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This Frost & Sullivan analysis examines the realignment of global supply chains toward localization, regionalization, and diversification beyond China. Supply chain reorientation gained momentum after the pandemic and has continued to gather pace as companies seek to insulate themselves from increasing geopolitical and economic risks. Businesses ar...

The imminent ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is expected to have several implications on various economic sectors. This study provides a detailed overview of the implications and potential impact that the AEC will have on the Indonesian logistics market. It supplies key market dynamics such as drivers and restraints and evaluates the development in ...

The study provides key insights regarding the shortage of skilled human resources (HR) and related issues in the logistics sector from stakeholders, such as logistics service providers (LSPs), logistics institutes and logistics users. The study discusses the needs and preferences for skills and qualifications across logistics job levels. It also sh...

The Indian logistics industry is fragmented and under developed. Logistics costs are relatively high due to poor physical and communication infrastructure; high dwell time at ports; low levels of containerization; and a multi-layered tax system contributing to significant delays at border crossing points. Development of transportation and logistic...

The logistics industry is inundated with challenges which have given rise to disruptive technologies to overcome them. Key challenges faced by the supply chain logistics industry are: (1) Increasing carbon footprint from transportation (2) High level of transport vehicular emissions (3) Lack of visibility in the supply value chain (4) Increasing hu...

The European logistics industry is considered to be an early adopter of technologies and innovations. With the emergence of the digital environment, traditional service offerings are increasingly being replaced with innovative logistics solutions driven by digital technologies. The regions focus on automation of freight audit and payment process co...

This study provides an update to a similar study published in 2020. Since 2019, the cost of FM services in Singapore has increased. In 2021, FM vendors anticipate higher inflation rates for all services. Manpower cost is the main reason for price increase in FM services in 2020. For cleaning and security services, the increase in manpower costs is...

Logistics industry growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region is catalyzed by the increasing contribution of the non-oil sector to GDP, infrastructure development, growth of free trade zones and industrial parks, and greater regional trade cooperation. Governments in the region undertake policy measures to bolster economic diversification ...

The economic environment remains strong due to increasing domestic demand, favorable employment conditions, and high consumer confidence levels. Growth momentum is expected to be sustained in 2018, with the regional economy expected to grow by 2.1% in 2018. However, trade tensions, increase in energy prices, and uncertain policy environment are exp...