Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 6, 2025
Your inbox quickly fills with concerned emails highlighting rising costs, delayed materials, and your teams urgent efforts to assess the situation and determine the next steps. manufacturer I know saw their import costs jump overnight, forcing a rethink of a decade-old sourcing strategy.
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 12, 2025
2025,the United States and China announced an agreement to reduce tariffs on each others goods for a limited period of 90 days. China will reduce its tariffs on U.S. and lower manufacturing activity were reported in the months preceding the talks. Today, May 12. goods from 125% to 10%. In the U.S., There is no change to the U.S.
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Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Companies such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, Rocket Lab and others are lowering launch costs, with SpaceX achieving approximately $2,600 per kilogram to Low Earth Orbit (LEO), compared to $18,500 per kilogram during the Space Shuttle era.
Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
NIS 2 Has Deep Impacts on the Supply Chain, Not Just Plant Operations The manufacturing industry is undergoing a significant transformation as it grapples with the implications of the Network and Information Systems Directive 2 (NIS 2). Manufacturers must now assess and bolster their cybersecurity measures to comply with the directive.
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Drawing on our work with global companies across manufacturing, automotive, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, software, technology, financial services, and a range of service industries, we outline the key strategic and tactical actions companies are taking to navigate this period of heightened uncertainty.
Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
For senior leaders, understanding and integrating the three pillars of sustainability—environmental, social, and economic—into supply chain strategies is essential. Transportation, warehousing, and manufacturing collectively contribute significantly to carbon emissions, making these areas critical for meaningful change.
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
The manufacturing sector is facing unprecedented volatility in global trade, with tariffs becoming the latest in a series of uncertainty drivers that are impacting virtually all industries. Manufacturing plants are deeply entrenched; tied to infrastructure, suppliers, skilled labor, and regulatory requirements.
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. 📆 November 20th, 2024 at 11:00 AM PST, 2:00 PM EST, 7:00 PM GMT
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Even global manufacturers –– companies across industrial, automotive, chemical, and energy industries –– are scrambling to mitigate the impacts of labor, material and energy shortages, delays, inflation, and unexpected events. It’s not just small and medium-size businesses that are caught off guard.
Speaker: Andrew Kurpiel - AmerCareRoyal | Bill Benton - GAINS | Paul Benhamou - Benco Dental
Leading distributors and manufacturers are finding success in today's challenging environment by leveraging data and insights. Join three supply chain experts as they share their best practices and effective strategies for facing today’s most complex inventory challenges. Identify which deployment modifications should be prioritized.
Speaker: Len Pannett - Supply Chain and Operations Transformation Expert | Board Advisor - UK Ministry of Defence | Mentor | Author | Keynote Speaker
Supply chain professionals often face the dilemma of balancing cost, resilience, and sustainability. Join our webinar to explore how additive manufacturing bridges the planning-execution gap, providing a cost-effective and resilience-enhancing approach for supply chain optimization.
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Manufacturing leaders who built resilient supply chains were successful in 2021, despite the many supply and demand fluctuations. A survey of 200 supply chain leaders found that most would shift supply chain strategies from linear to more integrated supply chain networks to detect and minimize risk. Rise of Cognitive Control Towers.
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Georgia-Pacific, one of the world's leading manufacturers of tissue, pulp and paper and supplier to top brands like Brawny, Angel Soft and DIXIE, trusts ClearMetal for their supply chain requirements. Read the case study to hear how one company turned the reliability and transparency of its supply chain into distinct competitive advantages.
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