Product development engineers, manufacturers, even individual inventors need to prepare for the patent process because it is the only legal way to literally own exclusive rights to an invention.
Tough times continue to remain intact for shippers, based on the results of the most recent edition of the Shippers Conditions Index (SCI), which was released this week by freight transportation consultancy FTR. FTR describes the SCI as an indicator that sums up all market…
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 · Christopher G. Caine and George Bailey
When a product or service becomes a big hit, the supply chain has a hard time catching up with demand. When a product or service does not sell, then supply chains tend to be slow to reduce cost.
There are a wealth of manufacturing and supply chain partners both domestically and globally. Once your prototype has been tested and ready for production, there will be a wealth of potential manufacturing and supply chain companies to choose from.
Redwood Software, a global “robotic enterprise” company specializing in supply chain efficiency, announced the launching of a new licensing model billing managers for only the services they consume.
Multiple research efforts and the identification of best practice examples have shown that a transition towards the circular economy can bring
about the lasting benefits of more innovative, resilient and productive supply chains.
Global freight indexes provided by the online freight marketplace Freightos are now available on Thomson Reuters flagship financial desktop product Eikon.
Data recently issued by global trade intelligence firm Panjiva pointed to a very strong month for United States-bound waterborne shipment activity in February. February shipments, at 949,198, rose 13% annually, marking the fastest rate of growth going back to February 2016,…
More evidence that the ocean cargo sector is initiating digital advances surfaced recently in a global port terminal survey conducted by Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation.
Global trade credit insurer Atradius recently released its annual report on the Asia-Pacific region providing in-depth reviews of each country's performance outlook by industry, and how political and economic situations are playing a role in the current business climate.
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 · Gary Forger, Special Projects Editor, Supply Chain Management Review
Last-mile delivery is expensive and complicated. Solutions range from smart lockers to GPS sensors and advanced data analytics look to change that equation.
Commerce reported that February retail sales dipped 0.1% from January to February at $492.0 billion, while seeing a 4.0% annual gain. NRF reported that its retail sales data, which excludes automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants, saw a 0.3% seasonally adjusted gain from…
Logistics Trends & Insights LLC, an Atlanta, Georgia-based consultancy, is conducting its third “Evolving Freight Forwarding Survey, and invites SCMR readers to participate.
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