Resources

In this edition of Deloitte’s Global Economic Outlook, Deloitte's economists across the globe examine the unfolding environment in the United States, Eurozone, China, Japan, India, Mexico, Turkey, and South Africa, as well as the impact on the global shipping industry.

A guide to understanding and navigating the driver shortage and trucking regulations.

Today’s shippers are sending more freight across the Mexico border as they expand their operations and customer base in Mexico, and third-party logistics providers can help them navigate cross-border challenges.

If you’re not already engaged in international eCommerce, now is the time to begin planning your strategy.

In this report, the authors addresses three questions concerning recent trade developments: what is happening?; why?; and does it matter? The report is organized into 2 chapters: chapter one presents trade developments in 2016; and chapter two presents trade and productivity slowdowns: the role of global value chains.

For JDA’s fourth annual Retail CEO Survey, we asked more than 350 retail and consumer goods CEOs from the world’s largest and smallest players, across different segments in both mature and emerging markets around the world to share their views of the key trends shaping their business.

The Trade Facilitation Agreement will be of benefit to all members of the WTO because the costs of implementing the Agreement are likely to be far less than the expected benefits from improving the flow of goods across borders.

The research and quantitative assessment underpinning this report emphasize that digital transformation could unlock immense value for the retail and CPG industry over the next decade.

Given the important role that B2B managed services play in an organization’s success, finding a partner that can help you connect every link in your supply chain and streamline your business processes is essential.

This ebook describes in detail why material entry into the manufacturing supply chain is as critical as its departure, it explains how the material transport of goods becomes precise and predictable, enabling an optimized and efficient First Mile, from raw materials entry into the network, to their exit onto a delivery truck.

From automated to autonomous, what’s the difference? The words automated and autonomous are easily confused and often interchanged, but their meaning is inherently different, this paper provides a comparison of automated material transport.

A key component of Integrated Transportation Management is knowing exactly how much companies spend on transportation, by mode and category, and understanding exactly where the hidden costs are lurking in their supply chain.

The presentation provides estimates of the magnitude of the potential impacts if changes were made to current federal Truck Size & Weight (TS&W) limits.

In this report, Human Rights Watch scrutinizes steps taken by key actors within the jewelry industry to ensure that rights are respected in their gold and diamond supply chains, the report focuses on the policies and practices of 13 major jewelry brands.

What happens when a logistics leader helps shippers work together to redefine “the perfect load?” Read about the immediate and substantial benefits that Transplace helped Dal-Tile and its co-load partners realize by executing a plan that made an impact on capacity utilization, sustainability, and cost.

Global expansion is a business reality for organizations faced with shrinking product margins, increasing competition, and a technology environment that gives customers unprecedented choice in the selection of products and services.

Products and requirements will constantly change to meet consumer needs, production changes, and sourcing challenges.

The Global Supply Chain and Risk Management Survey is a study of the supply chain operations and risk management approaches of 209 companies with a global footprint. As globally operating organisations, they are exposed to high risk scenarios ranging from controllable risks, such as raw material price fluctuation, currency fluctuation, market changes or fuel price volatility, to uncontrollable ones such as natural disasters.

As we move into 2017, global trade management executives need to brace against disrupters that have the potential to send supply chains into tailspin.

This University of Tennessee Global Supply Chain Institute whitepaper addresses the key issues in supply chain sustainability transparency, it presents the results that demonstrate the relationship between sustainable supply chain visibility, traceability, integrity, and transparency.