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Ho Ho No! Port Congestion and Supply Chain Delays Threaten to Disrupt Christmas

Resilinc

COVID resurgence prolongs supply chain pain. In the background of the current turmoil: ongoing conversations in supply chain circles about re-shoring or near-shoring supply chains to reduce the complexity of logistics and dependency on Asian countries. The post Ho Ho No!

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Inventory is Everything with Jeff Flowers

The Logistics of Logistics

In the podcast interview, Jeff explains the importance of effective inventory management to supply chains. The ILWU is a labor union which primarily represents dock workers on the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii, and in British Columbia, Canada.

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Risk Management Can Be a Competitive Advantage, Part Two

Enterra Insights

2] With the world in a state of constant turmoil, supply chains risks abound. ”[3] In Part One of this article, I focused on four supply chain risk areas: Cybersecurity; climate change; geopolitics; and, suppliers/third parties. Did we take on too much risk?'”[4] Following are some of their suggestions.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

David Ho, a climate scientist at the University of Hawaii, wasn’t buying it. The majority of positions are for in-store workers while others roles are for the company’s supply-chain facilities. Aside from cutting down trees to make the straws, it turned out that the straws were not recyclable, so there was just as much waste.

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Vakil: chip shortage expected to last into 2023

Resilinc

With few exceptions, industry analysts and supply chain experts forecast that the shortage will last past 2022. Hawaii Foreign Trade Zone’s Trade News Weekly reported last week that Chinese ports are experiencing congestion even more severe than U.S. And that may not be soon enough.

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DHX-Dependable Hawaiian Express and Hawaiian Express Service Join Forces to Serve Hawaii, Alaska and Guam

Supply Chain Brain

DHX-Dependable Hawaiian Express, an ocean freight company serving Hawaii and Guam and Hawaiian Express Service, an ocean freight forwarder, have announced that they are combining their efforts to better serve the Hawaii, Alaska and Guam localities.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

The great news about supply chain compliance is that AB&R® makes it a breeze. Supply chain compliance may include things such as employee labor laws, hazardous material handling, and environmental concerns. Labels and Supplies. A compliant barcode is just the first step to supply chain compliance.