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Coronavirus Highlights Fragility of Global Supply Networks

Jaggaer

Procurement professionals around the world are sitting up and paying attention, especially in sectors with globally integrated supply chains. In such a crisis, virtually all supply categories appear “strategic”: as CNN business bluntly put it , “ You can’t make a car with 99% of the parts. Heavy industry.

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Hurricane Season Brings New Risks to Pandemic-stressed Supply Chain Chains

Enterra Insights

supply chains face seasonal risks as the hurricane season begins — and it could be a tough season. Generally, however, technology can help. These catastrophic storms can cause supply chain disruptions due to port and airport closings, flooding of major roads, communication disruptions and power outages.

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The Digital Twin is the Next Big Technology Enabler

Requis

With hindsight, some technologies are revealed as not only promoters of progress, but enablers of other technologies. The digital twin is going to be one of those technology enablers. The digital twin is going to be one of those technology enablers. NASA’s original “pairing technology” was an early form of digital twin.

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Guest blog: With the Truck Driver Shortage, How Many More Drivers will be Enough?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Robinson Director of Research and Market Intelligence: The truck driver shortage is top of mind for many as supply chain disruptions continue, port backlogs persist, and the gap between inventory supply and sales demand widens. Our relationships with research firms and universities like Michigan State, combined with C.H.

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Formula for Disaster – How the U.S. Formula Shortage Was Shocking  But Not Surprising 

Logility

Lack of effective supply chain planning in food & beverage can have life-or-death implications. The closure of the Abbott Nutrition facility in Michigan last February may have ignited the nationwide infant formula shortage, but this was (and still is) a fragile supply chain that could have broken for any number of reasons.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Revenue data is sourced from the companies’ websites and market research platforms such as Macrotrends. Revenue: $74.969 billion (12 months ending March 31, 2020), $74.094 billion (2019) Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia, USA CEO: Carol Tome 2. billion (December 2019) Headquarters: Bonn, Germany CEO: Frank Appel 3. Revenue: €63.3