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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...

This study seeks to analyse the impact of global mega trends—including urbanisation, bricks and clicks, connectivity, and multimodality—on the growing market of urban logistics. Urban logistics is a dynamic and crucial subset of the logistics industry, which over the past decade has placed unique demands on the global supply chain. Mega Trends suc...

Medicine production supply chains are currently operating under huge stress due to the war in Ukraine, COVID-19-related disruptions, logistics bottlenecks, and inflation. An energy-related shutdown of production would have a detrimental effect on the supply of critical medicines to patients in the EU and worldwide. The excessive amount of pressure ...

With the weakening of the Euro and the robust demand from outside the Euro area, especially the United States and China (which increased exports), Germany's economy has grown. The rising oil prices are expected to narrow the current account surplus. However, export growth may weaken as the impact of the earlier Euro depreciation wanes and as risin...

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...

Norway is one of the best-performing Nordic economies, and it is driven by public consumption. The steady economic growth is ensured by a stable banking system, a regulatory environment that encourages entrepreneurial activity, and monetary solidity. Economic growth will strengthen gradually until 2018, supported by a rebound in non-oil investment ...

The service provides detailed insights into the logistics expenditure, outsourcing practices, and technology usage trends within 5 key industry sectors in India. Insights into function-wise outsourcing, reasons for outsourcing, criteria for service provider selection, contract periods, and major logistic challenges are also provided. The analysis h...

Sweden is among the best-performing Nordic economies, supported by a strong labor market, high private and public consumption, and industrial production. The Swedish economy is highly interlinked with the EU economy. The share of exports is above 40% of the GDP. R&D export is the major growth driver. In the medium term, Swedish exports are expected...

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 ...