Wednesday, November 7, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Kris Hopkins, a Director in the Transportation & Logistics Group of Houlihan Lokey, Inc., an independent, advisory-focused, global investment bank, has been keeping close watch on the volatile 3PL sector this year.
Tuesday, November 6, 2018 · SCMR Staff
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Monday, November 5, 2018 · Jeff Berman
The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI–dropped 1.3% to 60.3 (a reading above 50 indicates growth), while still growing for the 105th consecutive month. The October NMI is 1.8% above the 12-month average of 58.5.
Monday, November 5, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
The risk of a “no deal” Brexit is on the rise. Reflecting the tougher outlook, IHS Markit has reduced eurozone real GDP growth rates in 2019–21 by an average 0.2 percentage point a year. The eurozone economy is projected to expand 2.0% in 2018, 1.6% in 2019, and 1.3% in…
Monday, November 5, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
While a global recession is probably still a year or two away, “there are storm clouds on the horizon,” which are starting to look more than a little threatening, says IHS Markit economists.
Monday, November 5, 2018 · Mark Dohnalek
Every day more forward innovations become available enabling legacy enterprises and agile startups with the ability to create, test, perfect and market their products. As a result, we are discovering new ways to operate, compete and scale exponentially.
Friday, November 2, 2018 · Jeff Berman
Even with a mild sequential decline, manufacturing output in October remained strong, according to the monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, which was released by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) this week.
Thursday, November 1, 2018 · SCMR Staff
APQC and Supply Chain Management Review asked supply chain professionals to answer five questions about Continuous Improvement in September 2018.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 · Roberto Michel
The combined forces of a strong economy, e-commerce growth and a tight labor market are making it more important for distribution center (DC) operations to find ways to make their existing infrastructure and people more productive. Software and automation continue to prove to…
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 · Darren Prokop
Transportation carriers aren't just agents for shippers. They're full-fledged partners who are crucial to your production processes.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
A no-deal or “hard” Brexit outcome, without an agreement for a transition period, is likely to lead to significant disruption to air services, contend analysts.
Monday, October 29, 2018 · Robert Boute and Tom Van Steendam
Collaborative shipping typically leads to cost savings. However, it's not always easy to determine each partner's contribution to the gains and to share them accordingly. An industry-oriented method has been tested in a set of pilots and promises to be fair,…
Monday, October 29, 2018 · Bridget McCrea
The lines are blurring in the automatic data capture market where, thanks to advancements in smart phone technology, opportunities are opening up to a larger swath of companies that need advanced technology to handle their single-item fulfillment and other e-commerce-related…
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