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Online Platforms Offer Ocean Freight Services to SMBs

Cathy Roberson

However, as air freight rates climb and capacity tightens and questions regarding the future of US de minimis, interest in ocean freight services is on the rise. Indeed, over the past couple of years, online platforms have introduced ocean freight services that target SMBs. fulfillment center network.

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AI: Real or Hype?

Supply Chain Brain

In comparison, 20% indicated the same in 2017. As a result, users may receive decisions that are not objective in terms of identifying specific suppliers, customers, manufacturing facilities or distribution methods. SPECIAL REPORT AI: Real or Hype? If there’s bias, AI will produce a biased output. Resources include the U.S.

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What Retailers are Saying About Tariffs - Part 5

Cathy Roberson

So going back to 2017, we were 60% coming out of China. That was because we do manufacture in China, but mostly for goods sold within China. Steve Fasching – CFO I think comparatively speaking to prior years, you are going to see a bigger increase in inventory. China is less than 2% of total cost into the U.S.

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Gartner on what Execs were Saying at Its 2025 Supply Chain Conference

Supply Chain Digest

lost net about 200,000 manufacturing jobs per year to offshoring. In order to help companies decide objectively to reshore manufacturing back to the U.S. Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! companies are reshoring and foreign companies are investing in U.S.

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Amazon Soon to Realize Important Robotics Milestone

Supply Chain Digest

lost net about 200,000 manufacturing jobs per year to offshoring. In order to help companies decide objectively to reshore manufacturing back to the U.S. Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! companies are reshoring and foreign companies are investing in U.S.

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Understanding the Gartner Top 25 Supply Chains 2025

Supply Chain Digest

lost net about 200,000 manufacturing jobs per year to offshoring. In order to help companies decide objectively to reshore manufacturing back to the U.S. Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! companies are reshoring and foreign companies are investing in U.S.

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New National Motor Freight Traffic Association Cargo Theft Framework Released

Supply Chain Digest

Click here to send us your comments In response, the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) has just released a framework it says can help shippers, carriers and brokers fight back against the growing and increasingly sophisticated threat of digitally enabled cargo theft. What do you say? In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S.

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