Freight Rates: Don’t Settle for the Status Quo
This blog is co-authored by Redwood Logistics and Blue Yonder. Whether it’s rolling COVID-19 lockdowns in port-heavy provinces or the dozens of ships waiting to offload at the ports in California, there’s not nearly enough capacity to fulfill demand. Even as the current driver shortage…
3 Ways to Drive Sustainability in Transportation
This is Part 3 of a multi-part series addressing logistics imperatives necessary to manage uncertainly and disruptions heading into 2022. You can find Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Transportation is one of the biggest contributing factors to the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, and virtually every…
Logistics Imperatives to Manage Uncertainty and Disruptions in 2022: Part 2
This is Part 2 of a multi-part series addressing logistics imperatives necessary to manage uncertainly and disruptions heading into 2022. You can find Part 1 here. Managing Labor Shortages Means Working Smarter, Not Harder (Continued) The entire world owes a huge debt to the drivers, warehouse…
Logistics Imperatives to Manage Uncertainty and Disruptions in 2022: Part 1
This is Part 1 of a multi-part series addressing logistics imperatives necessary to manage uncertainly and disruptions heading into 2022. There’s just no telling what the new year will bring in terms of emerging logistics challenges. After experiencing an incredibly challenging two years in the global…
Thank a Trucker; It’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
This blog is co-authored by Raj Patel, Senior Director Global Industry Strategy 3PL, and Terence Leung, Senior Product Marketing Director This week is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (Sept. 12-18). The annual event is dedicated to thanking the 3.5 million professional truck drivers for driving…
Could Supply Chain Automation be the answer to the Great Resignation?
This blog is co-authored by Terence Leung, Senior Product Marketing Director; Bonnie Milam, Product Marketing Director; Michael Orr, Product Marketing Director; and Nina Seth, Product Marketing Director The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt retail. Having experienced demand and supply challenges, survived enforced lockdowns and an…
3PL Industry Trends: Intelligent Order Management and Unified Logistics
This blog is co-authored by Raj Patel, Senior Director Global Industry Strategy 3PL; Terence Leung, Senior Product Marketing Director; and Nina Seth, Product Marketing Director Almost a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic,e-commerce continues to boom, according to the2021 State of Supply Chain…
Warehouse Management Systems are Critical for Customer-Centricity in the Post-COVID 19 Era
As e-commerce growth is continuing at a rapid pace, companies are having to rapidly change their logistics footprint (both operational and physical) and fulfillment to match rising customer expectations. As we move into a post-COVID-19 environment, logistics executives plan to implement or enhance their technology,…
Business and Technology Insights from the 2021 State of Supply Chain Execution Report, Part 1
Customer centricity, e-commerce, Direct-to-Consumer (D2C), and the risk of financial peril are propelling shippers (manufacturers and retailers) and logistics service providers (LSPs) to digitally transform. 2020 and the first half of 2021 saw an acceleration in many emerging digital trends pre-dating the pandemic. Today we…
Christmas in March? How One Chinese Port Might Shake Up Your Holiday Plans
Nintendo Switch, iPhone, Tamagotchi, and Teddy Ruxpin… these have all been the hottest retail items in holidays past, and they all happen to be electronics too. Coincidence? Nope. And with online electronics sales up 145% during the 2020 holiday shopping season, this trend isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. But what…