07/16/2021The Dallas-Ft. Worth Distribution Advantage As the world regains its footing post-pandemic, the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area continues to grow economically. One of only two large U.S. metros to post three-year job gains, the Dallas region is recovering to pre-pandemic employment levels faster than all other large U.S. Metros.[1] Dallas ranks as the ninth-largest city in the United States with… Continue reading The Dallas-Ft. Worth Distribution Advantage
02/16/2021Industrial Real Estate 2021 Outlook Industrial Real Estate 2021 Outlook Featuring Michael Landsburg, Chief Development Officer at NFI What do you think will be in store for the logistics real estate market in 2021? As we look ahead to 2021, certainly on the industrial and logistics real estate side, we see continued growth in the market, demand for our space,… Continue reading Industrial Real Estate 2021 Outlook
02/08/2021Supply Chain Labor 2021 Outlook Supply Chain Labor 2021 Outlook Featuring Nancy Stefanowicz, EVP, Chief Human Resource Officer at NFI What do you think will be in store for the industry in 2021? All human resource (HR) professionals in 2020 have learned how to work through disruption. I think of 2008, the year the finance teams came into the forefront… Continue reading Supply Chain Labor 2021 Outlook
02/01/2021Distribution 2021 Outlook Distribution 2021 Outlook Featuring Bill Mahoney, EVP, Chief Commercial Officer What will be in store for the distribution industry in 2021? In 2021 we will always have some space, but I think overall the business will continue to be fairly tight. The real estate market also remained fairly tight and I think 2021 will be… Continue reading Distribution 2021 Outlook
01/08/20212020 Supply Chain Innovation Year in Review Year in Review: Supply Chain Innovation 2020 Jimmy Shafer, SVP Integrated Design & Solutions How would you summarize your experience with innovation and engineering in the supply chain industry this past year? From an engineering perspective, it really was about discovery and design. If you think about customer challenges, there are a lot of changing… Continue reading 2020 Supply Chain Innovation Year in Review
10/04/2020Digital Twin – The Key for Proactive Supply Chain Planning Guest Blog Post: Felipe Molino, Director of Solutions Engineering and Chris Pryer, Senior Scientist, NFI Disruptions have become commonplace in the supply chain industry. For years, natural disasters and ever-changing regulations have highlighted company and industry instability. Most recently, companies were proven ill-equipped to manage significant and immediate change after the global COVID-19 pandemic caused… Continue reading Digital Twin – The Key for Proactive Supply Chain Planning
02/12/2019Tips to Operating a Safe Warehouse In warehouses, workers face accidents related to forklifts, stacking of products, improper equipment use, inadequate fire safety provisions, and even repetitive motion, among many others. The warehousing industry experiences nearly 15,000 injuries and illnesses each year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.1 To help decrease these accidents, warehouse operators should always promote and… Continue reading Tips to Operating a Safe Warehouse
01/22/2019Distribution and Dedicated Transportation Outlooks: 2019 Guest Blog: William Mahoney, Senior Vice President, Sales at NFI Distribution Outlook Inventory levels in 2019 will continue to grow creating the demand for more third-party warehousing space in the coming year. Preemptive purchases for imported products from China looking to avoid new tariff fees will bleed out in the first half of 2019. Inventory… Continue reading Distribution and Dedicated Transportation Outlooks: 2019
12/11/20182018 Supply Chain Year in Review This past year, the supply chain industry evolved to accommodate numerous factors, such as advances in technologies like automation, tightening capacity, and the ELD mandate. NFI’s executive team shares their insight into the top trends of 2018. William Mahoney, Senior Vice President Distribution NFI’s distribution and cross-docking business continues to grow organically and through acquisition… Continue reading 2018 Supply Chain Year in Review
10/02/2018Hiring for the Holidays: How a 3PL Can Help Amongst the Labor Shortage The holiday season is almost here, but in the shadow of the upcoming months are retailers that are falling short on seasonal employees to meet the upcoming rush.1 There is a widening gap between openings and workers that will create more competition for seasonal hires this year. The number of new positions is outpacing labor… Continue reading Hiring for the Holidays: How a 3PL Can Help Amongst the Labor Shortage