When disruptions hit, transportation often takes the blame. But now, it's also where opportunity hides. As transportation and trucking are expected to emerge from the freight recession, there is a short window of opportunity for companies to evaluate supply chain reconfigurations and develop transportation strategies.
It is past time to ensure your supply chain is ready for growth. As companies scale up, shortages and lead times are extending. Develop plans to take advantage of the opportunities by preparing your supply chain to scale.
Strategic partnerships aren't just nice to have, they're essential for resilience. In this Supply Chain Byte, Lisa Anderson highlights how companies like MP Materials are reshaping the landscape by building strategic alliances that enable reshoring, support national interests and secure future growth.
From rising geopolitical tensions to escalating customer expectations, companies are reassessing what they control and what they should. Discover how vertical integration can help manufacturers strengthen resilience, improve visibility and gain a competitive edge.
Since tariffs went into effect, supply chain vulnerabilities have been exposed. We are in a global supply chain with wildly varying levels of risk and exposure depending on the country of origin, product composition and each specific company's strategy.
As geopolitical unrest, natural disasters, and shifting trade policies upend global logistics, resilient companies are transforming their supply chains to gain competitive advantage and ensure growth.
Tariffs continue to cause great stress in the financial markets and with certain industries. In fact, it divides manufacturers from distributors, logistics, and goods movement industries largely dependent on imports and trade.
SIOP (Sales Inventory Operations Planning) is proving to be a critical tool for clients in successfully navigating volatile and complex business environment turbulence. Tariffs have thrown a wrench into demand and supply plans.
Companies are pursuing a global reconfiguration and reallocation of resources and upgrades to secure their medtech supply chains.
Like almost every manufacturing sector, the building and construction products industry generally worked through their backlog, focused on margins, and experienced an overall drop in customer demand last year, yet expect a positive year ahead.
