Supply Chain Brain

JULY 10, 2025

This includes key terminals in Europe, Africa, Latin America — and even the Freeport Container Port in the Bahamas, just 55 miles off the coast of Florida, run by a Hong Kong-based conglomerate. government would never ask General Electric to shut down a power grid in Asia, or Ports America to bottleneck cargo in Savannah.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Click the button below for some insight into Costco’s delivery metrics and tips on how to most efficiently comply with protocols. A relationship like this can be hugely beneficial, but the nuances of delivering your product into their warehouses can present massive challenges for inexperienced brands.

Retail

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 30, 2025

In a recent blog post, Tunca had this to say: “CSCOs must develop an organizational structure to support the management of growing fleets of robots by creating a warehouse automation strategy.” New Roles and Skills likely to Emerge, Gartner’s Abdil Tunca Says July 30, 2025 Supply Chain Digest Says.

Warehousing

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 13, 2025

Is Paving the Way for Electric Planes, Urban Drones Is High-Speed Passenger Rail a High-Speed Route to Disaster for Americas Freight Railways? RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Rail & Intermodal Technology Robotics Related Articles U.K. Lufthansa to Pilot Use of Drones to Inspect Aircraft for Damage SupplyChainBrain U.K.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 16, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 27, 2025

Mexico-Canada Freight Down in All Modes for April Photo: iStock/grandriver June 27, 2025 SupplyChainBrain Total transborder freight in North America was $126.3 Mexico-Canada Freight Down in All Modes for April U.S.-Mexico-Canada billion in April, decreasing 8.5% compared to April 2024, according to the U.S. Freight between the U.S.

Mexico

Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 6, 2025

A: Growth in technology has resulted in a proliferation of new data sources and metrics. As one example, organizations reported tracking 50% more metrics in their S&OP processes in 2024, compared to 2018. They understand how different metrics relate to each other and the organizations strategic objectives.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 24, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 3, 2025

VS America designs flexible environments that promote collaboration, mobility and student well-being, supporting active learning to enhance focus and overall engagement. VS America prides itself on its independence, which it says enables its staff to focus on the highest quality — from production to close, personalized customer support.

Real Estate

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

And did you know Amazon has already deployed more than one million warehouse robots of multiple types? The goal, he said, is to turn future warehouse robots into assistants that can respond to verbal commands, such as to unload a trailer. The robotic warehouse era is surely here. Any reaction to the this article ?

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Gartner

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

companies would relocate at least part of their supply chains to North America by 2026. This shift promises resilience but requires significant infrastructure investment — ports, warehouses, and rail networks must expand to handle localized trade. Reshoring, or bringing production back to the U.S., Technology will play a pivotal role.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 6, 2025

Recent conversations with more than 30 manufacturers across Latin America revealed a striking pattern: less than half of production planning now relies on demand forecasts. In 2025, it’s projected to be one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America, with a revised GDP growth forecast of 5.5%, according to the World Bank.

Argentina

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

Meanwhile, a new report from Bank of America showed that while higher import taxes pushed by President Donald Trump may bring some manufacturing back to the U.S., Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor Watch: What's Going on in the Warehouse Automation Space? Companies Sue for Relief Related Directories Tecsys, Inc.

Mexico

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

In the first facility management was focused on controlling the workforce through individual metrics. Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Cargo

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

In recent years, Klappich has turned some his attention to research on warehouse automation generally and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) specificaly, where he has carved out a similar thought leadership position. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 29, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 11, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Supply Chain Design Software

EFT

MAY 19, 2025

Egypt's Suez Canal offers 15% discount for big container ships to win back trade Egypt's Suez Canal will offer a 15% discount on transit fees for container ships with net tonnage of at least 130,000 metric tons, to encourage trade back now the security situation has eased and help ships offset rising insurance costs, its authorities said on Tuesday.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 11, 2025

For several years, Ferrero has been seeking to grow its business in North America, making a series of acquisitions, including Nestlé’s U.S. confectionary business in 2018.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 18, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

in 2023), were barely up from 2023 last year under the reports calculation, which includes the cost of warehousing and inventory levels but also the cost of capital (which drives the cost of holding inventory). Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. in 2023).

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 5, 2025

There’s no record of who owns or controls the PPR Mundial YouTube channel (with 210,000 subscribers), although it purports to “offer in-depth coverage of major economic developments and geopolitical dynamics across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.”

Mexico

Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 12, 2025

That continues solid growth in the metric in the last few quarters at Amazon after a year of flat or even slight declines in that measure.Also solid: operating cash flow increased 12% to $121.1 Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. billion in Q2 versus 2024.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 31, 2025

According to the Wall Street Journal, the average warehouse vacancy rate across the US ticked up to 7.1% According to the Wall Street Journal, the average warehouse vacancy rate across the US ticked up to 7.1% Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 23, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

South Africa

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 17, 2025

If you were in the Warehouse Management System (WMS) market in the past 20 years you knew Klappich. In recent years, Klappich has turned some his attention to research on warehouse automation generally and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) specifically, where he has carved out a similar thought leadership position.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 8, 2025

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. It was a helluva year and heck of a story. Hope you enjoy.

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