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The economic environment remains strong due to increasing domestic demand, favorable employment conditions, and high consumer confidence levels. Growth momentum is expected to be sustained in 2018, with the regional economy expected to grow by 2.1% in 2018. However, trade tensions, increase in energy prices, and uncertain policy environment are exp...

The Trend Opportunity Profiles Series identifies specific opportunities emerging from future trend evolutions. It is designed to help clients discover and prioritize the most consequential medium-to-long-term trends that are continually transforming their business’s growth environment. The series covers 9 key industries: Supply chain and logistics;...

Bearings are crucial for smooth operations of railway vehicles and for the safety of commodities and people being transported. Lowering noise levels and vibrations, high load carrying capacities, and long life are the expectations of bearings in rail. Rail axle bearings are mounted to the wheel axle journal and are a link between the wheel and fram...

The European logistics industry is considered to be an early adopter of technologies and innovations. With the emergence of the digital environment, traditional service offerings are increasingly being replaced with innovative logistics solutions driven by digital technologies. The regions focus on automation of freight audit and payment process co...

Warehousing accounts for 18% of the $12 trillion globally spent on logistics. Warehousing refers to the temporary storage of goods before they are distributed to the end user in the supply chain. The industry has evolved over the years from providing only storing goods to offering other value-added services such as picking and packing, sub-assembly...

With the expanding BRICS bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), there has been an increased drive to reduce Western dominance and build South-South collaboration. Members are involved in developing technologies and infrastructure to reduce dependence on traditional, Western-based technologies. This strategic shift spans sectors such...

The eCommerce and logistics industries are entering a period of accelerated transformation driven by the need for higher throughput, improved accuracy, and real-time operational intelligence. Emerging sensor technologies are becoming essential to support this shift as fulfillment centers, transport networks, and last-mile operations manage rising c...

The Trend Opportunity Profiles Series covers specific opportunities emerging from future trend evolutions designed to help clients discover and prioritize the most consequential medium- to long-term trends that are continually transforming their business growth environment. These trend opportunity profiles cover 12 key industries: aerospace and def...

This research explores the powerful global forces that will reshape business, society, and technology over the coming decade, offering a holistic view of the megatrends redefining the future operating environment. These forces span geopolitical fragmentation, demographic divergence, technological acceleration, environmental pressures, and fundament...