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The report’s key metric—the PMI—at 43.1 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth) headed up 1.6% compared to May’s 41.5, which was the lowest reading going back to April 2009’s 39.9.

Council advises upskilled workers will ensure the resurgence in manufacturing is faster and will boost labor productivity, economic growth, and global competitiveness.

Survey represents member companies including warehouses, industry suppliers, asset and non-asset-based transportation and construction.

Food services, aerospace and pharmaceutical sectors report the greatest impact and will be making the most changes to operations post-pandemic.

The CBRE report, entitled “Distribution Hubs Will Benefit from Increased Business Inventories & Supply Chain Restructuring,” said there could be a need for an additional 400 million-to-500 million square feet of industrial real estate space. That tally, according to CBRE Research, would be the rough equivalent of a 5% increase in business inventories.

Robust data collection processes and sophisticated analytical tools will offer critical insights into machinery health and production line optimization.

Platform can provide a simple delivery tracking application for mid-market customers with a few drivers, or serve large enterprise logistics operations delivering millions of parcels per day.

With 72-inch vertical reach and 2,500-pound capacity, the automated stacker is ideal for pickup/drop-off, end-of-aisle, end-of-line applications and conveyor picking.

New North American CEO previously led a global machine and plant supplier for the steel and non-ferrous metals industry enabling modernization, digitalization and lifecycle support.

April shipments—at 1,126,970—saw a 13% annual increase, well ahead of March’s -10% reading, and on a year-to-date basis through March, U.S.-bound shipments—at 3,836,078—were off 1.6% compared to the same period a year ago, an improvement over the -6.8% year-to-date drop through March. Even though there was clear improvement in April shipments, Panjiva reported containerized shipments lagged, down 5.1% annually in April to 2,243,208 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) and down 5.2% year-to-date through April, to 8,715,993.

Crafted entirely from microservices, Manhattan Active WM ushers in a new level of speed, adaptability and ease of use within distribution management.

Practices intended to help manufacturers meet or exceed existing guidelines from federal agencies while mitigating operational and business risks outside the scope of such guidance.

Partnership will provide flexibility and reduced costs associated for warehouse and logistics operations in various industries, especially for fast-growing e-commerce and online retail.

The UL Supplier Cyber Trust Level solution helps organizations mitigate supply chain cybersecurity risk

New certificate provides comprehensive insights into automotive packaging supply chain

Two awards will be offered to primary users of reusable packaging systems: one award to for-profit companies and one award to non-profit or governmental organizations.

Dematic developed a dedicated software update for a leading grocery customer, empowering them to continue addressing online demand surges while ensuring critical safety measures for its front-line workers.

High-margin, stable revenues from aftermarket services may help buoy manufacturers’ performance.

Sherrod Session plans to attend University of Texas at Austin driven by the belief that "promoting entrepreneurship is the key to upward mobility.”

Executive with years of technical experience in the capital goods industry tasked with developing industrial trucks and services business in North America.