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Warehouses Are Hot Property in India, Thanks to Online Shopping Boom

December 6, 2018

India’s burgeoning logistics sector is gaining favor with property developers and investors, boosted by a growing consumer class’s embrace of online shopping.

Tariffs Present an Opportunity for Supply Chain Collaboration

November 28, 2018

Kate Vitasek, SupplyChainBrain Contributor

Tariffs make collaboration among businesses, manufacturers, suppliers and global supply chains more crucial than ever.

Big Oil Is Moving and Re-Using Whole Platforms to Cut Costs

November 15, 2018

Bloomberg

Oil companies have pushed through draconian cost cuts during the recent industry slump, but they’re not quite done yet.

Think Tank

Trucking Innovation in Industrial Real Estate: A Catalyst for Growth?

October 22, 2018

Jon Pharris

Rapid industry advances are creating new ways for commercial operators to enhance their shipping and carrier services.

Case Study

Global Logistics Renovation: How a U.S. Furniture Maker Rebuilt Its Supply Chain

October 16, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

Thanks to cheap labor, U.S. wood-furniture manufacturers like Bassett Furniture Industries often import their products from Asia — making logistics providers crucial partners.

Warehouse Space Growing Tighter on Rising E-Commerce Demands

October 11, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Warehouse space keeps getting harder to find as the drive toward online retail sales pushes more goods into already-squeezed U.S. distribution centers.

Trump’s Tariffs May Hurt, but Quitting China Is Hard to Do

Companies are reconsidering where to put their factories as the trade war mounts, but few places can match China’s convenience and reliability.

September 24, 2018

The New York Times

Companies are reconsidering where to put their factories as the trade war mounts, but few places can match China’s convenience and reliability.

U.K. to Establish a Post-Brexit Port 70 Miles From Sea

The U.K. government aims to address one of the big challenges of Brexit by creating a so-called inland port where imported goods can be checked without causing logjams at the coast, two people with knowledge of the plan said.

September 21, 2018

Bloomberg

The U.K. government aims to address one of the big challenges of Brexit by creating a so-called inland port where imported goods can be checked without causing logjams at the coast, two people with knowledge of the plan said.

The Importance of Last-Mile Facilities in the Supply Chain

Four Forces Transforming Supply Chain, Logistics and Transportation Today

Few industries or business functions are experiencing as much disruption as logistics, supply chain and transportation. In fact, according to a recent Forbes Insights survey of more than 400 senior transportation-focused executives, 65 percent say tectonic shifts in these areas are driving an era of profound transformation.

September 12, 2018

Forbes

Few industries or business functions are experiencing as much disruption as logistics, supply chain and transportation.