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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

The Logistics Managers Index ReportĀ® , compiled by researchers at Arizona State University, Colorado State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and the University of Nevada Reno , and in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), reported an April 2023 value of 50.9,

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Is It Time to Concentrate on Climate Adaptation?

Enterra Insights

Geological Survey (USGS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and researchers from Vrije Universeit Brussel and University of California Santa Cruz, Business Insider created a video depicting what the Earth would like if all the water currently captured in ice sheets and glaciers melted. And in the U.S., ” 5.

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Capacity Crunch Factors: What Causes a Capacity Crunch?

GlobalTranz

Now, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) notes the lack of qualified, experienced truckers is among the trucking industryā€™s top concern for the first time in more than a decade, reports Dustin Braden of JOC. Fewer Drivers Reduce Available Capacity. Increased Market Stamina Contributes to Capacity Crunch Factors.

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The Story Continuesā€¦. Letā€™s Donā€™t Sugar Coat the Real Issue

Supply Chain Shaman

There is a need to re-shore where possible, and relocate manufacturing and supplier relationships. With the rise of the global multi-national, Asian flows are essential to today’s manufacturing operations. Today, this is not a valid assumption, and most manufacturers lack the inventory buffers for inconsistent flows.

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Renegade Riposte

Supply Chain Shaman

As a result, we find in our research, that nine out of ten companies are stuck at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin. I wrote a report when I was an AMR Research Analyst in 1996 on the advancement of multi-tier inventory analytics. The supply chain has two buffers: inventory and manufacturing excess capacity.

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Procurement will play a critical role in driving recession readiness

Proxima

As a result, there are going to be difficult conversations taking place in offices across the United States, whether itā€™s the 30 th floor of a New York high rise or the board room of a manufacturer in Houston. A recession represents a make-or-break moment for businesses and survival now sits on top of the corporate agenda.

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Investing in Manufacturing Innovation & Competitiveness: Will the next Silicon Valley be located in the United States?

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note : In this guest blog post from Adams Nager, of ITIF (Information Technology & Innovation Foundation) , he stresses the importance of fostering innovation and spurring competitiveness of American Manufacturing by focusing on more R&D from both the public and private sectors. The rest is history.