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Keeping Things Closer to Home

Blue Grace Logistics

Nearshoring Incentives Tariffs on Chinese goods, the war in Ukraine, and of course, Covid all played roles in driving supply chains from global to regional. Mattel has moved its headquarters to Monterrey, where Lego operates its largest factory, and Tesla announced plans for a gigafactory.

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November Industry News Update

Trinity Logistics

Every month, we’ll be sharing some of the top stories in logistics and transportation right here on our blog. ATA cites consumption, factory output, construction, and improved inventory levels throughout the supply chain as driving factors in the improvement. False Driver Log Violations on the Rise ahead of ELD Mandate. Learn More.

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Will Robots Take All the Supply Chain Jobs?

247 Customs Broker

A little more than 20 years ago, I was doing some consulting for a company called Indiana Glass, then a division of Lancaster Colony, at its Dunkirk, IN factory just outside of Muncie. Alas, it appears the factory was shuttered more than a decade ago. Of course we all need to up our game.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

247 Customs Broker

And of course most can’t. But later it was found they in fact were, as major suppliers and middlemen subcontracted to those factories without the buying company having any knowledge of it. Of course, consumer brand companies are especially at risk from being tarred with an anti-sustainability brush.