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As a result of further outsourcing of non-core competencies, organisations are starting to realize that they have become more reliant on suppliers in terms of innovative power, security of supply, corporate social responsibility, and on-going cost savings.

Intersections is a quarterly analysis of global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the transportation and logistics (T&L) industry, and provides an overview of the most recent M&A results and our expectations for future deal activity.

Deal activity in the transportation and logistics industry had mixed results in the first quarter of 2015, as overall volume declined sequentially but deal value increased.

Every business in today’s world has opportunities and threats, so the key question for us is not to predict whether or not we have threats or opportunities, it’s whether or not we can be...flexible enough to be able to detect those threats or opportunities, and of course react to them.

The various opportunities, the large extent of change and the elevated need for investments make the industrial internet one of the most important topics for corporate management.

Intersections is a quarterly analysis of global merger and acquisition activity in the transportation and logistics industry - it provides an overview of the most recent M&A results and our expectations for future deal activity.

How can organisations start to mitigate the potential disruption on supply chains due to climate change risk?

New hubs, new spokes, new industry leaders?

Top two practices that Chinese companies are investing in are "End-to-end supply chain planning and visibility" and "Involvement of partners for capacity reservation".

Fit for the future Capitalizing on global trends. The number of CEOs who believe that the global economy will improve over the next 12 months has doubled to 44%, compared to the previous year.

Key findings in the transportation & logistics industry. 45% of T&L CEOs believe the economy will improve.

In 2014, we expect the transportation and logistics sector to experience 10.5 percent growth in announced volume and 15.5 percent growth in announced value compared with 2013.

You can read the experts’ views in this report. And we also present some suggestions on how transportation and logistics companies can position themselves. One thing is clear: the race is a marathon, not a sprint. Talent management will need to be at the very top of the agenda for transportation and logistics leaders for decades to come.

Each segment of the transportation and logistics industries – railroads, trucking, shipping, and airlines – is experiencing the dramatic impact of the shale energy revolution

The MIT Forum for Supply Innovation has released a report in collaboration with PwC, based on the results of its 2013 Global Supply Chain and Risk Management Survey.