Forward Thinking Hurricane Dorian forces port closures across U.S. East Coast September 3, 2019 Ben Ames No Comments Freight disruptions and fuel shortages could last for days, with South Carolina ports not set to open until Friday.Read More
Forward Thinking Tropical Storm Dorian nears hurricane strength off Puerto Rico August 30, 2019 Supply Chain Quarterly Staff No Comments Track could include Florida by Monday as Coast Guard closes Port San Juan in preparation.Read More
Forward Thinking CBRE: Logistics real estate market booming in 14 small markets August 28, 2019 Supply Chain Quarterly Staff No Comments Regions offer growth opportunities outside major gateways, firm says.Read More
Forward Thinking Rise of warehouse automation changes site selection plans for e-commerce DCs August 19, 2019 Supply Chain Quarterly Staff No Comments Fully autonomous logistics still decades away, but robots are already changing warehouse floor plans, ceiling heights, Cushman and Wakefield says.Read More
Forward Thinking Transparency, personalization rule in e-commerce August 9, 2019 Supply Chain Quarterly Staff No Comments Online shoppers want clarity on fees, control over the delivery process, easy returns, and loyalty rewards, UPS study shows.Read More
Forward Thinking Report: rise of car-sharing will roil automotive industry August 8, 2019 Supply Chain Quarterly Staff No Comments Conventional car ownership to be replaced by app-based ride-hailing and vehicle-sharing, Lux Research says.Read More
Forward Thinking FedEx to sever another Amazon link when ground-delivery contract expires August 7, 2019 Ben Ames No Comments Carrier had also stepped away from air shipping contract with its e-commerce "frenemy" in June.Read More
Forward Thinking AT&T provides 5G data network for rolling retail robots July 30, 2019 Ben Ames No Comments Badger Technologies says wireless bandwidth and security help its robots gather inventory data from store aisles.Read More
Forward Thinking Survey: consumer products firms wasting 60 percent of their money in digital transformation push July 29, 2019 Supply Chain Quarterly Staff No Comments Companies are making expensive mistakes in pursuit of exploding e-commerce market, AlixPartners survey shows.Read More
Forward Thinking Study: Investing in supply chain visibility builds trust July 26, 2019 Supply Chain Quarterly Staff No Comments MIT study has implications for how companies communicate their social responsibility initiatives, researchers say.Read More
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