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01 Jun 2020  |  North America  |  Market Research

Post-pandemic Growth Opportunity Analysis in the Logistics Industry

Insights on Flexible Solutions and Alternate Delivery Models and Strategies to Mitigate Emerging Risks

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The global logistics industry had a turbulent 2019, registering 1.2% in merchandise trade volume growth due to the stagnant global economy, trade disputes, geopolitical uncertainties, and environmental regulations. In Q1 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak flipped the growth switch in every area of the economy, and the global supply chain is no exception. ...

The Trend Opportunity Profiles Series identifies specific opportunities emerging from future trend evolutions. It is designed to help clients discover and prioritize the most consequential medium-to-long-term trends that are continually transforming their business’s growth environment. The series covers 9 key industries: Supply chain and logistics;...

This series gives an overview of the recent developments and transformative trends developing globally as an alternative funding mechanism driving the start-up economy. It creates direct opportunities for companies in sectors such as ICT, business and financial services, health, medical devices and life sciences, supply chain and logistics, retail,...

The increasing volatility of global supply chains is driving interest in microfactories and distributed manufacturing. Manufacturers aim to improve production flexibility, reduce reliance on lengthy logistics routes, and enhance resilience in times of disruption. Traditionally, manufacturing networks have been optimized for centralized production, ...

The traditional approach to global freight management in the logistics industry faces challenges at every step due to process delays, product theft, and spoilage, lack of supply chain visibility, and resource limitations. Missteps and uninformed decisions in supply chain and logistics operation create havoc and translate into damaged customer relat...

The "Top 10 Global Trends for 2026” report highlights the technological, geopolitical, and economic forces that will redefine the future of industries. The report covers the top trends that will transform the industries in 2026 and beyond.Some of the trends included are tariff-driven market shifts, hyper-connected reality, ethical use of AI, and ne...

The Economic Trend Opportunity Profiles (TOPs) series captures a structural shift in the global economy where national competitiveness is increasingly defined by control over AI capabilities, digital infrastructure, industrial capacity, and secure data ecosystems. Across AI-led productivity, smart manufacturing, digital risk, sovereign compute infr...

The COVID-19 pandemic has left its footprint on most industries across regions; the North American logistics and transportation industry is no different. This industry is critical for economic activity, a point more evident than ever in these unprecedented times. The North American logistics and transportation industry is complex and fragmented wit...

Critical raw materials (CRMs) are raw materials that are economically and strategically important for a country or region but have high risks associated with their supply. Criticality depends on various factors, and what counts as critical from a particular standpoint might not be the same from another standpoint. For instance, what might be critic...