All Articles
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Retailers still not planning enough for home deliveryNov 25, 2019
Retailers do not consider home and same-day delivery as critical for the future as other segments of the retail supply chain, with potentially negative consequences
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Retail supply chain planners slow to introduce supporting software, with Excel top applicationNov 20, 2019
Despite need for advanced planning solutions and forecasting capabilities, Excel is easily the top software used in the retail supply chain
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European freight management being transformed by blockchain, data analytics and artificial intelligenceNov 6, 2019
Freight cost management sector in Europe is being pushed to use more advanced solutions by rise in data volumes and the increased complexity of supply chains claims new report
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Is your planning system mature enough?Nov 5, 2019
Agility, flexibility, speed and convenience are critical to being a competitive player in the retail industry
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New report! Eft’s 2020 State of Retail Supply Chain ReportOct 31, 2019
From fast fashion, to same day delivery, to just-in-time production, the retail supply chain needs to be more agile, communicative and forward looking than ever before. Read this new report to understand the dynamics driving the retail supply chain
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Freight forecast projects 25.6% increase in tonnage by 2030
Oct 29, 2019
Freight and logistics revenues to top $1.6 trillion annually in a decade
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$1.9 trillion warehouse market growing strongly driven by emerging marketsOct 28, 2019
Expected growth of 6-8% comes off of strong global growth, with India and China taking the lead
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Just 16% of manufacturers are using the latest digital quality standards
Oct 23, 2019
A new report finds that new techniques to enhance quality assurance are increasingly recognised as key but few have made concrete steps to implement.
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New report finds major analytics gap for 3PLs and shippersOct 22, 2019
95% of shippers and 99% of 3PLs agree that analytics are a necessary element of 3PL expertise but only 26% of shippers and 27% of 3PLs are satisfied with current analytic capabilities.
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Competitive pressure from Amazon brings average online purchase delivery time down to 2-3 DaysOct 21, 2019
Average time down from five-and-a-half days in 2012 and critical for businesses as 48% of customers say they are unlikely to purchase from a company again if it sends a package late.
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Podcast: The state of logistics technology
Oct 15, 2019
Key takeaways & insights from eft’s report giving our take on tech
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Decarbonization of shipping in 2050: More needs to be done, and quicker, says reportOct 15, 2019
Unless action is taken quickly, the shipping industry will not meet the IMO 2050 decarbonisation target, say experts from classification society DNV GL in the recently launched "Maritime Forecast to 2050."
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Gaps remain in supply chain cyber security even as digitalisation acceleratesSep 23, 2019
According to eft’s new State of Logistics Technology 2019 report, 65% of logistics solution and service providers lack a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
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Business intelligence critical for logistics firms as IT investment environment improvesSep 18, 2019
Business intelligence and transportation management technologies are the biggest investment priorities as IT spend for logistics companies improves from 2018
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IoT and AI expected to be most disruptive technologies for logistics in 2020Sep 16, 2019
The logistics industry views these technologies as generating decent returns so far but most transformation is yet to come according to new report
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Strong demand and tight supply define industrial property sector in markets around the world
Sep 9, 2019
Single-digit vacancy rates across major markets as e-commerce and last-mile logistics drive strong take-up of space
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IoT and AI expected to be most disruptive technologies for logistics in 2020Sep 6, 2019
The logistics industry views these technologies as generating decent returns so far but most transformation is yet to come according to new report
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Live from the eft Media Zone: Darcy Cozzetto & Abtin Hamidi
Sep 4, 2019
Podcast with Darcy Cozzetto, COO for Bouqs.com and Abtin Hamidi, Founder & CEO of Torch Logistics
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Live from the eft Media Zone: Peter Gibbons with TireHub
Aug 28, 2019
Podcast with Tirehub CEO Peter Gibbons
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Live from the eft Media Zone: Amit Saini and Marek Loos
Aug 21, 2019
Podcast with Amit Sain, Vice President for Noodle.ai and Marek Loos, Editor-in-Chief at Transport Manager
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Latin America's e-commerce problemAug 19, 2019
Region is a laggard when it comes e-commerce sales, with Latin America accounting for just 2% of the global total
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Live from the eft Media Zone: Lee Klaskow with Bloomberg Intelligence
Aug 14, 2019
Podcast with Lee Klaskow, Senior Analyst, Transportation and Logistics for Bloomberg Intelligence
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FedEx further distances itself from Amazon with end of ground delivery contractAug 7, 2019
Contract not to be renewed and follows on from termination of air cargo contract with the online e-commerce giant