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Freight Recession: Opportunity or Threat with Steve Elwell

The Logistics of Logistics

Steve Elwell and Joe Lynch discuss freight recession: opportunity or threat. His consulting clients include large publicly traded corporations and family businesses in industries from logistics to aerospace. Steve has lead multiple technology, manufacturing, and start-up businesses as CEO, COO, and President.

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Leading Inventory Attack Teams with Richard Lebovitz

The Logistics of Logistics

Over his 30+ year career in the supply chain, Richard has worked with manufacturers around the world in operations, supply chain, and lean strategy roles to develop systems that can manage complex supply chains on a global scale. Richard previously founded and led Factory Logic, Inc. acquired by SAP).

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Winds of change in freight transportation supply chain: Platooning technology

Kinaxis

Their testing spans across many industries including aerospace, automotive, surface transportation, construction, energy, and sports. I found it interesting to discover that one of their current projects has direct impact on supply chains; more specifically, on freight transportation. of domestic freight tonnage.

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Hurricane season 2024: how to prepare your supply chain

Resilinc

Discover why experts predict robust storms and how to safeguard your supply chain. The 2024 hurricane season is expected to be extremely active, with multiple forecasts predicting above-average activity, increasing the potential for supply chain disruptions. Resilinc’s data reflects this change.

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Prepare for Anything: Supply Chain and Ecosystem Predictions for 2022 and beyond….

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Recent cumulative events have increased the emphasis on the supply chain, emphasizing its importance and bringing it to the fore. As was quoted, “no one mentions the supply chain when it works, but when it fails….” A focus over the last 18 months has been on resiliency – being able to withstand shocks and changes.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

Some companies expect to cut ocean-freight rates by half or more, which in turn could allow retailers to slow or stop price increases for goods. 9, according to Xeneta, a Norway-based transportation data firm, reflecting lower freight demand as retailers cut orders and consumer spending continues to decline.

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Supply Chain Risk Report: Ukraine-Russia Conflict

Resilinc

As people in the Ukraine and around the world anxiously monitor the threat of war with Russia, supply chain managers must take stock of the risks to their supply chains and focus on potential mitigation measures. Other potential indirect risks include Russian cybersecurity attacks on the U.S.

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