Consolidation in the global container shipping industry in recent years has been the key factor behind improved supply discipline. Ocean cargo carriers’financial performance has been improving as a result.
The reading for the report’s key indicator—the Services PMI (formerly the Non-Manufacturing PMI)—came in at 57.2 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth is occurring) was up 1.3% compared to November.
Listen in as Michigan State professor Sriram Narayanan and Ed Terris, vice president of apparel manufacturing at Goodwill Industries of South Florida, discuss how to integrate people with disabilities into supply chains. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts
When the Port of Los Angeles stages its annual “State of the Port” address on January 14, supply chain managers will be given more details on 2020 container throughput at the nation’s largest ocean cargo gateway, as well as what LA has determined as its 2021 priorities.
In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM said that the report’s key metric, the PMI, came in at 60.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), which was 3.2% above November’s 57.5, while the overall economy expanded for the eighth consecutive month.
The United Nations designated December 2nd as its International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, a reminder for those responsible for supply chains to take action to ensure freedom from any slavery practices. Eradicating slavery should be done to protect a company's…
After enduring its deepest recession in 74 years in 2020, the global economy is expected to rebound in 2021, according to the annual Top-10 Economic Predictions released recently by IHS Markit.
Most product adoption curves follow S-Curve patterns of various diffusion shapes, driven by enabling technology, relative utility vs. cost, availability and supporting ecosystems. Occasionally however, real shocks accelerate the process dramatically, leading to a steep change,…
Early in the COVID crisis, companies just froze up and lean supply chains’ risks were dramatically exposed. Price became almost meaningless in the face of severe shortages of key inputs.
The era of customer centricity is giving distributors more leverage, as they’re more and more attuned to consumers’ needs and capable of influencing purchasing decisions.
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