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Capgeminiā€™s 2012 3PL Study Provides Great Insights

The Logistics of Logistics

The brilliant minds at Capgemini ( [link] ) have released their 2012 3PL study. There is a trend toward nearshoring to reduce cost and supply chain risk. To stay up to date, shippers and logistics companies need to be aware of trends and be ready to adapt. For the study, 1561 shippers and 697 3PL executives were surveyed.

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6 Manufacturing Trends You Need to Know

Arena Solutions

Since the start of 2012, more people graduating from college and universities are entering the engineering/manufacturing fields. alone, colleges and universities awarded 83,263 bachelor’s degrees in engineering in 2012, a 37% increase over the 60,605 degrees conferred in 2002. Breaking it down In the U.S.

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Outlook on the Logistics & Supply Chain Industry 2012

SCM Research

Practice Report Supply Chain Management Trend' The Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Logistics & Supply Chains , which meets virtually and at the annual Summit on the Global Agenda in the United Arab Emirates, has just published its second annual report. McKinnon , KĆ¼hne Logistics University, Germany.

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Download: SCM Map Europe 2012

Supply Chain Movement

SCM Map Europe 2012. These developments are clearly visible on the European supply chain map which has been co-produced by Buck Consultants and Supply Chain Movement. Click the button to download it now. Please fill in the following fields to activate the download button. I accept the Terms & Conditions.

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Trends 2019: Manufacturing

Enterra Insights

Manufacturing trends. Look for this trend to accelerate in 2019 as the fastest-growing manufacturers who have succeeded in winning new customers turn to robotics to fulfill the high volume orders of their new, and often foreign-based customers.”[4]. ” Brookings Institution, 22 February 2012. [2] ”[4].

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2012 Supply Chain Predictions: Is the End of the World Nigh?

Supply Chain Network

But 2012 is an extra-special year; it carries heavy historical baggage chock full of dire predictions. Nostradamus painted a bleak picture of massive destruction and mayhem brought about by a comet in 2012. In the tradition of David Letterman, (in no particular order) letā€™s hit the Top 10 Supply Chain Predictions for 2012.

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The Trends Shaping Supply Chain and Logistics: Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2017

Talking Logistics

million in FY 2012 to $203.8 As I wrote last June, investments are rising in Supply Chain Operating Networks and Descartes is a prime example of this trend in action — a trend that I predict will continue to gain momentum in the months and years ahead. In five years, the companyā€™s revenues have grown from $114.0