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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Supply chain risks are reduced. Excessive time-to-market delays due to overseas transportation issues are eliminated.

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Drugmakers Face Puerto Rico Factory Challenges with Shattered Infrastructure

Material Handling & Logistics

It takes time for the inventory to work its way through the system, and there’s a gap behind it,” said William McLaury, who worked in supply chain for Novartis AG for three decades and is now an assistant professor of professional practice at Rutgers Business School. “If Boston Scientific Inc., Preparations.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Two months ago, I assumed this was going to be championship week for the city of Boston. Instead of two championship parades, Boston fans could only sit back and watch two franchises win their first ever championships. This is also about supply chains, about 150,000 vehicles a day, and a good percentage of that is trucking.

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Four Strategies To Deploy As Supply Chain Hits Main Street

Supply Chain Shaman

Social media awash with pictures of supply chain professionals attending the Lady Gaga event at SAP’s Sapphire, celebrating with drinks at the Gartner event, or rocking to the ZZ Top performance at JDA’s Icon conference trumpeted excitement. Meanwhile, in my travels, supply chain discussions are moving to main street.