Articles Tagged with ''supply chain''

The president and CEO of the Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD), Eric R. Byer, released a statement opposing the $85 billion merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. 

As geopolitical unrest, natural disasters, and shifting trade policies upend global logistics, resilient companies are transforming their supply chains to gain competitive advantage and ensure growth.

Like almost every manufacturing sector, the building and construction products industry generally worked through their backlog, focused on margins, and experienced an overall drop in customer demand last year, yet expect a positive year ahead. 

LMA Consulting Group Inc. has introduced a new services framework that helps manufacturers better understand and tackle the complexity of their supply chains.

LMA Consulting Group Inc., a supply chain consultancy led by Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, is introducing a hands-on program designed to help C-suite leaders unlock the full potential of their supply chains.

This issue of ASI features our annual roundup of the latest innovations in raw materials offered to adhesive and sealant formulators and manufacturers. Additionally, I encourage you to visit our updated Raw Materials, Chemicals, Polymers, and Additives Handbook. 

Proactive manufacturers are leaning on predictive demand planning processes to estimate and get ahead of changing capacity and down-the-line supply chain needs.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council's annual Conference and Expo will offer sessions covering myriad topics to help the industry build a better future through innovation.  

Risks abound in the global supply chain and goods movement systems. The only successful strategy to thrive is to create a resilient supply chain. According to the Global Port Tracker (GPT) report from Hackett Associates and the National Retail Federation (NRF), the specter of labor strife and new tariffs, along with strong sales, is driving U.S. retailers to keep imports surging through the spring. 

The Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD) sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging the administration to support and encourage congressional renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Trade Program.