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Trends 2019: Manufacturing

Enterra Insights

technologies that interact, communicate and create lakes of vital freight information is now entering the supply chain and these will be instrumental in bringing about the smart supply chain.”[2] 4] Louis Columbus, “ Top 10 Manufacturing Trends For 2019 ,” IQMS Manufacturing Blog , 29 November 2018. [5]

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New Panama Canal Options: Running the Numbers with a TMS

TMC

These enterprises are no longer reliant on the Suez Canal route for shipping freight on Post-Panamax container vessels to the United States. East Coast to Columbus, Ohio—as opposed to the traditional option of using West Coast facilities—are negligible. The savings achieved by routing shipments through the U.S. West Coast ports.

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When Government and Business Global Supply Chain Forces Can Collide

Supply Chain Matters

As an example, specific mention was made of semiconductor producer Intel , with its intention to build a $20 billion semiconductor “ mega site ” consisting of up to eight state-of-the-art production contracted fab and other production facilities in one campus location near Columbus, Ohio. ” Modified U.S. Trade Policy.