Everactive, based in Santa Clara, California, has raised its profile as a pioneer of wireless (and batteryless) technology by introducing its Machine Health Monitoring (MHM) solution, designed to deliver real-time, maintenance-free insights into the health of rotating…
Cathy Morrow Roberson, Founder & Head Analyst for Logistics Trends & Insights LLC – a boutique market research firm that specializes in global supply chains – recently shared her observations on the current state of the global and domestic Third-Party Logistics…
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 · Kai Hoberg and Knut Alicke
For many supply chain executives, the Financial Crisis was one of the toughest challenges of their careers. Firms across industries were required to deal with huge demand-supply mismatches caused by collapsing demand. However, the supply chain community found innovative ways…
We are in a global crisis. It's a matter of life and death. There are shortages of supplies and equipment across the world including acute shortages in America, and yet we are supposed to have a national stockpile, and a coordinated government response.
Monday, May 11, 2020 · Nima Kazemi and Bruce C. Arntzen
If history is our guide, economies take a turn every nine years. Yet time and again, a strong business cycle and fading memories convince us the good times will go on forever. Ten years after the great recession, we surveyed 100 manufacturing firms to find out if businesses…
Kai Hoberg, a professor and head of the logistics department at Kühne Logistics University, noted the current COVID-19 shutdowns have the potential to trigger an even bigger decline in the global economy than the 2008 Financial Crisis.
FedEx Corp. recently announced the online release of its 2020 Global Citizenship Report (GCR), which details the company's corporate social responsibility strategies, goals, programs and progress.
To collect deeper insights into how businesses are being impacted by COVID-19 and capture their perspectives on international trade developments, DHL conducted a survey of U.S. SMEs, including its customers.
This “Insights” column is the first of a two-part series and deals with potential ways to forecast and plan major turning points—and get all-important organizational support for them.
Everyone's asking what's going to happen next with supply chains. There's a set of writers—mostly non-experts—bemoaning how terrible our supply chains are and how they have let down not just their customers but humanity.
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