Labour crunch puts warehouse automation front and centre
May 15, 2023Sixty percent report issues maintaining their warehouse workforces, causing them to turn to technology and larger facilities in the search for productivity
Alex Hadwick
Alex Hadwick
Investment into US manufacturing surges, but labour and space prove to be tricky to acquire
May 10, 2023Large-scale investments into US manufacturing have exploded in the last year reports the FT, but companies are coming up against capacity constraints as they look to reshore
More than half of companies find cross-border e-commerce challenging
May 9, 2023Fifty-five per cent of organisations polled in industry survey say that the business environment for cross-border e-commerce is challenging, with compliance, delays and costs topping the headaches
Move to reshore production from Asia to North America accelerates
May 8, 2023Just 4% of US CEOs are not considering reshoring in any format finds Kearney’s 10th Reshoring Index
UPS and Amazon still need each other, even if they don’t like it
May 3, 2023UPS and Amazon are moving further away from each other as both companies shift approaches, but the relationship remains mutually useful
Cross-border e-commerce defies protectionist fears as shoppers buy more and from further afield
May 2, 2023Although worries abound regarding protectionism, the data from a new report says that cross-border e-commerce is rising in importance and becoming more globalised
Increasing supply and demand gap for electric light commercial vehicles
May 1, 2023Demand for light electric delivery vehicles is soaring, but finding the vehicles is proving to be a tough task
94% of organisations have faced delays in cross-border shipping due to incorrect item classification and documentation
Apr 27, 2023Just 6% said that goods are never delayed in major industry survey, while 39% face frequent delays