Supply Chain View from the Field
DECEMBER 16, 2013
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.
Freightos
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
Freight In The Year Of The Monkey. China’s role in world trade is so large that even small changes can have a broad impact on the international freight industry. On February 15th, 2016, the first freight train from China reached the capital of Iran, shaving 30 days off the standard port-to-port transport time.
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Freightera
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Deglobalization will accelerate, and reshoring and localization of manufacturing will continue 2023 has seen a severe freight recession, especially in North America, with significant overcapacity and declining rates for ocean shipping as well. Circular economies will increasingly be sustainable, and local economies as well.
The Logistics of Logistics
AUGUST 30, 2013
GDP growth and limited new Class 8 truck purchases will push pricing power back in the favor of carriers, with large and mid-size carriers dominating many of the smaller carriers. in the US economy and an expanding manufacturing PMI, the US is on track for growth. Also visit the Carrier Direct website – carrierdirect.co.
Logistics Bureau
JULY 11, 2018
If upstream partners fail, as in the case of Thai computer disk drive manufacturers (factories hit by flooding) or Japanese semi-conductor producers (the 2011 tsunami), supply chains running too lean may have no fallback solutions. While the lean concept was born from the world of manufacturing, agility came largely from software development.
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