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Questions Companies with U.S.-Mexico Trade Should be Asking

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Robinson’s President of Managed Services, Jordan Kass, spoke before Congress to detail industry concerns over the U.S. On June 28, 2016, Mr. Kass testified before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security. Nearly three years ago, C.H. Kass described. .

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Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods

Gravity Supply Chain

Spire’s granular AIS data about transport vessels is now seamlessly incorporated into the cloud-based software system used by Gravity’s clients. manufacturers have increasingly relied on parts produced in low-cost countries, especially China, a practice known as offshoring.

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Additive Manufacturing continues to Mature

Enterra Insights

For nearly a decade, pundits have been touting the transformative effects of additive manufacturing (aka 3D printing). ”[1] Most analysts include additive manufacturing in their list of technologies that collectively are fostering the next industrial revolution, which is often referred to as Industry 4.0.

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Will the IoT Revolution Force Government to Embrace Silo-Busting?

TMC

Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, on how the IoT impacts supply chains, logistics, and the movement of goods. The IoT gives companies the ability to source parts and sell products globally. This post is credited to Jordan Kass. On behalf of C.H.

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Walmart Supply Chain: What Makes It (Still) So Successful 

ShipBob

From the get-go, the company started removing links within the supply chain and purchased goods in bulk to be transported directly to their stores. They then began working directly with manufacturers and distributors to cut out the middleman to further streamline the supply chain. . Jordan and Anouk Rondel, Owners of The Caker.

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The Pullback From China: Will it Be Harder for SMEs?

Logistics Bureau

Whether to relocate supply or manufacturing from China to another low-cost country or switch to a near-shoring or re-shoring strategy is not a decision to take lightly. Nike: The world-famous sportswear brand has been moving manufacturing from China to some African and Southeast Asian countries.

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Mindmap for Supply Chain Execution 24/7

Supply Chain Movement

Sourcing from far-flung countries such as China is leading to growing uncertainty about the actual supply of purchase orders. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. Kazakhstan. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of. Korea, Republic of. Kyrgyzstan. Lao People's Democratic Republic.