What Smugglers, Spaghetti, And The Sahara Can Teach Us About Reducing Empty Container Movements
What do penne and ParceLive have in common? Well, not too much at first blush, but when you consider how pirates of the high sea optimize their ocean-going freight, albeit, full of illicit goods on the way out, well, then you soon discover that they know a thing or two about only bringing back containers […]
83% Of Fashion Companies Reducing China Sourcing
Rising production and sourcing costs and protectionist trade policies are fashion companies’ top business challenges in 2019, according to a report from the U.S. Fashion Industry Association. The number of companies holding a positive five-year outlook dropped from 84% in 2018 to 64% in 2019, according to the report’s survey. Due to tariffs and the ongoing trade […]
How Amazon Creates Massive Market Opportunities
No matter the occupational space you currently call ‘home’ or the one in which you lead a team of C-suite level executives, it is nigh time you and your strategic decision-making unit (DMU) stop ignoring the 800-pound gorilla in the room, or, and more to the point, perhaps, the billionaire on the backhoe breaking ground […]
An Unpredictable Future Awaits The Battery Supply Chain For Electric Vehicles
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Automotive Supply Chain Lacks Transparency
Automotive companies are among the biggest spenders on the digitalization of their supply chains, but a new study finds that they suffer from a lack of transparency when it comes to capturing costs. In a poll of 100 logistics managers at companies with more than 500 employees, consultants Emporias found that most are convinced that […]
How ParceLive Gets Users Over The ‘Big Data’ Analysis Paralysis Hump
Whether you are a business-to-business Chief Information Officer (CIO) or a self-employed information technology (IT) guru, you have no doubt grown sick and tired of your employees and clients asking you about how to leverage ‘big data’, machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence (AI) in their day-to-day operations.
5G To Transform The Logistics Industry
The 5G mobile broadband standard “promises to transform” the logistics industry by allowing more data to be transferred more quickly over networks, according to the 2019 State of Logistics report from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), A.T. Kearney and Penske. 5G will be indispensable for helping to propel autonomous vehicles, large-scale Internet of Things […]
Walmart To Invest $1B In China Logistics
Ryan McDaniel, the senior vice president of Walmart China’s supply chain, announced a 1 million-square-foot warehouse in Dongguan, China, is part of $1.16 billion Walmart plans to invest in logistics in China. The Walmart Huanan Fresh Food Distribution Center, which opened in March, serves more than 100 stores in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions and can ship up to 165,000 boxes per day.
How ParceLive Can Prevent Cheating Scandals From Ruining Your Institution’s Academic Credibility
Where there is demand for a service, one can almost certainly guarantee that there will be a steady stream of supply from those looking to capitalize on an opportunity to profit while simultaneously, and quickly, entering into a race to the bottom in terms of pricing, promotion, placement, and product quality. Well, the supply chain […]