The global pandemic and the disruption of foreign production is driving many manufacturing organizations to explore re-shoring of raw material… Read More »
Supply Chain Professionals Mobilize for Rapid COVID-19 Changes
Today’s special article comes from Client Solutions Director William McCallum, who works with Transportation Insight clients daily to navigate market… Read More »
3 minute read Tags: Manufacturing multi-modal supply chain analytics Industry News and Trends coronavirus
What Do We Do with All These Returns? E-commerce and Reverse Logistics
Consumer products manufacturers’ e-commerce operations need a reverse logistics process that can handle a high volume of returned merchandise… Read More »
2 minute read Tags: B2C Manufacturing reverse logistics ecommerce Reduce costs
Delivery Speed Drives E-Commerce Fulfillment Success
"I feel the need . . . the need for speed!" Today’s online shoppers certainly agree with the sentiment of Tom Cruise’s character in the 1986 movie… Read More »
2 minute read Tags: B2C fulfillment Manufacturing Reduce Logistics-related Costs ecommerce Achieve Growth
Factors Affecting Transportation Cost Weigh on SNAC members
SNAC International’s recent Executive Leadership Forum (ELF) delivered economic insights and unique perspectives from snack industry and retail… Read More »
3 minute read Tags: B2B Manufacturing KPIs supply chain Optimization
Logistics Disruption at Center of Manufacturing Trends for 2019
The manufacturing sector has been going through a period of frequent, disruptive changes in its attempts to recover from the economic recession of… Read More »
3 minute read Tags: logistics Manufacturing digital supply chain
Road Ahead is Bumpy, but Outlook is Strong for Transportation Equipment Makers
New cars and trucks, heavy equipment, aircraft, ships and other transportation modes rely on a complex international supply chain that's… Read More »
1 minute read Tags: Manufacturing co-managed logistics demand planning supply chain optimization
Manufacturing Moves the Nation
Even with the growth in technology and service sectors, manufacturing contributes $2.33 trillion to the U.S. economy. Many other critical business… Read More »
2 minute read Tags: Manufacturing economy
Automotive Supply Chains Poised for Top Speed
In 2016, the U.S. auto industry sold a record 17.6 million vehicles – down slightly to 17.25 million in 2017 – with incentives such as rebates and… Read More »
2 minute read Tags: automotive Manufacturing supply chain network optimization