By SCMR Staff ·
February 13, 2023
Higher costs, slowing demand and supply chain disruption are the expected causes.
By Scott Fata, Principal Director, Supply Chain and Operations, Accenture ·
July 1, 2022
As shippers continue to pivot toward more emerging markets, supply chains need to be redesigned with economic diversification, sustainability and resilience in mind.
By Scott Fata, Principal Director, Supply Chain and Operations, Accenture ·
July 8, 2021
There’s renewed optimism for global trade with the pandemic waning and borders beginning to open. Because of this upbeat projection, companies are continuing to invest in emerging markets—and those regions are getting ready for increasing volumes.
By Dean Dormady and Scott Fata, Accenture ·
July 13, 2020
Regardless of COVID-19 concerns, development continues to move forward as emerging markets continue to put a significant amount of investment into infrastructure of roads, railways and ports. Here’s a trip
around some of the most active markets.
By Patrick Burnson ·
July 12, 2019
While trade tensions with China have already disrupted many U.S. supply chains, analysts suggest that a recalibration of shipping and sourcing destinations is long overdue. Emerging markets might finally live up to their potential and keep globalization on track.
By Patrick Burnson ·
June 27, 2019
A vast majority of U.S. companies (82%) would like to expand into new markets and 36% percent are eyeing expansion opportunities in the BRICS and MINT counties, according to a new survey of U.S. business decision makers recently released by “connected planning” specialist Vuealta.
By Patrick Burnson ·
July 3, 2018
Leading industry analysts observe that there’s a host of new technologies opening up fresh emerging market opportunities for U.S. shippers. How to properly harness these solutions and third-party partners now becomes the chief challenge. When Gartner released its annual “Supply Chain Top 25” report last May, it did more than simply identify global industry leaders and best practices.
By Patrick Burnson ·
July 2, 2018
While the physical movement of massive volumes of goods will remain part of most shipper’s manufacturing and distribution plans, the digitization of supply chains in these new regions is changing many of the rules.
By Patrick Burnson ·
June 4, 2018
The economies in Asia and Latin America posted a relatively high growth rate in May, say analysts for Kuehne + Nagel Group.
By Patrick Burnson ·
July 18, 2017
AsiaInspection (AI), a global provider of quality control services for businesses importing from the Pacific Rim, maintains that logistics managers should pay more attention to risk…irrespective of region.
By Patrick Burnson ·
July 5, 2017
HighJump, a global provider of supply chain software as a service (SaS), announced last May that Woolworths Proprietary Limited, the operating entity Woolworths Holding Ltd., a leading Southern Hemisphere retail group headquartered in South Africa, has selected HighJump Retail Advantage to improve picking accuracy and efficiency across its food business’ stores.
By Patrick Burnson ·
June 14, 2017
Some trade analysts say there may not be enough qualified IT professionals here to maintain manufacturing momentum.
By Patrick Burnson ·
June 14, 2017
The “skills gap,” which has been heightened by changes to the H1-B Visa program, is driving manufacturers to look overseas for tech support.
By Patrick Burnson ·
April 18, 2017
According to Global Logistics 2017, a recent report released by the London think-tank, Transport Intelligence (Ti), the overall contract logistics market is estimated to have grown by 3.9% in real terms in 2016.
By Patrick Burnson ·
February 14, 2017
Analysts for Frontier Strategy Group (FSG) – an information and advisory services firm for emerging market executives – expect a slight improvement in global expansion in 2017.
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