March 30, 2021 · The top carriers learned how to adapt, improvise and improve over the pandemic-dominated year. While harmful for some, the situation has proven to be transformative for others. Here are the secrets of how top carriers are staying ahead of the pack.
March 29, 2021 · The six building blocks of customer-centric fulfillment.
March 29, 2021 · Air cargo providers need to be creative and agile in order to demonstrate their professional abilities to shippers across the globe.
March 9, 2021 · The increased e-commerce volume generated by the pandemic has no end in sight—and signals a permanent behavioral shift of an indeterminate magnitude. In fact, it has provided an opportunity for carriers, vehicle manufacturers and tech companies to research, test and invest in alternative ways to provide pick up, transport, sortation and delivery.
March 9, 2021 · Three of our top parcel industry sources provide updates on one of the fastest moving, most dynamic service sectors in logistics. They suggest that the time is now for shippers to explore every available option.
March 8, 2021 · As the transportation management systems market continues to evolve in the wake of the pandemic, more shippers are finding new ways to use the technology to meet their customers’ continually evolving expectations—and save time and money in the process.
March 8, 2021 · An overall push into the Cloud—along with the development of more flexible, scalable software—is making more logistics operations rethink their warehouse management software delivery options.
March 8, 2021 · With the ongoing growth of e-commerce, the volume of returned inventory continues to rise for logistics managers in a variety of industry sectors. Finding warehousing space for this flood of goods will be a major challenge, say analysts.
March 8, 2021 · In this year’s annual survey, the disruption of the past year certainly influenced some short-term trends, but respondents are optimistic going forward.
March 8, 2021 · When we look back on this time in history, we can say with some certainty that the pandemic acted as a great accelerator.
March 8, 2021 · Shippers need to brace for stiff rate increases as more disciplined carriers benefit from tight capacity, lack of drivers, new market concentration and mounting COVID-related demands.
March 8, 2021 · Over the course of 2021, ocean carriers will continue to operate at high capacity utilization levels, and ocean rates will remain high. Moreover, along with the need for elevated container circulation, high demand will continue to favor the Pacific Coast ports for Asian imports destined for the Midwest.
March 8, 2021 · How autonomous vehicles will bring value in a truly intelligent supply chain.
March 8, 2021 · The barriers to entry are generally low, as we’re now seeing deliveries in private cars and leased vans. Sure, it can seem that starting a delivery service is easy, but forgetting any of the seven operational must-do list items will result in constraints on the success of the logistics entrepreneur.
March 3, 2021 · With the theme of “Power Up,” ProMatDX 2021 will take place in April in a fully virtual format that showcases the latest solutions that supply chain professionals need to improve the resiliency and agility of their operations.
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