Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

Ybrands surveyed 80,000 young consumers (ages 13-36) annually about their perceptions of 230+ brands across five verticals: fashion/apparel, CPG food/beverage, health and beauty, QSR/casual dining and media/tech/ entertainment. To date, it has reached the lives of nearly 30 million young people in 138 countries.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 15, 2018

Passage of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 allowed U.S. At least one recent survey suggests that the result could be different this time. Still, over half of the companies surveyed by C2FO last year indicated that they wouldn’t take advantage of a tax cut on repatriated profits. The law enriched the U.S.

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Freight Center

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

In fact, 2018 set a new record for heavy truck orders, with the total of 490,000 orders placed crushing the previous record set in 2004 by more than 100,000 vehicles. For the third year in a row, the driver shortage tops the American Transportation Research Institute’s most recent annual survey of issues facing the trucking industry.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 11, 2017

In short, Chrencik’s outlook is similar to what many industry analysts and economists are saying at the moment: another transportation perfect storm is forming, similar or perhaps worse than what the industry experienced in 2004, so you better start preparing today if you want to weather it successfully. be a “Shipper of Choice”).

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

This estimate is according to responses provided by 83 percent of the manufacturing executives who participated in a survey conducted as part of an industry study by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Consulting LLP. Indicators are that the worker deficit could rise to over 2 million unfilled jobs in the next decade. Skills Shortages.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

which stands as the highest reading going back to December 2004’s 66.3, New orders in January were the second highest number since December 2004, when it was at 66.3,” said Tim Fiore, chair of the ISM’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, “and January’s 67.4 to a still-strong 65.4, This followed December’s 65.4,

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 2, 2018

recorded in May 2004. In an interview, Tim Fiore, chair of the ISM’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, said that despite the sequential declines, manufacturing remains in a good place. This marks the 19th consecutive month of PMI growth, with the overall economy now having grown for 107 straight months.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 1, 2018

recorded in May 2004. Tim Fiore, chair of the ISM’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, said in an interview that even though there have been slight declines for new orders over the last three months, the numbers are still strong. The February PMI is 2.8% ahead of the 12-month average of 58.0, in February.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MAY 24, 2020

The TT Club subsequently wrote off its investments in Bolero in 2004. In fact, in a recent survey done on the impact of COVID-19 on supply chain, one of the most important trends unearthed was that a whopping 42% said they would change their shipping and supply chain strategy based on their experience with the Coronavirus pandemic.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2021

However, we saw similar supply chain outages associated with the 2004 Tsunami in Thailand, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and Japan’s earthquake and Tsunami in 2011. 2020 Gartner Weathering the Supply Chain Storm Survey. Superstorm Sandy was uniquely catastrophic.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2014

9 Tactics to Build a Best in Class Manufacturing Safety Program to Impact your Bottom Line: “Over 60% of the CFOs in one survey reported that each $1 invested in injury prevention and manufacturing safety, returns $2 or more. Read Full Post. Read Full Post.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 1, 2018

Tim Fiore , chair of the ISM’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, was upbeat about the report’s performance as it relates to current economic conditions. is the highest number since 2004. Employment was up 2.1% Inventories fell 2.7% growing, albeit at a slower rate for the fifth straight month. for the first time since 2011.

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Material Handling and Logistics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

manufacturing unexpectedly jumped to the highest since May 2004 as orders, production and employment all picked up, offering a positive sign for the economy even as trade tensions weigh on the outlook. exceeding all estimates in a Bloomberg survey) from 58.1; near the highest since 2004, from 62.1; A gauge of U.S. Other Details.

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