Borderlands Mexico: Nearshoring boom brings more production closer to US

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Nearshoring boom bringing more production closer to US; Mexican and US officials sign agreement to expand international bridge; Old Dominion Freight Line receives approval for new terminal near Phoenix; and construction begins for 785,000-square-foot logistics park in Houston.

Nearshoring boom bringing more production closer to US

Mexico registered a record $36 billion...

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AI isn’t new to the supply chain, but ChatGPT is expanding its role

ORLANDO, Fla. — If there were a contest to find the buzzword that sums up the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium, the winner would be clear: AI.

Companies boasted about their artificial intelligence bona fides on the floor of the recently concluded show. The flood of emails sent to journalists covering the event, offering up interviews with executives, almost all touted the AI credentials of the companies being pitched. And with international media focused on the capabilities of AI-driven ChatGPT in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ai-isnt-new-to-the-supply-chain-but-chatgpt-is-expanding-its-role

Mexico-based suppliers gaining ground in global manufacturing

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico-based suppliers are gaining ground in global manufacturing; John Deere is transferring some U.S. operations to Mexico; Texas officials have established a joint Gulf Coast operations center; and a trucker is charged for allegedly attempting to smuggle $18 million worth of meth. 

Mexico-based suppliers gaining ground in global manufacturing 

While China and other...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mexico-based-suppliers-gaining-ground-in-global-manufacturing

Moves like Jaggaer: The forefront of automatic replenishment

Jaggaer is at the forefront of the autonomous commerce revolution

Moving product from supplier to buyer is one of the biggest challenges brands face amid supply chain disruptions that have driven a wedge in the procurement process. But nobody moves quite like Jaggaer.

Headquartered within the Research Triangle in North Carolina, Jaggaer is a software platform that automates procurement for major clients like Siemens, JLL, AstraZeneca and even the government of Dubai. The company’s flagship solution, Jaggaer One, is a part of what CEO Jim Bureau has dubbed the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/moves-like-jaggaer-the-forefront-of-automatic-replenishment

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