Supply Chain

Every natural -- or man-made -- disaster teaches supply chain managers and their organizations new lessons.

A targeted list from the American Logistics Aid Network coordinates those in need with companies able to supply warehousing, forklifts or transportation.

The American Logistics Aid Network continues to receive requests for – and offers of – warehousing and logistics services to support hurricane response.

August shipments were down 1.4% compared to July and up 1.4% annually. All months in 2018 have seen growth, with the exception of a 0.2% decline in March. Through August, shipments are up 5.2% year-to-date.

As they embrace the fourth industrial revolution, organizations and their supply chains face plenty of challenges and opportunities.

The collaboration will focus on next-generation machine learning and robotic controls to help distribution centers address rising e-commerce demands and resource challenges.

Supply chain leaders target inventory, accuracy, and visibility with analytics, but must first escape from limited legacy systems.

The report’s key metric, the PMI, fell 2.1% to 58.1 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth) and has now grown for 23 consecutive months, with the overall economy now having grown for 111 months. July’s PMI is now 1% below the 12-month average of 59.1.

JDA to build cognitive SaaS solutions on Microsoft Azure to deliver 'Autonomous Supply Chain' to customers.

Sedlak is one of the oldest consulting firms in North America.

With global shippers looking to get in front of the beginning phase of recently implemented tariffs, United States-bound waterborne shipments saw gains in June.

Given the strong economic outlook at the moment, it stands to reason that there have been various subsequent takeaways. One key one was highlighted in a report recently issued by commercial real estate firm CBRE, whose main thesis was that for the year ending March 31, global prime logistics rents saw gains, due, in large part, to the improving global economy, as well as increased demand for goods bought both at physical store locations and online.

Company president says the key to longevity is the ability to evolve in step with the trends of a highly competitive business.

Collaboration unites devices, an enterprise mobile security solution and support services for clients in the distribution, events and hospitality, fleet, manufacturing, retail and transportation logistics fields.

In a wide-ranging statement, the White House said that under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, the United States will impose tariffs on goods containing industrially significant technology, including those related to the ‘Made in China 2025’ program.