These automated fulfillment systems are part of the latest wave of technology, and they are already scoring huge improvements in distribution efficiencies. Here are some best practices to make your own army of piece picking robots successful.
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Over 9,000 rail workers poised to walk off job, disrupting critical transportation routes used by various industries.
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Atlanta-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider UPS said that effective June 1, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Brian Newman will leave the company.
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