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Will Trucking Challenges Transform JITS in North America?

QAD

Trucking Challenges in North America. While the challenge may be looming globally, the North American automotive manufacturing base may be more inclined to try and dilute their just-in-time-sequence (JITS) supply loops. But why just in North America?

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2022 Green Energy Trends in North America and the Future of Transportation and the Green Economy

Freightera

Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt Shares His Insights on the Current Green Energy Trends in North America. People are waking up to the fact that the condition of the supply chains affects everything and everybody in modern society: from small businesses and households to conglomerates, from transportation to healthcare.

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Labor Shortages in Supply Chain & Logistics: They’re Not Subsiding

Logistics Viewpoints

In late 2023, we conducted a survey of 1,000 supply chain and logistics decision-makers across North America and Europe across three sectors: manufacturing, distribution and retail; carriers; and logistics services providers. Labor-intensive transportation and warehouse operations are suffering the most.

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E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index Reveals Notably Improved Cross-Ocean Transit Time for Global Freight Deliveries

E2open

(NYSE: ETWO), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, today released the Q4 2022 edition of its Ocean Shipping Index, a quarterly report that offers data-driven insights to better manage the movement of goods around the globe and on key lanes between Asia, North America, and Europe.

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Editor’s Choice: Ocean Trends for 2021

Logistics Viewpoints

During the first six months of 2021, North America, Asia and Europe saw marked growth in shipment volume, with the highest increase seen in May. In June, shipments were up by 32% and 33% for Asia and North America, respectively, compared to January 2021. Global ramifications of port congestion.

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The Importance of Freight Bill Audit with Richard Perry

The Logistics of Logistics

Richard is Vice President of Strategic Accounts at Intelligent Audit , a cutting-edge logistics and supply chain technology company, dedicated to revolutionizing how businesses manage their shipping and transportation processes. They have a global presence and serve clients across North America, Europe, and Asia.

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The Global Warehouse Automation Market is “En Fuego”

Logistics Viewpoints

Regionally, growth in North America and western Europe was most pronounced. Looking at non-manufacturing industries (the combination of commerce, retail and transport), warehousing grew by 35 percent in the year ending in March 2022. . — Dematic , or the KION Supply Chain Solutions segment, grew by 44.5