Facility Location & Network Design

How to Maximize Space Without Building a New Warehouse

May 10, 2019

With increasing volumes of online purchases, and the ability to source products from across the globe, e-commerce businesses are having trouble finding enough space.

Warehouse Availability Stabilizes in Tight U.S. Logistics Market

April 25, 2019

The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. warehouse market is coming closer into balance after a long stretch when strong demand far outpaced available storage space.

Mass Production of iPhones Moves to India

April 16, 2019

Bloomberg

Foxconn Technology says the iPhone will go into mass production in India this year, a shift for the largest assembler of Apple Inc.’s handsets that has long concentrated production in China.

Africa's Amazon Is Growing Fast as Online Retail Takes Off

April 11, 2019

Bloomberg

Often tagged as Africa’s Amazon.com, Jumia Technologies has been able to grow in markets largely untapped by the U.S. heavyweight, which is hampered by a lack of distribution infrastructure on the continent.

Montreal 3PL Acquires Top U.S. Freight Brokerage Firm

February 19, 2019

FLS Transportation Services

A cross-border heavyweight is expanding its scale and density across the U.S.

The SCB Podcast

The Ins and Outs of Shipping to and From Canada

February 15, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

A message to U.S. companies shipping to and from Canada: It’s a separate country.

From Same-Day to Same-Hour Delivery: An Outlook

February 14, 2019

The state of last-mile logistics is in flux, with new vendors popping up in each corner of the market offering delivery solutions for a wide variety of locations, fees, time windows and services options.

Inland Ports: Relief from Trucking Challenges

February 7, 2019

SCSPA

The Great Brexit Stockpile: How Corporate Britain Is Bracing for No Deal

January 21, 2019

Bloomberg

Brexit is unlikely to feature in the annals of military history, but Britain is getting a taste of wartime stockpiling again.

U.S. Firm Building 'Cannabis Superhighway' Is Looking to Canada

January 11, 2019

Bloomberg

MJIC says its superhighway will create the infrastructure to legally transport, distribute and sell marijuana amid a thicket of regulations that hamper the industry supply chain.