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America Needs a Tune-up for Its Innovation Engine

Enterra Insights

Mir Sadat ( @Dr_Sadat_USN ), a former National Security Council Policy Director, observes, “From health care to finance, education to navigating space, agriculture to climate research, and from Hollywood to the Pentagon, innovation has been America’s lifeblood.”[1] Why America needs a tune-up. held the top spot.

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Made in America vs. Assembled in America – Defining Terms!

Supply Chain Game Changer

While this label is fairly clear, a second claim, “Assembled in America,” is a bit vaguer. The claim of American Made or even partially manufactured in America can convince an unsure shopper to go for it. At the moment, foreign trade agreements are under negotiation and are expected to stay that way until sometime in March 2018.

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Mexico Transportation Risk with Mark Vickers

The Logistics of Logistics

Mark spent over 7 years in leadership with the second largest freight brokerage in North America, Total Quality Logistics. About Mark Vickers Mark Vickers is a leading expert in domestic and cross border transportation risk management and insurance. During his tenure, they went from $500M to $3B in sales. Mark earned a B.S., The Greenscreens.ai

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2018: The Winter Olympics, a royal wedding, space exploration and, of course, big supply chain planning events

Kinaxis

by Teresa Chiykowski As we bid farewell to 2017 and usher in a new year, what can we expect to see in 2018? This year will also see athletes from around the globe gather in Pyeongchang, South Korea to go for gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics. When it comes to big events in 2018, let’s not forget about the world of supply chain planning.

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Takeaways from SMC3 Jump Start 2018 Conference

Talking Logistics

The 2018 supply chain conference season kicked off for me last week. at the SMC3 Jump Start 2018 conference in Atlanta, GA. Stronger Economic Growth in 2018. The post Takeaways from SMC3 Jump Start 2018 Conference appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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October 4, 2023 Update

Freightos

America weekly prices increased 8% to $4.75/kg America weekly prices were level at $1.67/kg. America East Coast prices fell 8% last week and continued their slide so far this week with daily rates at $2,249/FEU, 18% lower than in 2019 and their lowest level since mid-2018. America rates increase 8% last week to $4.75/kg,

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