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urban logistics and distribution is changing to meet new speed requirements
MHI view just released a new video on urban logistics and distribution. In the video, David Johnston, senior vice president of manufacturing & distribution at JDA Software, shares how retailers can meet the new speed requirements through altering their storefront […]
For Supply Chains, the Future is Now
Many were skeptical when online retail giant Amazon announced it was looking into the possibility of delivering goods to private households by drone, but in July 2014, the company’s Prime Air initiative petitioned the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for […]
Energy Savings in the Supply Chain
Companies looking to make their facilities— and the facilities of their supply chain partners—more energy efficient have a myriad of tools that can help them, via resources offered by the federal government and industry coalitions, not to mention vendor solutions. […]
U.S. Is Now the Preferred Manufacturing Location to Serve U.S. Market as Interest in Reshoring Stays Strong
Almost a third of U.S. executives at large manufacturers plan to add U.S. production over the next five years for goods sold in the U.S. These shorter supply chains will also rely on automation to improve efficiency and control costs, […]
Global and Emerging Logistics Hubs
CBRE recently issued a report, “Global and Emerging Logistics Hubs,” that identifies 30 logistics hubs that play a key role regional and global supply chains. The report also points to 20 emerging hubs that may become global hubs over the […]
51% of North American Supply Chain Executives Consider Sustainability a Strategic Priority, but lack of funding and resources hamper efforts
A study by Loyola University’s Supply and Value Chain Center, West Monroe Partners and BearingPoint found that more than half (51%) of North American supply chain executives say having a green supply chain is a strategic priority. While an additional 36% […]