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Reshoring in America: The Future Outlook, Current Hindrances & Issues, and Ways to Stimulate Reshoring

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manufacturing is not experiencing a “renaissance” Industry experts conservatively acknowledge that off-shoring has slowed, and perhaps “stabilized” Although around 80,000 manufacturing jobs have come back to the U.S. Manufacturing has gained 700,000 jobs since 2010. safety requirements.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

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The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. For centuries, the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. First use of a modern container for ocean freight.

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[INFOGRAPHIC, REPORT, & INTERACTIVE MAP] The US Manufacturing Workforce & Making it In America

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While US manufacturing has been hit hard by nearly two decades of policy failures that have damaged its international competitiveness, it remains a vital part of the U.S. The US manufacturing sector employed 12 million workers in 2013, or about 8.8 On average, non-college-educated workers in manufacturing made 10.9 employment.

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The Impact of B2B E-Commerce on Manufacturers and Distributors.

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percent from 2010 to 2011, and predictions estimate that business-to-business (B2B) sales resulting from e-commerce will make up the majority of sales by 2020, reports Four51. Ultimately, B2B entities are experiencing dramatic impacts on distribution and manufacturing for several key reasons. E-commerce grew 10.2

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3 Logistics Technology Trends in 2016: Automation Leads the Way

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Now, it's easy to think of technology as being a manufacturer-only realm. As explained by Alexa Cheater , Google announced in 2011 plans to develop an autonomous, or self-driving car. Yet, technology breakthroughs are further pushing the bounds on what we see as normal shipping standards.

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Bonus: Top 11 thru 20 Most Popular Manufacturing Blog Posts

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However, with most of our customer base in the manufacturing field, with the remaining in distribution and other industries, we thought it was vital that we featured some of the other manufacturing blog posts that were also popular in 2014. Well, manufacturing companies who ship freight in North America.

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What is the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) & How Could It & the Trans-Pacific Partnership Impact Manufacturing?

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As a business owner, you have heard of the impact of reshoring on the US economy and the steadily growing number of jobs in manufacturing. However, the number of manufacturing jobs will never reach the same highs it had in the past. In 2011, the current Obama Administration began seeking the expansion of TPA powers once again.