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Supply Chain Operations in 2028: Let’s Consult the Crystal Ball

Logistics Bureau

By 2028, robots could be running warehouses and fully automated facilities will be the norm rather than the exception. By 2028, offshore production could all but be eradicated. Besides delivery of pizzas and parcels, larger drones may be carrying heavier freight to remote areas by 2028. The robotic revolution is upon us!

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6 Manufacturing Trends You Need to Know

Arena Solutions

The global manufacturing sector has seen an upswing, a technological renaissance of sorts. Since the start of 2012, more people graduating from college and universities are entering the engineering/manufacturing fields. The manufacturing sector has been severely impacted by this trend because production jobs are highly technical.

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Supply Chain Crystal Ball Gazing: Let’s Look Ahead to 2028

Logistics Bureau

So I’ve decided to indulge my craving by daring to speculate about what the supply chain of 2028 might look like. The world may not quite be ready for the latter, but a lot can change physically, economically, scientifically, and politically between now and 2028. It’s Mostly About Automation. Robots Run the Warehouse.

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Alternative Protein: A Food Manufacturers Guide [+ Case Study]

Unleashed

Food manufacturers will find new opportunities in the alternative protein market as consumer demand surges for non-meat proteins: insect, plant and algae-based products, and ‘lab meat’ cultivated from animal cells. The demand for alternative proteins has surged in recent years, creating an opportunity for food manufacturers.

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Labor Strikes Targeting U.S. Automakers- Tentative Deals Reached

Supply Chain Matters

This report further observes: “ By the end of the contract’s term in 2028, most of the Detroit companies’ unionized workers would make in the mid-$80,000s annually, before overtime pay. ” He further added: “ When we return to the bargaining table in 2028, it won’t just be the Big Three, but with the Big Five or Big Six.”

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How Cold Chain Logistic Providers Build Trust with Traceability

Logistics Viewpoints

billion in 2020, the cold chain market is expected to reach more than $628 billion in 2028, nearly tripling its growth in less than ten years, according to a market analysis report by Grand View Research. Valued at nearly $210.49 Temperature-sensitive products beyond food also rely on traceability.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our latest news capsule edition follow-up relative to updating our readers to prior industry supply chain management developments that we have shared on this blog. based automakers Ford Motor , General Motors and Stellantis , that the implications would ripple across the industry.