"It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future." So said a Danish wit nearly 80 years ago. But when it comes to divining the direction of the economy, why try?

The more connected you are with the world, the greater your ability to engage in trade - by a factor of 6 to 1. Those are the findings of a recent study released by The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which made a quantitative link between a country's air cargo connectivity and global trade.

On the surface, the European airline industry doesn't look much changed from 20 years ago: National flag carriers such as Air France, British Airways, Iberia, KLM and Lufthansa dominate a handful of giant hub airports. Dig a bit deeper, and you'll see that the market has shifted in a big way. Over the past decade or so, 10 legacy airlines across the region have combined into three huge groups, a consolidation that makes the market look a lot like the U.S.

Media portrayals of Millennials as lazy, entitled and selfish are unfair. On the contrary, they bring energy, passion, purpose and excellence.

After curing the ills of its founder's broken supply chain, ROi set out to remedy supply chain problems throughout the healthcare industry, and now services more than 100 hospitals.

Emerson Healthcare teams with logistics service provider Geodis to level the playing field for its roster of small to medium-sized manufacturers. The program makes it possible for them to compete with big suppliers for space on retail shelves.