Suzanne Richer, director of trade advisory practice with Amber Road, sketches out the major trends that are disrupting global supply chains today.

In Silicon Valley, a roomful of prognosticators gather once more to divine the future of global supply chains.

When will ocean carriers shed their obsession with vessel size? Not anytime soon, according to one economist.

Just about every observer of the economy agrees that a recession is coming. The only question is when. Given the inevitability of a downturn, what are companies doing to prepare? 

Freight volumes and pricing are continuing to weaken in air, rail and truck markets, according to the Cass Freight Index Report for September.  The additional signs of contraction suggest that an economic downturn might be in the offing.