Carrier executives continue to yearn for supply/demand equation to even out as inventory slowly rebuilds. In the meantime, capacity for fleet growth remains limited due to constraints on equipment and qualified drivers. Does this recurring news actually signal a return to normal?
Procuring freight transportation is a well-established supply chain process, yet the pervasiveness of ghost lanes as a consequence of “coverage” procurement strategies is little understood or appreciated.
The report’s key metric, the PMI, at 47.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), eked out a 0.3% increase, from January to February, contracting, at a slower rate, for the fourth consecutive month. The last four months of contraction, through February, were preceded…
In recent years, technology advancements such as automation, connectivity, and data analytics have provided opportunities for the supply chain industry to make genuine breakthroughs.
Minimize shipments, minimize miles and maximize what goes into the trailer. That’s how Grainger’s supply chain leader describes the distributor’s approach to sustainability.
Find out how next-generation workforce management apps use accurate, real-time location data to power successful operations in this webinar with Radar CEO and Co-Founder Nick Patrick.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Transportation & Logistics is once looking to identify the current status of sustainability inside the supply chain and is asking global professionals to participate in its 4th annual survey.
Monday, February 13, 2023 · Abhinav Agrawal and Rob Sterner
Sustained labor cost advantages in Asia complicates the reshoring equation, but a smart factory that offers worker productivity improvements of three-to-five times that of foreign workers makes it financially viable.
A recently-released report by supply chain consultancy Armstrong & Associates highlights the pandemic-driven swings the 3PL sector has seen in recent years, and forecasts slower growth in the years ahead.
"From Source to Sold" offers unique insight into the minds of some of leading global supply chain experts. The book is now available in audiobook version on Audible, Amazon and many more sites.
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