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How Europe is Coping with Supply Chain Disruption

Jaggaer

Catch the on-demand webinar on building business continuity plans and business strategies for the short, mid and long-term. Yet with the autobahns, motorways and highways largely free of traffic apart from freight, goods are generally getting through and we are yet to see long-term shortages of food and other essential items.

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Reshoring in America: The Future Outlook, Current Hindrances & Issues, and Ways to Stimulate Reshoring

GlobalTranz

According to Forbes magazine , The greatest reshoring will occur in industries that benefit most from cheap natural gas and have access to global markets… [industries such as] chemicals and metals… for products that change rapidly, including fashion apparel and technology… whose product value/weight ratios do not justify air freight.

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Product Manager Dani Cordsen Reveals How Customers Shape Arena’s Innovation Roadmap

Arena Solutions

I went on to manage the product division at a small apparel company in Utah, where we launched a new footwear line. Prior to Arena, we accrued exorbitant air freight expenses to meet customers’ delivery expectations. Within a year, the organization saw significant cost savings with the reduction of freight as well as scrap and rework.

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Recession-Proof Businesses and Products: Staying Afloat During Economic Downturn

ShipBob

Freighting, fulfillment, and logistics. Unlike apparel and jewelry, products like toilet paper, food, and cleaning supplies during this time are going to be in high demand, even if the price increases. “We had stock on hand we could recycle into a new formula for hand sanitizer. Sarah Ribner, CEO & Co-Founder of PiperWai.

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Better Together: “The Promise of Supply Chain Sustainability”

BlueYonder

In a recent Blue Yonder-hosted webinar “6 Supply Chain Imperatives To Deliver Sustainable Business,” Driscoll’s Sankar Chinnathambi , VP – Global Applications & Data, spoke about why sustainability is important to the company. As a result, they have reduced their spend on air freight, a costly remedy for shipping delays, by almost 90%.