Oakland, California-based Navis recently unveiled new survey findings that explore the strong, growing interest among customers in moving IT operations to the cloud.
The CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the largest containership in the world with a capacity of 23,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent containers) and powered by LNG, has arrived in Malta, her first port of call in Europe.
Before you leave China, be sure you have identified all of the risks of a new location as well as those of leaving your current manufacturing site. Better yet, consider opening a second factory in a new location, without closing the old one, known as “China Plus One…
BSI recently announced the latest findings from its quarterly review and outlook of the top global supply chain security, business continuity, food safety and fraud, and corporate social responsibility threats and trends.
Accenture and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are co-developing a supply chain resilience stress test for assessing operational and financial risks created by major market disruptions, disasters or other catastrophic events.
Friday, October 23, 2020 · David Sokoloff and Gaohui Zhang
Shippers regularly establish contracts with carriers to reduce their exposure to the volatility of the trucking market. However, the trucking industry is unique in the sense that contracts are often non-binding.
As outlined in our current website feature, climate change may make the Arctic Ocean a viable alternative sea channel for global supply chain managers. In this exclusive Q&A interview with Hiba Baroud, Vanderbilt University Littlejohn Dean’s Faculty Fellow and assistant…
Geopolitical considerations are also a factor in considering Arctic trade routes as both Russia and China have indicated their ambitious plans to expand their footholds in the region.
To remain competitive in an ever-changing environment, chief supply chain officers (CSCOS) must apply advanced strategies to develop and train supply chain talent, according to Gartner, Inc.
“The sharp rebound in global trade volume has been one of the bright spots in an unusually cloudy outlook," says Nariman Behravesh, chief economist, IHS Markit. Nonetheless, he has concerns about fresh challenges ahead.
Despite its disruptive impact on consumer behavior and retail spending throughout the year, COVID-19 is not cancelling the holiday shopping season, although it is changing how and where consumers will shop.
Spot container freight rates have increased in recent months, driven by shipping companies’ supply discipline, despite a decline in demand at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Fitch Ratings says.
Foley reports show a shift away from China and just-in-time manufacturing models – and toward stability, resilience and adoption of new innovations – among other key findings.
Historically the supply chain has been the engine room of the company, driving the business forward but largely out of sight. All of this has changed with the COVID-19 outbreak.
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