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Good Safety is Good Business at the LogiChem 2015 Conference

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The capacity crunch in North America has led to rising transportation costs, while new tank car regulations will bring significant challenges in the years to come. Supply chain segmentation. ChemSolutions®, a division of C.H. Robinson, was a proud sponsor of this year’s conference. Safety and risk go hand in hand.

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Conversation with the CSCO of Schneider Electric- Global Leadership in Action

Supply Chain Matters

Last week, the company conducted its 2022 Innovation Summit meeting for North America , bringing together customers, partners, suppliers and others. The North America region continues to represent the company’s largest market, and a lot of product and process innovation continues to be invested in this region.

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Agility Does Not Grow on Trees: Start Building Today

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, based on recent research, less than 30% of supply chain leaders have a supply chain that they consider to be agile. As shown in Figure 1, companies in North America rate agility as 13% more important as an attribute for their supply chain than companies in Europe. It varies by geography.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Air cargo carriers in North America posted an 11.4% Retailers short on storage space are buying warehouses rather than waiting for supply chains to straighten out. Airfreight rates experienced a big growth curve in Q4 of 2021. The Load Star ). Image source: The Load Star. Logistics Management ). year-on-year increase.