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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Supply chain risks are reduced. As many as 58% of manufacturers say insufficient legal protection against intellectual property theft (technology pirating, etc.) With wages rising abroad, automation , a.k.a. Automation yields savings even in the first year.

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Here is what I expect to see next year: Global supply chain footprints will continue to expand.

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Are You Prepared for the On-Shoring Migration to the U.S.?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Check out Supply Chain Impacts of an Increasingly Protectionist World! Is blockchain technology coming rapidly and how will that affect global trading and the currency markets? Larger international companies, many of which are China-based, but some also from South America, are looking at market expansion in the U.S.

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Blockchain can make global supply chains more efficient and secure

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

There are two sides of a bitcoin: a cryptocurrency that enables anonymous individuals to facilitate transactions using a decentralized digital currency without a middleman (such as a bank or credit card company). [1] Wells Fargo, Bank of America), investment banks (e.g., Christopher Tang. Morgan), credit card companies (e.g.,

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Blockchain can make global supply chains more efficient and secure

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

There are two sides of a bitcoin: a cryptocurrency that enables anonymous individuals to facilitate transactions using a decentralized digital currency without a middleman (such as a bank or credit card company). [1] Wells Fargo, Bank of America), investment banks (e.g., Christopher Tang. Morgan), credit card companies (e.g.,

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1.28-2.1

Freight Plus

"We expect first quarter will be adversely affected by incremental tariffs, unfavorable mix, lost absorption on lower shipments and unfavorable currency, partially offset by lower year-over-year restructuring costs," said Harley Davidson CFO John Olin to Supply Chain Dive. DHL invests $300M in emerging technologies.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 23-27, 2017)

Talking Logistics

I was tempted to title today’s post “This Week in Trump News,” considering all of the actions he took this week that have supply chain and logistics implications. Freight on digital fast track: DHL launches CILLOX. McLeod Software and project44 Launch Modern Connectivity Integration Solution. I’ll keep working on it.