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Advancing Resilience Amidst Trade Disruptions and Tariff Swings

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Advancing Resilience Amidst Trade Disruptions and Tariff Swings by Dr. Shereen Nassar, Global Director of Logistics Studies and Director of MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Suite at Heriot-Watt University Dubai Supply chain resilience has become a crucial topic of discussion in our interconnected and globalised world.

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The Top 6 Trends in Logistics Impacting Shippers in 2017

GlobalTranz

The election is over, but the race is just starting for logistics providers. From Amazon to hyper-local retailers, 2017 will be a year of intense scrutiny and pressure on logistics providers. Fortunately, your organization can get ahead of the learning curve by knowing what trends in logistics to watch for this year.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

The VP of Supply Chain and Logistics at our house (aka my wife) has been out of the country this week. I have to go to the grocery store again today to replenish our inventory (yeah, I don’t shop for groceries online; as the son of a bodegero, I’m old fashioned that way.). Hurricane Michael: How Can Logistics Professionals Help?

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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. So acute is the shortage of warehouse space that some companies are not merely stockpiling inventory.

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Getting Started with AI in Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Consider a planner in Brazil working with the previous lead time prediction example, who has forgotten how to update the parameters. Someone remembered they still had inventory of the old bottles, a eureka moment built on human expertise and institutional memory, features that a system doesn’t possess, even when enhanced with AI.

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The difference between supply chain and logistics explained

Unleashed

However, when people refer to supply chains, they often use the terms ‘supply chain’ and ‘logistics’ interchangeably. The difference between supply chain and logistics. The life of coffee begins with growers in the likes of Brazil or Vietnam. What is logistics? Examining KPIs: Supply chain vs. logistics.

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Ultimate Guide To Technologies That Are Transforming Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Cloud technology allows organizations to combine all supply chain and logistics information into a single, central solution. IoT supports operational efficiencies in areas such as asset tracking, inventory management and forecasting, improving productivity and aiding decision-making across the supply chain.