Enterra Insights
DECEMBER 9, 2020
Another trend noted by Birch is the use of “distributed energy resources (DERs) [that] enable the generation of electricity or heat at the place of its consumption. ” Other energy trends include improvements in storage capacity to provide around-the-clock energy from renewable sources and advances in smart grid technology.
Supply Chain View from the Field
DECEMBER 16, 2013
I also worked with a team of leading thinkers in developing the Future of Procurement Report (published by KPMG) , as well as publish the BVL International Global Logistics Trends and Strategies report with a team of leading academics and executives in Europe, China, North and South America, Russia, and India.
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Freightera
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Freightera’s CEO, Eric Beckwitt Gives His Predictions on The Trends in Sustainability in 2024. Although interest rates are widely predicted to fall in 2024, and the freight recession may end, the multi-decade trend of moving manufacturing overseas, especially to China, may be largely over.
Supply Chain Network
JUNE 30, 2011
Take for example the BRIC nations and the impact this region has across the global economy. In fact, all of the BRIC countries are now in the top 10 economies, with Brazil at 9, Russia at 6, India at 4 and China 2nd. China surpassed Japan in 2010 as the world’s second largest economy, and the IMF predict it could exceed the U.S.
BlueYonder
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
There’s a trend at the moment toward near-shoring, re-shoring, or bringing manufacturing back locally, but globalization is not going to go away. In fact, we joke that BRIC should actually mean Better Rail Infrastructure and Customs. The BRIC countries and the other markets are slightly less mature markets. Good question.
The Logistics of Logistics
AUGUST 30, 2013
“Smaller players in the brokerage space will begin to get squeezed out by strict regulations and competitors” My smart, good looking friends at Carrier Direct are at it again with a great report on OTR trends. The report chronicles a number of OTR trends (over the road trends) and the top 5 are summarized below.
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 29, 2015
Market-Driven Forecasting: Historically, the use of linear optimization and genetic algorithms to sense future trends from order and shipment patterns and predict the future defined forecasting. The growth expectations of the BRIC countries is worrisome. (For more on this topic, visit the blog Rethinking the Bits. )
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