September shipments were up 4.9% annually at 976,605. While this is down compared to August's 1,066,698, the annual improvement is ahead of August's 2.2% annual spread.
Regardless of the approach you use, analyzing the historical data or your customer ordering and / or parts usage can provide guidance in setting inventory levels for each item.
While transpacific oceanborne traffic was especially robust this past peak season, industry analysts were also impressed by the air cargo surge in the region. If this trend is to continue, however, the need for improved airport infrastructure is obvious.
In an interview with Jon Chorley, CSO & GVP SCM Product Strategy at Oracle, we learn a bit more about Oracle OpenWorld and its implications for our sector.
BSR's Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) recently announced the release of its 2016 Global Maritime Trade Lane Emissions Factors report, based on emissions reported by more than 3,200 ships from 22 of the world's leading ocean container carriers that represent 87…
3-D printing has come a long way, but has a long way to go. interview with Scott Schiller, Hewlett Packard Global Head of Customer and Market Development
3-D printing has been in start-up mode for 25 years, and is now more widely recognized than ever for its potential. Expect some eye-popping leaps by the technology in the near future. NextGen Supply Chain newsletter, 3D Printing news.
Commerce reported that September retail sales at $483.9 billion were up 1.6% over August and 4.4% annually. And total retail sales from July through September rose 3.9% compared to the same period in 2016.
San Francisco-based Flexport announced late last week that it has closed a $110 million Series C funding round led by DST Global, and joined by existing investors including Founders Fund and Susa Ventures.
As data becomes ever more distributed across multiple systems, organizations have to cope with increasingly complex ecosystems and digital business requirements.
Supply chain managers have long valued Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ) because they're secure areas under U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) supervision generally considered outside CBP territory upon activation. Located in or near CBP ports of entry, they're the…
The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI—rose 4.5% to 59.8 (a reading above 50 indicates growth), following August's 1.4% gain over July for its highest reading going back to August 2005's 61.3. The PMI has now grown for 93…
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