Logistics providers discuss how they're adjusting to major changes brought about by concerns over the economy, shifts in trade policy, the complexities of the omnichannel, rising customer service demands, and the arrival of a new generation of supply-chain managers.

During a phone call shortly after the November election, Apple Inc.'s chief executive officer, Tim Cook, got an earful from Donald Trump on the president-elect's pet economic subject: factories.

How do U.S. executives view the future of manufacturing?

IKEA plans to test selling its products on websites other than its own, the head of brand and strategy owner Inter IKEA Group says, as the world's biggest home furnishing retailer targets more online customers.

Shippers who have experienced disruptions in their international freight shipments know that ocean transportation, inland rail and intermodal are highly complex, maybe overly so. In any event, complexity in global freight transportation is the new normal. Adrienne Bailey, chief strategy officer for Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc., took a moment to speak with SupplyChainBrain editors about that situation.

It only makes sense that The 3M Company, with a business model resting almost entirely upon technology, would eventually get around to deploying it as a tool for realizing new operating efficiencies, while meeting rising customer demands for service.