Articles Tagged with ''supply chain trends''

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Report: How today’s supply chains elevate through digitalization

This study provides insights into trends and technologies dramatically impacting supply chains and the people who run them.
April 10, 2019
Investment in supply chain innovation is at a critical inflection point, with a trend of declining investment from 2015 to 2018 being more than countered by a 95% increase in projected spending for 2019, according to a report released by MHI, the Charlotte, N.C.-based producer of the ProMat tradeshow that’s currently taking place.
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Report: 90% of domestic Fortune 500 companies use 3PLs

Global Fortune 500 3PL revenues, reaching $273.8 billion in 2016, are led by the technological and automotive industries, accounting for $77.2 billion and $52.5 billion, respectively.
April 8, 2019
Nearly 90% of domestic Fortune 500 companies use third-party logistics providers (3PLs) for logistics and supply chain functions, according to a new report by Armstrong & Associates, West Allis, Mich.
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Survey reveals importance of customer experience in last-mile delivery

The study reveals that despite increased understanding and measurement of supply chain’s impact on CX, little progress has been made toward implementing tools or processes to improve outcomes in the last two years.
March 14, 2019
Convey, Austin, Texas, and eft Supply Chain and Logistics Business Intelligence, London, announced the results of a joint study examining the importance of customer experience (CX) in last-mile delivery.
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Study reveals food distributors are hungry for acquisitions

Changing demographics, rising disposable income and the pursuit of healthy living are reshaping consumer demand for specialty, better-for-you and sustainable food options.
March 8, 2019
Evolving consumer preferences and rapid technological change are transforming the food supply chain, according to the “Consumer Insider,” an industry report released by Brown Gibbons Lang & Co. (BGL), Cleveland, Ohio.
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Study: Automation is key to retail’s future

Nearly all (99%) survey respondents admit to some kind of constant inventory problem.
February 28, 2019
Bossa Nova, a San Francisco-based data service provider for global retailers, announced new survey findings that uncover the chronic inventory problems affecting the retail industry.
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Research identifies e-commerce impacts on trucking industry

Retailers are becoming more flexible in how they transact with consumers by decentralizing their distribution/fulfillment networks to bring inventory closer to consumers.
February 5, 2019
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), Arlington, Va., released an analysis of the impacts that emerging e-commerce trends are having on the trucking industry.
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Study reveals top trends impacting supply chain management in 2019

Increased complexity will continue to challenge the industry in 2019, however, new digital solutions are reaching a level of maturity that warrants widespread adoption.
January 24, 2019
DHL Supply Chain, a Westerville, Ohio-based division of Deutsche Post DHL Group, shared the top supply chain trends for 2019.
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