Flexport Warehousing staff are tapping into their individual resilience and dedication to teamwork to uphold service quality, while supporting frontline responders and safeguarding customer shipments during a time of unprecedented chaos.
The coronavirus pandemic has severely impacted the economy. And for some, it's now calling into question whether global supply chains are a good idea. To the extent that it is really the events of the crisis that are prompting a reexamination of globally-distributed production,…
Get takeaways from the recent Flexport virtual media roundtable, "The Future of Freight and Logistics," to discuss how freight forwarders and other businesses are responding to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on supply chains.
Businesses are under pressure to instill work from home (WFH) policies for employees to help stop the spread of Coronavirus—just as some communities are enforcing shelter in place mandates. Logistics managers and others involved in supply chain management will no doubt find…
China still leads in global manufacturing output, even as suppliers have moved factories to Southeast Asia to mitigate the impact of the trade war and rising tariffs. But as most businesses close for up to 10 days for the Chinese New Year, the movement of goods through the…
When it comes to measuring the performance of a supply chain, logistics teams have many performance indicators to consider: inventory accuracy, cash-to-cash cycle time, total cost of goods sold. According to McKinsey, however, the top supply chain driver for consumer products…
German luggage brand Horizn Studios partners with Flexport to streamline its supply chain and improve on-time shipment and monthly business growth rates.
Volatility has reigned in 2019. Businesses are feeling stretched and crunched at once, but 2020 offers opportunities. Understanding the lessons learned from the past year offer insights that can help build a more successful year ahead.