Lots is written about the promise of technology in supply chains these days, yet technology also represents the greatest threat to supply chains. And it's changing the nature of our industry.
Along with new forwarding players and suppliers, supply chain managers are embracing digital technologies to develop a variety of innovative business models that will dramatically improve the shipper experience and eliminate entrenched operational inefficiencies.
The Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) and the Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA) have jointly announced a collaborative partnership
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, aka: “China Plus One.” Be sure…
Following its belief in social and civic duty, LJM Group is proud to offer transportation, logistics, and supply chain management students the opportunity to win up to $2,500 towards their college expenses.
Evidence that most leaders don't “get it” is the fact that the top 10% “superstar” companies accrue 80% of the economic value in their industries. Most supply chain leaders don't really understand what's so different about the changes underway thanks to…
Given the uncertainty in U.S. trade policy, making plans for doing business in the Asia Pacific region has been daunting lately for supply chain managers.
With the postponement of a meeting between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping to sign an agreement to end their trade war, shippers may be able to buy a little more time to realign their supply chains.
The government of China is now assigning a social credit score to each of its citizens in an attempt to monitor and encourage good behavior. According to the "social credit system," first announced in 2014, the intent is to reinforce the idea that "keeping trust…
With the passing of last month's annual Air Forwarders Association conference in Las Vegas, we caught up with the AfA's executive director Brandon Freid for this exclusive interview which first appeared in our sister publication -- Logistics Management.
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