Monday, January 7, 2019 · Bridget McCrea
In an era of shrinking bricks-and-mortar footprints, offline retailers can find a new use for their real estate by bringing e-commerce fulfillment to their retail stores.
Monday, January 7, 2019 · SCMR Staff
Our latest Virtual Summit tackles the most serious transportation issues facing shippers and explains what companies can do to operate smarter and more efficiently in the tightest freight environment in more than a generation.
Friday, January 4, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
Carrier pricing for air cargo shipments is also expected to remain on a steep trajectory, while ocean rates may finally reach a sustainable level
Thursday, January 3, 2019 · Jeff Berman
Manufacturing output for the month of December finished 2018 on a downward slide, according to the monthly manufacturing Report on Business, which was released today by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The report's key metric, the PMI, dropped 5.2% to 54.1 (a…
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
Rising fuel costs are only one of many challenges confronting supply chain managers reliant on motor carriers in 2019. While this transport sector remains robust, increasing driver wages and insurance costs are eroding profits. Furthermore, note analysts, costs associated with…
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
In 2019, the world economy will enter a third straight year of broad-based growth, but many economists feel that a combination of rising interest rates and ongoing trade protectionism will continue to create unexpected turbulence—and lead to even higher rates. How likely is…
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 · Mark Dohnalek
When companies adopt the agile approach, they have greater potential to overcome problems that are intrinsic to more monolithic organizational structures.
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 · Dana Bodnar and Arkadiusz Taraszkiewicz
GDP growth is expected to dip across the board in 2019, and Eastern Europe is not immune from this cloudy outlook. For businesses trading within the region, this isn't so much cause for distress as it is a call to keep a close watch on emerging risks. Here, as in…
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 · Gary Forger, special projects editor
New data sources for the Internet of Things provides unprecedented supply chain visibility from the farm to your front porch this holiday season.
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 · Gary Forger, special projects editor
This month we spoke with John A. White III, president and CEO of Fortna, about the Internet of Things and the promise of supply chain visibility.
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 · Jorge García Castillo
As the number of natural hazards has increased over the last 10 years, supply chain resilience has attracted more attention with respect to mitigating the effects of these hazards
Monday, December 17, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
In 2019, the world economy will enter a third straight year of broad-based growth, but many economists feel that a combination of rising interest rates and ongoing trade protectionism will continue to create unexpected turbulence…and higher rates. How likely is this to…
Friday, December 14, 2018 · SCMR Staff
Commerce reported that November retail sales, at $513.5 billion, were up 0.2% over October's revised $512.4 billion and up 4.2% annually. NRF reported that November retail sales increased 0.7% on a seasonally-adjusted basis from November and were up 5% on an unadjusted…
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