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GO! You Have Less Than 90 Days

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 · Rosemary Coates
GO! You now have less than 90 days to do something before China import tariffs are raised again. Get going now.

NextGen Technology: The Internet of Things

Thursday, December 6, 2018 · Dennis Mehaffey
While devices have been interconnected by the Internet for more than a decade, we're just scratching the surface of what IoT means to the supply chain.

U.S. Christmas Trade Truce With China Buys Supply Chain Managers a Little More Time

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
While President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping a have agreed a truce in the US-China trade war for a period of 90 days, many Pacific Rim supply chain managers may still feel they are living on borrowed time.

Call for Speakers and Award Winning Supply Chains

Friday, November 23, 2018 · Bob Trebilcock
If you're interested in speaking about emerging technologies, or being recognized for your work, read on!

Economists Paint Rosy Picture for Retail Supply Chain Sectors

Wednesday, November 21, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Retail supply chain managers are bracing for a heightened frenzy of seasonal shopping this weekend.

How retailers can ensure supply chain sustainability

Sunday, November 18, 2018 · Oliver Mueller
With increasing environmental concerns threatening supply chain sustainability, businesses have never been so focused on achieving this goal – especially for retailers and consumer goods manufacturers.

This Year’s “Singles’ Day” in China Reached US $30.8 Billion in Sales

Friday, November 16, 2018 · Rosemary Coates
While the U.S. was celebrating Veterans' Day and Europe was celebrating Armistice Day, China was going wild with Singles' Day.

Are Your Distribution and Transportation Costs Out of Control?

Thursday, November 15, 2018 · Rob Ruffin, Meghan Shehorn and Debjit Banerjee
For many leadership teams, ballooning distribution and transportation costs are a silent peril. A small, well-designed distribution network can operate more efficiently than a large one.

Think small!

Monday, November 12, 2018 · Bob Trebilcock
The fastest-growing trend in warehousing could be smaller and smaller facilities.

Tis The Season For Injury Prevention

Tuesday, November 6, 2018 · Alberto Oca and Michael Spinelli
New technology is ready to protect novice materials handling workers

More IHS Markit Musings on Global Economy

Monday, November 5, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
The risk of a “no deal” Brexit is on the rise. Reflecting the tougher outlook, IHS Markit has reduced eurozone real GDP growth rates in 2019–21 by an average 0.2 percentage point a year. The eurozone economy is projected to expand 2.0% in 2018, 1.6% in 2019, and 1.3% in…

Referendum Regrets

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
A no-deal or “hard” Brexit outcome, without an agreement for a transition period, is likely to lead to significant disruption to air services, contend analysts.

Why Supply Chain Professionals Should Vote

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 · Rosemary Coates
The political and legal environment within which we live and work, has a direct effect on our supply chain lives. We need to elect politicians who support our point of view and what we believe is in our best interest. As supply chain professionals, we see the effects of…

Perpetual pilot purgatory

Friday, October 19, 2018 · Bob Trebilcock
To move emerging technologies forward, the materials handling community needs to move beyond pilots and share results

Clouds on the horizon

Monday, October 15, 2018 · Bob Trebilcock
The good economic times may not last forever
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