Category: Logistics

July 22, 2021

Did you know that the supply chain of an organization impacts every single facet of the business? However, today’s supply chains are constantly changing, and leaders are being forced to reduce costs and increase efficiencies each step of the way. […]

July 9, 2021

It seems the hits just keep on coming for global manufacturers. After a year of massive COVID-driven upheaval in the global supply chain, the Ever Given’s six-day blockade of the Suez Canal snarled passage for more than 400 ships and […]

June 30, 2021

We’ve hit the 100-day mark of Biden’s enforced supply chain review. The executive order is a welcome first step in the fortification of U.S. supply chains, especially when you consider 35% of manufacturers are likely to be disrupted over the […]

June 21, 2021

Trafigura Group said the shipping industry’s regulator needs to act with “lightning speed” to cut carbon emissions from an industry that spews more C02 into the atmosphere each year than France and the U.K. combined. The commodities trading giant wants […]

June 16, 2021

Full Truck Alliance Co., an Uber-like trucking startup, is looking to raise as much as $1.57 billion in an initial public offering, which would make it one of the biggest U.S. listings by a Chinese company this year. The firm, […]

June 10, 2021

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has partnered with autonomous vehicle developer Waymo to move freight with self-driving trucks in Texas. Through this limited pilot program, Waymo’s autonomous trucking unit, Waymo Via, will transport loads along Interstate 45 between facilities in Houston […]

June 8, 2021

The White House on Tuesday unveiled a report with new initiatives to shore up supply chains for critical resources like semiconductors, batteries, rare earth minerals and pharmaceuticals. This all-of-government approach could bear positive economic implications, create new American jobs, and […]

June 4, 2021

Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, president of LMA Consulting Group Inc., predicts Manufacturing as a Service (MaaS) will emerge as a result of that manufacturing transformation that’s replacing the more traditional manufacturing model. LMA Consulting […]

June 1, 2021

The Center Devices and Radiological Health budget has increased quickly in recent years, rising from $480 million in 2018 to $628 million in 2021. Increased user fees played a big part in that four-year rise, growing approximately 49% over the […]

May 28, 2021

When technology transforms an industry, it can begin quite slowly … and then it happens all at once. Take the first iPhone. When it first launched in 2007, it was often discussed with derision as many failed to grasp its […]