News / A supply chain revolution: from globalisation to regionalisation in just five years

10/06/2016

The revolution is coming. In just five years, the supply chain will look entirely different as globalisation makes way for regionalisation, delegates at The Future of Logistics event head this week.

Sourcing patterns will be severely disrupted by new technologies, according to John Manners-Bell, CEO of Transport ...

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Karl Yeh
June 15, 2016 at 7:58 pm
Great article, especially on 3D printing. Everything from last mile delivery to prototyping to on-demand manufacturing. Do you see any unintended consequences from the rise of 3D printing? If on-demand becomes a trends, I would imagine that would place a huge stress on specific printable materialsand what happens to the oversees manufacturing?

But overall, the impact to the supply chain is going to be profound. We actually wrote a post on it too:
http://www.investcalgaryregion.ca/blog/4-ways-3d-printing-benefits-your-supply-chain

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