The Tioga Group Inc. and World Class Logistics (WCL) Consulting Inc. presented the results of their evaluation of two potential alternatives to the current model used under the OffPeak program managed by PierPass. Since 2005, the OffPeak program has mitigated traffic…
Automation is quickly becoming an increasingly important priority for the ocean shipping industry and the technology that is currently available is having a widespread impact. However, not all ports and terminals are taking advantage of the technology at the same pace and many…
The Global Supply Chain Resiliency Council's annual conference got underway in San Francisco this week, where the partnership between RapidRatings and Resilinc Corporation was announced.
Executives for the neutral electronic transaction platform, INTTRA , announced that the software and information provider has expanded its ocean carrier network recently.
The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI––dipped 0.4% to 59.5 in February (a reading above 50 indicates growth), which is slightly below January's all-time high NMI reading.
In its Manufacturing Report on Business, the ISM noted that the PMI, the report's key metric, came in at 60.8 in February (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth). This topped January's 59.1 reading by 1.7%, and it represents the 18th consecutive month of PMI…
Supply chain companies are typically overloaded with data. They need to process huge volumes of financial, customer, logistical and operational information daily to stay running smoothly.
Lean manufacturing is a term applied to processes for department staffers but lean leadership is a process for the C-Suite and just as essential. Lean principles are critical for achievement in optimizing day to day productivity as well as reaching long-term growth goals.
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