Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

“This approach can work,” Aronow says, “but only after the CFO and business leaders agree to invest in additional and flexible sources of supply. In the spirit of not letting a good crisis go to waste, a silver lining to this year’s uncertain trade environment is that it has at least unlocked new sourcing options.”

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

market for customer responsiveness, flexibility, quality control, and for the positive branding of "Made in USA" Reshoring including FDI balanced offshoring in 2015 as it did in 2014. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

market for customer responsiveness, flexibility, quality control, and for the positive branding of "Made in USA" Reshoring including FDI balanced offshoring in 2015 as it did in 2014. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

market for customer responsiveness, flexibility, quality control, and for the positive branding of "Made in USA" Reshoring including FDI balanced offshoring in 2015 as it did in 2014. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

market for customer responsiveness, flexibility, quality control, and for the positive branding of "Made in USA" Reshoring including FDI balanced offshoring in 2015 as it did in 2014. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Ongoing disruptions in the Middle East are driving up supply chain costs across energy, transportation, insurance, inventory, and technology. Assess and mitigate exposure to new global transportation bottlenecks 2. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! Supply Chain Digest Says.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

market for customer responsiveness, flexibility, quality control, and for the positive branding of "Made in USA" Reshoring including FDI balanced offshoring in 2015 as it did in 2014. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! Good advice from Drewry. Any reaction to this Drewy news ?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

market for customer responsiveness, flexibility, quality control, and for the positive branding of "Made in USA" Reshoring including FDI balanced offshoring in 2015 as it did in 2014. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

Cargo

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

market for customer responsiveness, flexibility, quality control, and for the positive branding of "Made in USA" Reshoring including FDI balanced offshoring in 2015 as it did in 2014. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 29, 2025

Since early 2025, the US Surface Transportation Board, the federal regulatory agency overseeing railroads, has signaled a more industry-friendly approach to merger reviews. While discussions between the two companies are at an advanced stage, the terms could still change, sources said. Supply Chain Digest Says. What do you say?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 11, 2025

The idea is that the package delivery robots will be transported in Amazon’s fleet of Rivian electric vans and will soon be ready to start real-world testing at a new facility. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! That left logistics costs as a percent of US GDP down a bit in 2024 to 8.7%.

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EFT

JULY 7, 2025

and Vietnam creates new question marks for sportswear and clothing retailers like Nike and Adidas that source shoes and clothes from factories in the Southeast Asian country, industry experts said on Thursday. For retailers, US-Vietnam trade deal leaves questions A trade deal announced by the U.S. billion rupees ($497.30

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 18, 2025

market for customer responsiveness, flexibility, quality control, and for the positive branding of "Made in USA" Reshoring including FDI balanced offshoring in 2015 as it did in 2014. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

The US thus spent about $131 billion more in parcel shipping than it did in rail transport last year - a bit more than a delta of $127.4 of total transport costs and 38.5% of total transport costs and 8.9% of transportation spend – down from 6.1% With overall transport costs rising 8.7% Gilmore Says.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

The trade war is likely to extend the for-hire freight recession further as higher prices reduce goods affordability and consumers’ real incomes.” ( See More Below) CATEGORY SPONSOR: SOFTEON Each month, Cass nicely summarizes the state of freight, as seen in the graphic below for May: Source: Cass An y reaction to thi s Cass report?

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

Work with support sources that can significantly contribute to the planning, training and implementation processes at a systems level. market for customer responsiveness, flexibility, quality control, and for the positive branding of "Made in USA" Reshoring including FDI balanced offshoring in 2015 as it did in 2014.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Deregulation undertaken by Jimmy Carter meant that the federal government no longer had to approve routes and prices for interstate air transportation. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! companies are reshoring and foreign companies are investing in U.S. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

Source: State of Logstics Report 2025 May you live in interesting times, as the Chinese saying goes. market for customer responsiveness, flexibility, quality control, and for the positive branding of "Made in USA" Reshoring including FDI balanced offshoring in 2015 as it did in 2014. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 23, 2025

market for customer responsiveness, flexibility, quality control, and for the positive branding of "Made in USA" Reshoring including FDI balanced offshoring in 2015 as it did in 2014. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

South Africa

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 17, 2025

market for customer responsiveness, flexibility, quality control, and for the positive branding of "Made in USA" Reshoring including FDI balanced offshoring in 2015 as it did in 2014. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 31, 2025

That marked the first time the vacancy rate surpassed 7% since 2014, as businesses rushed extra inventory into their existing warehouses earlier this year and then paused decision-making during the Trump administration’s on-again, off-again tariff rollout. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article!

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 8, 2025

market for customer responsiveness, flexibility, quality control, and for the positive branding of "Made in USA" Reshoring including FDI balanced offshoring in 2015 as it did in 2014. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

Distribution

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 2, 2025

Source: ISM However, of the 18 sectors tracked by ISM, 9 reported growth in June. Finally, a manager in the transportation equipment sector stated that “The word that best describes the current market outlook is ‘uncertainty.’ link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! over the past year.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 5, 2025

See More Below) CATEGORY SPONSOR: SOFTEON According to Transportation Topics, “While Trump’s new rates provide some certainty to manufacturers, plenty of tariff uncertainty remains. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! companies are reshoring and foreign companies are investing in U.S.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 15, 2025

market for customer responsiveness, flexibility, quality control, and for the positive branding of "Made in USA" Reshoring including FDI balanced offshoring in 2015 as it did in 2014. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

Analysis

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Risk mitigation with partners: automatically identify risks across your orders and transportation, and have digital workers coordinate with carriers, suppliers, and customers to resolve them before they become disruptions. Centralizing data without IT integrations: Digital workers dont need standardized documents and information.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 4, 2025

Finally, a manager in the transportation equipment sector stated that “Cautiously stable. Source: ISM However, of the 18 sectors tracked by ISM, just 4 reported growth in July. Finally, a manager in the transportation equipment sector stated that “Cautiously stable. a little down from 49.0 Supply Chain Digest Says.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

market for customer responsiveness, flexibility, quality control, and for the positive branding of "Made in USA" Reshoring including FDI balanced offshoring in 2015 as it did in 2014. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 17, 2025

Electric Charging Station Installs Soar in Q2 According to a report from Transport Topics this week, 703 high-speed, public charging stations opened in the US in the second quarter, the second-largest such infrastructure boom on record, according to Department of Energy data. companies are reshoring and foreign companies are investing in U.S.

Supply Chain Design Software

Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

And because not every trading partner is EDI-enabled, a relatively large percentage of them actually remain unconnected (for example, as recently as 2014, Home Depot was still faxing orders to some vendors ). Source: RevCascade website. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Macy’s Inc.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2025

Foreign-Trade Zones Hits All-time High of $99Bn in 2014 Bloomberg Southwest Falls on $1B Profit Cut From Tariff Fallout More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! Retailer Over Boycott of Xinjiang Cotton Liquor Control Board of Ontario: CPFR-Partnerships & Profits Exports From U.S.

Optimal Sourcing

Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

more near-shoring and larger, less frequent shipments to minimize transportation costs). How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend).

Predictive Analytics Software

Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The value of peer-to-peer learning and networking was evident at last month’s Ryder Innovate conference — “an exclusive gathering of senior leaders in transportation, logistics, and supply chain seeking strategic insight, new ideas, and thought leadership to improve their supply chain and fleet operations.”

Innovation

Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Now more so than ever, corporations understand the tremendous impact logistics and transportation can have on their overall business performance and are taking meaningful strides to optimize their supply chain operations. increase over 2011, according to Capgemini’s 2014 18th Annual Third Party Logistics Study. billion (U.S.

Transportation Management

GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

Riding a rising five-year trend, retail juggernaut Walmart® grossed $476 billion in the fiscal year that ended in January 2014, up from $408 billion in fiscal 2010, according to The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch. Sources: “Annual Financials for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.” The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 for 2014.” marketwatch.com.

Gartner

Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

We normally do our Talking Logistics episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but we have one today at 12 ET with Alaster Love from Transplace, where we are going to discuss “ Big Data and Analytics in Oil and Gas Transportation.” September 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). And with that, have a happy weekend!

Logistics Network Optimization Software

GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2015

In May, 2014 Raytheon gathered a group of its largest suppliers in Boston, MA to discuss the launch of the company’s Supplier Advisory Council. The company also realized a 10% increase in stock price since the summer of 2014, in a highly competitive and regulated market. Connect your supply chain. Manage working capital.

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