Wednesday, May 22, 2019 · Marcin Fic
Globalization drove worldwide economic growth for decades by increasing offshore manufacturing, while spurring low shipping costs, free trade and cheap labor. However, more recently, a substantial shift is being made toward regionalized supply chains, due to higher wages,…
Thursday, May 9, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
According to the 2019 A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index, global shippers are more likely to invest broadly around the world in the years to come.
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
Atradius, a trade credit insurer based in Amsterdam, recently released a detailed report focused on the performance of 11 key Asian economies, including China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
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.
Thursday, December 13, 2018 · Jim Baehr
Currently, too many Procurement groups go to market with only their inside information in-hand and without much understanding of the outside picture.
Monday, December 10, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Despite recent episodes political turmoil, analysts for Global Kuehne + Nagel Indicators (gKNi) say World trade experienced a slight upswing in recent months and reached a new high in November.
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.
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…
Monday, November 5, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
While a global recession is probably still a year or two away, “there are storm clouds on the horizon,” which are starting to look more than a little threatening, says IHS Markit economists.
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.
Monday, October 29, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
A.T. Kearney's Global Business Policy Council has released “Competing in an Age of Multi-Localism,” a new study that notes the tectonic shifts occurring in consumption patterns globally.
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 · SCMR Staff
As Oracle OpenWorld is convened in San Francisco this week, supply chain managers were informed that Oracle Blockchain Applications Cloud has been launched.
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
The ongoing expansion of tariffed goods by the Trump Administration is putting the container shipping industry in its “crossfire,” says one prominent international supply chain and logistics expert.
Thursday, October 4, 2018 · Rosemary Coates
Each year, the Council of Supply Chain Management San Francisco Roundtable kicks off the fall season with a predictions panel. This year, I was honored to be one of the senior executives on the panel to share my ideas and predictions. Here are three of my predictions for 2019:
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
The European Shippers' Council “disapproves” of the mechanism of surcharges that carriers launch to cover the higher rate of lower sulphur fuel. Instead, its' calling for a dialogue with carriers to find the best mechanism to share the costs.
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