01/13/2023Savannah, GA ー A Global Commerce Hub Reading Time: 4 minutes As NFI continues to enhance its port network in the East, Savannah, GA, is emerging as a top import logistics and distribution market. The area is an import hotspot with one of the nation’s busiest and fastest-growing ports, centricity to significant markets, and intricate interstate highway access. Savannah is a cosmopolitan community with a European… Continue reading Savannah, GA ー A Global Commerce Hub
12/13/20222022 NFI Wrapped 2022 NFI WrappedReading Time: 6 minutes 90 Years of Excellence: A Story Still In The Making This year, NFI celebrated its 90th Anniversary, a milestone only made possible by the dedication of our people and partnerships with our customers. Since 1932 we’ve worked to build a culture that empowers employees, embraces innovation, and reinforces our commitment to customers. We thank those… Continue reading 2022 NFI Wrapped
11/08/2022Top Seven Fulfillment Frustrations eCommerce Brands Struggle With And How To Overcome Them Reading Time: 6 minutes Although eCommerce is projected to grow at a CAGR of 11.58% globally, eCommerce brands in the United States are having difficulties in scaling their business. A new report from NFI eCom revealed that most brands found scaling their business and expanding their fulfillment operations globally to be two of their biggest challenges. Nearly nine in… Continue reading Top Seven Fulfillment Frustrations eCommerce Brands Struggle With And How To Overcome Them
07/29/2022Industrial Real Estate Market Changes and Challenges | Q3 2022 Reading Time: 3 minutes A guest blog by Troy Adams, Vice President of Real Estate at NFI Supply chain volatility has changed how companies store and distribute goods. As a result, the industrial real estate sector has thrived as organizations pursue diversification for fulfillment processes, and manufacturers move their operations onshore. Consequently, new challenges are emerging, particularly concerning transporting… Continue reading Industrial Real Estate Market Changes and Challenges | Q3 2022
05/23/2022Using the Digital Twin: 4 Supply Chain Scenarios that Generate Savings Digital twin business and industrial process modelling. innovation and optimisation.Reading Time: 4 minutes A guest blog by Felipe Molino, Director of Supply Chain Engineering Solutions at NFI The Supply Chain Digital Twin is a virtual or digital copy of your business that runs parallel to a supply chain system to identify and quantify continuous improvement initiatives. The tool, which visualizes entire networks and uses data to strategically plan… Continue reading Using the Digital Twin: 4 Supply Chain Scenarios that Generate Savings
03/03/2022What’s in a name? Well, a lot, actually… Introducing Integrated LogisticsReading Time: 3 minutes Guest Blog by David Broering, President, Integrated Logistics It was clear from the beginning, when I joined NFI nearly a decade ago, that NFI’s existing set of services would partner seamlessly with a non-asset-based business model. The company was built in a way that non-asset business would drive greater overall results to the organization, and… Continue reading What’s in a name? Well, a lot, actually… Introducing Integrated Logistics
12/02/2021Transportation Management: People Led, Technology Enabled Reading Time: 3 minutes Meet the Team Making TM Operations Seamless Enabled by its proprietary technology, Navitrace, NFI’s experts leverage the most advanced transportation, BI, and analytics platforms to innovate customer networks with full transparency. In this video, Jim Hanselmann and Leanne Entwistle highlight how NFI’s teams are able to build modular microsystems suited for each and every customer… Continue reading Transportation Management: People Led, Technology Enabled
11/19/20212022 Intermodal Outlook Reading Time: 4 minutes An Interview with NFI’s RVP of Intermodal Operations, Mark McKendry The Intermodal market has faced unprecedented volatility and supply-side shortages for the past nineteen months. Many of the challenges facing the industry were well-publicized and could be categorized as five distinct, albeit deeply connected, issues: Consumer behavior Chassis shortages Drayage driver shortages Labor availability Port… Continue reading 2022 Intermodal Outlook
2021 Industrial Real Estate Wrap-up Reading Time: 4 minutes A guest blog by NFI’s Chief Development Officer, Michael Landsburg Over the last eighteen months, NFI’s Real Estate team has helped customers navigate the ins and outs of the industrial real estate market. The current market boom comes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and consequently, demand for new properties is higher than ever.… Continue reading 2021 Industrial Real Estate Wrap-up