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Guest Blog – How To Identify Supply Chain Barriers To Boost Efficiency?

Gravity Supply Chain

Supply chain efficiency is essential for any business to remain competitive and profitable throughout its timeline. Identifying these barricades can be a challenge, but several key areas should be examined to boost supply chain efficiency.

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Supply Chain Can Teach Us Much About the Future of Professional  Education

MIT Supply Chain

Supply Chain Can Teach Us Much About the Future of Professional Education Labor issues command a lot of attention right now, and notably the challenge of how to find enough talent to meet current and future market demands. The supply chain industry is no exception in this sense. Consequently, companies?—?and

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Blockchain and Supply Chain are Becoming Inextricably Tied

Enterra Insights

In the past, articles about blockchain (aka distributed ledger) technology primarily focused on cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin. Increasingly, however, articles about blockchain technology focus on how it can help improve supply chain operations. ”[1]. ”[3].

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Managing Supply Chain Disruptions in the Middle East

Locus

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses in the Middle East fared well in facing supply chain risks compared to those from other regions, despite reportedly facing a high number of logistics shocks as seen in Africa. They have started earmarking their investments for food supply chain networks since the pandemic.

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How We Can Leverage Blockchain to Increase Transparency in Supply Chains

EcoVadis

Blockchain, the innovative technology that powers the digital currency market, has gained prominence since the introduction of the cryptocurrency bitcoin in 2008. Now, companies are starting to apply blockchain technology to improve supply chain management.

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Bleak Peak 2022 Leaves Shippers Feeling Less than Thankful

Intelligent Audit

YoY Volume Lapses Worry Air Cargo Companies. A step away from a normal holiday peak season , air cargo volumes and rates have continued to fall. Citing Clive Data Services, Supply Chain Dive wrote that airfreight demand fell for the eighth consecutive month in October. Volumes declined 8% YoY in October, and as of Nov.

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12 Freight Charges and Freight Fees: A Guide to Common Freight Shipping Costs, Charges, and Fees

Intelligent Audit

Freight managers have a lot to track and keep up with when it comes to logistical planning for shipments within the supply chain. A freight bill is essentially an invoice and is a useful tool for record-keeping and bill paying. Cargo Insurance. Currency Adjustment Factor. Special Equipment Fees.

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