E2open, a vendor of software for managing global trading networks, has made available the latest version of E2 Cloud Connectivity, the underlying technology layer of the E2open Business Network.

The shift by manufacturers from offshore locations in Asia back to the U.S., Mexico and other parts of the western hemisphere is more than anecdotal, says David Kilzer, senior vice president of supply chain solutions with Idhasoft. He outlines the factors that are causing companies to rethink their supply networks.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. has developed a new version of its global technology platform.

DHL has expanded its GOGREEN environmental services with two new carbon-reporting tools.

The U.S. domestic energy sector, for both oil and natural gas, is on the rebound. Brent Hudspeth, senior director of consulting with Transplace, talks about the pressures and requirements that the new trend is placing on transportation networks.

David Griffith, senior vice president of logistics at MIQ Logistics, discusses how current economic pressures are driving customers to push for more flexibility from their supply chain partners and how MIQ Logistics manages its labor, space and systems infrastructure to provide that agility.