Maersk offers 5 steps to make your supply chain “antifragile”
Dec 30, 2024 · Companies worldwide faced waves of business disruptions throughout the past year, but as 2025 is predicted to be just as complex as 2024, global cargo carrier Maersk has listed five steps for making supply chains “antifragile.” Maersk’s overall view of the coming year is that the global economy is expected to grow modestly, with the possibility of higher inflation caused by lingering ...
Straight talk on supply chains and the economy: An interview with …
Dec 30, 2024 · Overall disruptions to global supply chains in 2024 increased 38% from the previous year, thanks largely to the top five drivers of supply chain disruptions for the year: factory fires, labor disruption, business sale, leadership transition, and mergers & acquisitions, according to a study from Resilinc. Factory fires maintained their position as …
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Logistics industry growth slowed in December | DC Velocity
Jan 8, 2025 · Logistics industry growth slowed in December due to a seasonal wind-down of inventory and following one of the busiest holiday shopping seasons on record, according to the latest Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) report, released this week. The monthly LMI was 57.3 in December, down more than a percentage point from November’s reading of 58.4.
Investor-backed CargoSprint acquires Advent eModal
Dec 16, 2024 · Private equity firms are continuing to make waves in the logistics sector, as the Atlanta-based cargo payments and scheduling platform CargoSprint today acquired Advent Intermodal Solutions LLC, a New Jersey firm known as Advent eModal that says its cloud-based platform speeds up laden container movement at ports and intermodal hubs.. According to CargoSprint—which is backed by the private ...
Hyster-Yale to expand domestic manufacturing | DC Velocity
Dec 18, 2024 · Hyster-Yale Materials Handling today announced its plans to fulfill the domestic manufacturing requirements of the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act for certain portions of its lineup of forklift trucks and container handling equipment.. That means the Greenville, North Carolina-based company now plans to expand its existing American manufacturing with a targeted set of high-capacity ...
Stamps.com rebrands as Auctane to meet broader e-commerce …
Dec 17, 2021 · The study—the Resilience Nation report—was commissioned by UK-based regulatory and compliance software company Ideagen, and it polled workers in industries such as energy, aviation, healthcare, and financial services. The results “explore the major threats and macroeconomic factors affecting people today, providing perspectives on resilience across global landscapes,” according to the ...
Freight scams go cyber | DC Velocity
Dec 10, 2024 · Ben Ames has spent 20 years as a journalist since starting out as a daily newspaper reporter in Pennsylvania in 1995. From 1999 forward, he has focused on business and technology reporting for a number of trade journals, beginning when he joined Design News and Modern Materials Handling magazines. Ames is author of the trail guide "Hiking Massachusetts" and is a graduate of the Columbia School ...
Canada shuts down port strike as backlogs grow | DC Velocity
Nov 13, 2024 · The study—the Resilience Nation report—was commissioned by UK-based regulatory and compliance software company Ideagen, and it polled workers in industries such as energy, aviation, healthcare, and financial services. The results “explore the major threats and macroeconomic factors affecting people today, providing perspectives on resilience across global landscapes,” according to the ...
Google matched Open AI’s generative AI market share in 2024
Nov 27, 2024 · Google’s Meta AI caught up to reigning champ Open AI’s ChatGPT market share in the generative AI sector in 2024, according to data from AltIndex, a San Francisco-based investment data provider. The change comes as the past two years have seen an explosion in GenAI tools, with new players entering the market almost daily, fueling a highly competitive landscape, the firm said.