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The Current State of the Shipping Capacity Crunch!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The shipping capacity crunch is not a new topic, but the end of 2017 is shaping up to reveal an unprecedented crunch, reports Chris Brady of Logistics Viewpoints. To successfully mitigate the potential setbacks from the shipping capacity crunch, your organization must understand more about its current and projected driving forces.

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Seven Thoughts to Build a Customer-Centric Supply Chain Organization

Supply Chain Shaman

A month after completing this strategy session I was doing a series of strategy days with two chemical companies in Houston. Shipping Standards. A supply chain that cannot fulfill promises will never get high marks for customer service. Let me illustrate why with a story. They were competitors.

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Perspectives on the Global Trade Environment: A Panel Discussion

NC State SCRC

In February 2016, Cheniere became the first company to ship LNG from a commercial facility in the contiguous United States. Bill H: “We have two trade zones in Oklahoma and Houston, and are under construction to produce one in Corpus Christi. Cheniere is the “smallest” of the Fortune 500 companies.

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