Supply & Demand Chain Executive: Prices Continue to Jump as Shipping Limitations Forecast for Q3
Thomas anticipates a 5-8% increase in sourcing for shipping services (alongside predicted growth in trucking services) during Q3. Prices for medical equipment, packaging, printed circuit boards, labels, lumber and more will continue to increase, as shipping limitations impact the supply chain well into Q3, according to a Thomas report.
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Supply Chain Dive: Supply chain 'stretched' for cardboard boxes, wood pallets: Thomas
Cardboard boxes and wood pallets saw heightened demand in Q2, according to Thomas, as buyers continue to encounter challenges sourcing shipping equipment.
This article can also be found on Waste Dive and The Journal of Healthcare Contracting.
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NEW Thomas Report: Shipping Limitations Forecast for Q3, Drive Up Demand, Prices Across Industrial Sector
This press release was issued on June 19, 2021
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Plastics Today: 3 Hot Manufacturing and Sourcing Trends Happening Right Now
Experts at Thomas share the latest manufacturing, sourcing, and supply chain trends they're seeing, including one huge "stop,drop, and roll moment."
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Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry: 3 Hot Manufacturing and Sourcing Trends Happening Right Now
Experts at Thomas share the latest manufacturing, sourcing, and supply chain trends they're seeing, including one huge "stop,drop, and roll moment."
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The Peggy Smedley Show: Insights on Home and Material Costs
In this episode of The Peggy Smedley Show, Tony Uphoff and Peggy Smedley talk about the rising cost of building materials including lumber. The causes that have led to these cost rises are a combination of factors including tariffs.
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Plastics Technology: What's Ahead for Manufacturing in 2021? Reshoring and lots of it, studies show.
Thomas last month released the findings of its State of North American Manufacturing 2021 Annual Report. While we’re already more than midway through the year, the report is chock full of interesting data that you might find useful as you map out your own business plans and strategies for 2021 and well beyond.
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Supply Chain Management Review: Global Supply Chain Management Updates
Thomas, a leader in product sourcing, supplier selection, and marketing solutions for industry, released its 2021 State of North American Manufacturing Annual Report last month, sharing insights from its latest survey canvassing the North American manufacturing and industrial sectors.
Cloud Wars Podcast: Is Big Data Overhyped - Episode 27
In this episode of Uphoff on Industry, Tony Uphoff and Bob Evans explore why, though we've seen extraordinary advances in big data, data analytics and data sciences, it's harder to find examples of extraordinary insights of the use of big data.
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Supply Chain Management Review: Reshoring Could Drive $443 Billion in U.S. Economic Value Over Next 12 Months
Thomas, a leader in product sourcing, supplier selection, and marketing solutions for industry, released its 2021 State of North American Manufacturing Annual Report sharing groundbreaking insights from its latest survey canvassing the North American manufacturing and industrial sectors.
