Kris Bjorson, International Director and Head of Retail/e-commerce Distribution, Jones Lang LaSalle (March 2013)
Retailers and supply chain and logistics experts explore the challenges brought about by new consumer markets and their demands for quick product delivery.
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Area Development Magazine Special Presentation (Q1 / Winter 2013)
Although the survey results show no dramatic upswings in new facility or expansion plans, there are noted changes in site selection priorities – perhaps as a result of the lackluster economic recovery.
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Jim Romeo (Q1 / Winter 2013)
The manufacturing epicenters of the future will need to integrate supply chain, logistics infrastructure, work force, and community continuous improvement; the presence of rail services is an important link in that chain.
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Clare Goldsberry (Q1 / Winter 2013)
Regional sourcing is helping manufacturers save time and money; with that in mind, savvy suppliers are moving closer to the end users of their products.
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Craig Meyer, Executive Managing Director and leader of Jones Lang LaSalle’s Logistics and Industrial Services group, Jones Lang LaSalle (Q1 / Winter 2013)
Growth in “e-tailing,” as well as Class I railroad investment, is having a noticeable impact on the demand and development of industrial space.
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Area Development Online Research Desk (February 2013)
Although supply chains are becoming highly sophisticated and are vital to a company’s competitiveness, risk is inherent in their global nature.
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Dan Calabrese (February 2013)
Nevada was largely built by people who don’t mind taking risks with their money. So it’s ironic that one of the state’s leading economic growth opportunities at the moment is coming from data centers, an industry that sees in Nevada an opportunity to avoid risk.
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Will O’Shea, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, 3PD Inc. (Directory 2013)
Companies may need to realign their site selection strategies to stay ahead of the curve. Instead of merely focusing efforts on how goods are getting from point “A” to “B” today, they must also consider how they will travel tomorrow. Here’s a look at five supply chain trends worth watching...
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Yossi Sheffi, Director, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (Directory 2013)
Logistics clusters — communities of companies that share logistics expertise and know-how — have become key links in global supply chains and can be found in almost every region of the world. These agglomerations of firms have enjoyed significant growth because they deliver unique benefits to both companies and economies.
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Area Development Online Research Desk (December 2012)
New research from Jones Lang LaSalle reveals the top five reasons to consider Mexico as a key supply chain location.
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(November 2012)
Area Development’s 26th annual survey of corporate executives (published Winter 2012) found that highway accessibility topped the list of individual site selection factors, with 93.8 percent of those surveyed ranking this factor as “very important” or “important.” Here is an analysis of its importance…
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Mali R. Schantz-Feld (November 2012)
In Area Development’s 26th Annual Corporate Survey, proximity to major markets was considered “very important” or “important” by 83 percent of the survey respondents. The category jumped 8 places in the rankings — the survey’s greatest jump in importance - from the previous year’s Corporate Survey results.
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Richard J. Maturi (November 2012)
An efficient, cost-effective supply chain can be achieved by considering logistics early in the location decision process and continuously sharing information.
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Jim Romeo (Fall 2012)
Without a solid logistics infrastructure, a company could not efficiently and cost-effectively serve its customers and grow their business as well as its own.
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Christopher Stevenson, Associate Principal, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (Fall 2012)
As the market for warehouse, distribution, and manufacturing space near ports, airports, and intermodal transportation hub heats up, end users must to be aware of the environmental siting and permitting issues that come with the logistics hub territory.
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John Morris, Partner, Global Consulting Practice, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. (Fall 2012)
It's true that U.S. companies' returning operations from offshore spurs U.S. job growth, but what are the risks these companies face?
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John K. Borchardt (Fall 2012)
Increased fuel costs and congested highways have made rail shipping economically more attractive compared to shipping by truck. As a result, companies are forming to re-open stretches of once-abandoned rail lines.
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Area Development Online Research Desk (September 2012)
The U.S. East Coast is gearing up for an expanded Panama Canal as trade flows continue to shift among developed and emerging countries. This has resulted in increased competition for market share of inbound shipping.
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Mark Crawford (September 2012)
Kern County is developing a reputation for growing high-tech industries such as wind and solar power, aerospace, and distribution/logistics that need highly skilled workers.
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Mark Crawford (August 2012)
Companies choosing a location where PPPs are in place can benefit from the public and private sectors commitment to economic growth.
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