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If Only 2020 was 2020

Supply Chain Shaman

Global Supply Chain Pressure Index September 1997 through June 2025 Why We Need to Look Backward to Look Forward On Friday, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics released revised data showing that, over the past three months, the U.S. labor market had its worst quarter since 2010. Organizations Rallied to Work Together.

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Turn Off the Fog Machine: Move Past Groupthink to Drive A Positive, Data-Driven Narrative

Supply Chain Shaman

The goal of the report series is well-defined and strong in terms of ‘what’, but, in my opinion, the report lacks a clear ‘so what’ Here are some data points: The 2002 report states that in 2021, the United States’ business logistics costs increased by 22.4 percent to $1.85

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Myths Regarding Impact of Tariffs’ Impact on the Global Economy Economy

NC State SCRC

He has stated that his intent is to increase the number of manufacturing jobs in the United States. As Jason Miller, an academic at Michigan State University writes, it is important to set the record straight that U.S. manufacturing output actually fell in 2019 when the first round of tariffs were issued by Trump.

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9 Ways to Prevent Fire in Warehouses and Factories!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Research found that United States fire departments responded to an approximate average of 1,450 warehouse structure fires yearly, excluding cold or refrigerated storage. Buy dry powder fire extinguishers for class D fires. Subscribe Protect Your Business From Flooding (and other Natural Disasters)!

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Trump Imposes 25% Tariff on Autos and Auto Components: The Immediate Impact is Negligible

Logistics Viewpoints

But if you build your car in the United States, there is no tariff, Trump told reporters. Speaking in the Oval Office, the president said the President said he was acting to encourage the return of auto manufacturing to the United States. Well effectively be charging a 25 percent tariff.

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Reshoring Or Not, What is Manufacturing? 4 Questions to Ponder with Real American Manufacturers

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: This is a two part series featuring Chuck Intrieri, who along with providing excellent insights over at his industry leading The Lean Supply Chain blog, is also a consultant who works with companies for Cost Reduction, Supply Chain Optimization, Logistics, Manufacturing, and 3PL Selection. What is Manufacturing?

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The Fallacy of the Self-driving Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

So, I smile, catch my dinner partner’s eye and ask, “In our prior conversations, you mentioned the lack of clarity on the definition of supply chain excellence in your current deployments and how this is a barrier to implementing supply chain planning properly. Happy thanksgiving to those in the United States.