INDUSTRY NEWS
Trade Balance Update September 6, 2023
Canada’s international merchandise trade deficit narrowed to $987 million in July, according to numbers just released by Statistics Canada.1 The deficit, down from a revised $4.9 billion a month earlier, comes as imports decreased 5.4% (m/m) and exports increased 0.7% [...]
Apps that are uberising the supply chain
Uber’s original smartphone app revolutionized the way people travel thanks to its transparent features. Launched in 2011, [...]
Export Gains From May Erased In Latest June Update
Longshoremen handling aluminum ingots at port. Photo Credit: JAXPORT, Meredith Fordham Hughes Statistics Canada released the [...]
The Smart Shipping Container Revolution
Most of today’s shipping containers are made of steel. But these traditional shipping containers come with a number [...]
Lessons of Military Logistics from the Front Lines
In WWII, military logistics set the tone for the future of international logistics. From 1939 to 1945, the [...]
Smart Semi Trucks and the Future of the Supply Chain
📷: Tesla The logistics industry has entered a new era. Consumers expect to receive goods within [...]
Trends for Operations Managers
This is a guest post from Goldbeck Recruiting Inc. Today’s operations managers continue to experience the massive overhaul [...]
Understanding AI In Supply Management
Some small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within supply chain management may feel uneasy about artificial intelligence (AI) and [...]
ROBOTS IN WAREHOUSES WITHIN THE NEXT TEN YEARS
It’s been said that in ten years, robots will be as common as cell phones. While the thought [...]
