Facility Location Planning

Reshoring to U.S. Is in Full Swing - Unless It's Declining. What to Believe?

January 29, 2016

In December, two conflicting reports were released, one by A.T. Kearney and one by the Boston Consulting Group. The A.T. Kearney report states that reshoring may be "over before it began," and the Boston Consulting Group report states that it is increasing. Why the difference in opinion and who is right?

Following Record Year, Demand for Logistics Properties Should Stay High in 2016, Survey Says

January 28, 2016

JLL

Industrial and supply chain real estate occupiers and investors alike experienced a record-breaking year in 2015 and should expect this trend to continue well into 2016, according to a JLL logistics survey report. Strong demand for logistics facilities is expected to remain consistent globally during 2016. Rental growth is projected to continue across all markets of the world in 2016 and through 2017.

Could Thailand Become Major Logistics Hub in Southeast Asia?

January 11, 2016

Air Cargo World

Despite its history of political unrest and military juntas, the nation of Thailand is emerging as a major Southeast Asian logistics hub that could be worth nearly $100bn in revenue over the next few years, according to a December 2015 study released by worldwide consultants Frost & Sullivan.

Industrial Real Estate Market on Fire as Companies Require More, Bigger DC, Fulfillment Centers

December 28, 2015

JLL Research

When the Panama Canal expansion finally debuts in Spring of 2016, it will open to a thriving market that remains hungry for new and efficient distribution center space in nearly every major U.S. market. Retailers and e-commerce companies are already investing in new and larger distribution and fulfillment centers as the U.S. supply chain evolves to meet changing consumer demand and service requirements; especially near key ports, transshipment points and large population centers.

A Map Is Worth a Thousand Words: HP Visualizes Its Global Supply-Chain Network

December 23, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Good data is critical to a company's decisions on where to site manufacturing, distribution and services facilities. But too much data can paralyze planners. HP has found a way to cut through the noise and react more quickly to changes in the market.

2015 Supply Chain Innovations Awards Presented by SupplyChainBrain & CSCMP

December 18, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Innovation of the Year: Automating the assembly of pallets that incorporate cases of multiple dimensions leads to big savings in labor costs, a safer work environment, a streamlined D.C. operation, and better service to retail outlets. Innovator of the Year: The Liquor Control Board of Ontario; Runner-Up: Lennox Residential; Finalists: Hewlett-Packard, U.S. Marine Corps, Shared Support Services of Southeastern Ontario

U.S. Is Preferred Location for New Factory Capacity to Serve Domestic Market

December 14, 2015

BCG

Of manufacturers planning to add production capacity over the next five years for goods consumed in the U.S., more plan to add that capacity in the U.S. than in any other country - a sharp reversal since as recently as two years ago. And a rising percentage of U.S.-based executives at the manufacturers say they are already in the process of reshoring production work from China. These are among the findings of new research released today by The Boston Consulting Group.

China Loses Its Luster as Top Site for Low-Cost Production

December 10, 2015

EBN

China's status as the world's center for low-cost production is waning, as manufacturers increasingly seek alternatives elsewhere.

The Reverse Supply Chain Comes Home

October 30, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

There's more to reshoring than simply moving a factory from Asia back to the U.S.

Chinese Apparel Manufacturers Begin Setting Up Operations in U.S.

October 29, 2015

Apparel

Given the vicissitudes of the world's textile and apparel supply chain, China is changing its strategy to counter what Chinese experts describe as the "new normal." That has direct impact on textiles in the United States.

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