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UK Automotive Manufacturing: Brexit’s Influence Today
Well, to those that have suggested that Brexit is but a minor issue and that self-interest and common-sense geopolitics would yield little negative impact to the UK economy - someone should tell the UK automobile industry to not worry. And from what we've been hearing from non-automakers there is fairly widespread concern in the corporate community about potential impacts of Brexit to trade.
Competing Directly With UPS and FedEx: the eCommerce Logistics Revolution
Amazon: Another Parcel Competitor? Today’s Wall Street Journal made “official” what logistics and supply chain professionals have known for some time-that Amazon is as much a logistics company as it is a retailer or a Cloud provider (Amazon Web Services) or an electronics designer (Amazon Kindle, Alexa, etc.).
GLDPartners Webinar – Washington’s Direction: Implications for Trade, Infrastructure & Economic Development
The first of these free webinars will be held on November 9th at 2PM EST and the topic will be: Post US Election Federal Briefing. GLDPartners will present a forward assessment about the US federal budget, policy and regulatory and the likely impacts resulting from the Presidential Election.
Some shippers shifting modes due to Hanjin-caused ocean backlogs
As might be expected, the Hanjin bankruptcy debacle has impacted many ports and logistics firms quite significantly and it has caused havoc to a wide spectrum of shippers and their supply chains. Whether it is electronics products being stranded on a vessel or automotive products coming off an assembly line in Asia and bound for Europe or North America, shipper supply chain risk management is experiencing high-focus from very senior corporate management.
An Indication of Something Larger: Atlas Air pilots voice ‘serious concerns’ with Amazon contract
It’s fascinating to watch the dance between the ecommerce behemoth and its “logistics partners” now begin to play itself out. Amazon is a very large procurer of logistics services and they are used to calling the shots. Their business requires an extremely tight operational model and the transfer of incremental cost and risk is hugely important to their future success. Whether it’s the air carrier or some of their new ecommerce hub airports, expectations of opportunity are high, yet this is an uncomfortable period where costs and risks are being shifted downward.
Mid-California International Trade District P3 Moving Ahead
California's Economic Future. Is in its interior. Much is written about California's difficult business climate and how business suffers from a challenging regulatory and permitting environment. As a company that works with businesses across both the US [...]