On April 2, the Trump administration announced “10% tariffs on all imports into the United States, and even higher tariffs on goods from about 60 countries or trading blocs that have a high trade [...]
Inbound logistics plays a critical role in supply chain efficiency, cost control, and operational resilience. How would you rate your overall inbound logistics processes? What are your biggest [...]
In a recent Wall Street Journal article titled, "Humanoid Robots Finally Get Real Jobs," Christopher Mims writes, "As global demand for new kinds of robots has shot up, mass manufacturing and [...]
A number of real-time visibility solutions have been introduced in the past decade, including Real-time Transportation Visibility Platforms (i.e., software solutions that provide real-time [...]
An open trucking carrier network is an online platform that connects shippers with a large, diverse community of trucking companies and freight brokers. These networks function similarly to [...]
The Trump administration announced 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, and 10% on goods from China. Assuming these tariffs are implemented and last for several weeks or months, how much [...]
Analysts expect trucking rates and volumes to improve in 2025, but a lot of risks and uncertainty remain. What are your expectations for trucking rates and volumes in 2025? What actions do you [...]
In our 2024 end-of-year survey, Supply Chain Planning was one of the topics our members said they want us to research more in 2025. This survey explores some initial questions on this topic: [...]
A September 2023 Harvard Business Review article ("How to Address the Supply-Chain Staffing Crisis") states that "Our global supply chains are stressed and under pressure, not only because of [...]
As many companies continue to digitize their supply chain and logistics operations, they rely on their trading partners, including third-party logistics providers (3PLs) and freight forwarders, [...]
