E-Commerce Growth Surge Sparks a Logistics Free-For-All
Delivering on consumer demands poses a challenge for real estate and supply chain decision-makers.
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Supply Chain Execs Respond as Pandemic Creates E-Commerce Surge
Supply chain executives at XPO Logistics discuss the surge in e-commerce, which is going to play out for a long time to come.
Boom in E-Commerce Creating Workforce Opportunities
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the rise in e-commerce and created opportunities for fulfillment jobs, along with a need for increased automation and training.
Trends in Industrial Design Accelerated by E-Commerce
Future-proofing, building vertically, and mixed-use product integration are three trends that will shape the design of industrial assets for years to come.
Features
Attaining a Big-Picture Perspective With a Facility Master Plan
Don’t attempt a manufacturing site and facility master plan without these “must haves.”
Expanded Incentives Support the Growth in Remote Work
Local economies are benefitting from adding new jobs — whether those jobs are performed on-site or remotely — and they are incentivizing them, too.
Developing and Executing a Site Selection Game Plan
After an internal assessment of the company, the location team should focus on key success variables, appropriately weighted, and consult with needed subject matter experts.
Restarting Delayed Capital Projects
A collaborative approach to re-evaluation of delayed capital projects is in everyone’s best interest.
Food Processing
Workforce: A Primary Ingredient in the Evolution of the Food Industry
The global pandemic has accelerated changes occurring in the food and beverage industry, with a heightened focus on worker and consumer safety and automation technologies.
Finding the Sweet Spot in Food Plant Location Decisions
As new food plant construction continues in 2020, companies must take into account the factors most critical to their bottom line in order to maintain profitability for the life of the facility.
Cold Storage Is Hotter Than Ever
The Covid-19 pandemic has illuminated challenges and opportunities for both investors and occupiers of cold storage space.
Life Siences
Robust Development Plan Encourages Innovation and Expertise
Venture capital groups are raising money to invest in U.S.- based infrastructure for large-scale bio-therapy manufacturing, the need for which was highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
How to Navigate the Reshoring of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
With global vulnerabilities in the supply chain and the ever-changing landscape of the “new normal,” pharma industry leaders need to have a clear map for the road ahead.
Redevelopment of Space for Booming Life Sciences Firms
As life sciences firms look to ramp up production, many are considering redevelopment of sites formerly put to other uses.
Departments
First Person: Understanding and Investing in Current and Future Talent
Michelin’s Director of Business Intelligence and Analytics Rick Williams recently answered questions posted to him by Area Development’s editor about fulfilling a company’s workforce needs in these unprecedented times.
Vocational Training Alliances in Tough Times
Companies and communities must continue to invest in and destigmatize vocational training in order to bridge the manufacturing skills gap.
In Focus: The Evolving Role of Outdoor Spaces
Outdoor collaboration zones can provide workers with a sense of safety and return to “normal” in a post-COVID-19 world.
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Climate Change Concerns Begin to Take Center Stage
Locations that invest in resilience measures against climate change and catastrophic weather may be more attractive to investors.
Trends in Office and Industrial Parks
Allowing employees to continue to work remotely and possible moves to the less densely populated suburbs are among the factors that will affect corporate real estate in 2021.
Aligning Supply Chain with Corporate Social Responsibility
Area Development interviewed Brian Corde, Managing Partner, Atlas Insight LLC, at our Houston Consultants Forum. Our discussion covered how companies are devising and meeting their corporate social responsibility commitments.
Nondisclosure Agreements Best Practices When Negotiating Incentives
Although a company may want to keep its project information confidential when negotiating incentives, public records laws often require governmental transparency.
