Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2014

There was the infamous 11-day shutdown in 2002 , and just two years ago, 800 clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach went on strike , shutting down the ports for eight days and costing the region’s economy about $8 billion. Midwest and suspended service for a week.”. West Coast ports.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 27, 2014

The last shutdown occurred in the fall of 2002, as retailers were preparing for the Christmas holiday period. billion a day, disrupt 169,000 jobs, and cost the average household $170 in purchasing power. It lasted 10 days and cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars. What’s at stake this time?

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 4, 2023

alone, colleges and universities awarded 83,263 bachelor’s degrees in engineering in 2012, a 37% increase over the 60,605 degrees conferred in 2002. Supply chain insourcing Supply chain disruption seems to be a permanent condition. Breaking it down In the U.S. 3 What’s the allure?

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The Drewy World Container Index , which stood at $9,304 per 40-foot container at the beginning of 2022, was reported as $2,120 by the end of 2002. During 2022, as consumers shifted their physical goods buying patterns away from products and into travel and services, global shipping volumes steadily declined and so did spot rates.

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Logility

JUNE 8, 2021

“Our performance reflects increasing adoption of cloud-based supply chain transformation solutions and our backlog as measured by our Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO) increased 51% to $116 million in the fourth quarter when compared to last year, which demonstrates the longer-term commitment of our customers to our platform and services.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 25, 2016

Can people really trust information produced from a system under high stress, high risk, supply chain disruption situations? For example, a Russian passenger jet and cargo plane in 2002 crashed in a mid-air collision. Humans tend to rely on available information while completing complex tasks.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

As noted in our prediction background, economic, business and global supply chain sentiment reinforce the need for constant analysis, scenario-focused decision-making, and continued readiness for supply chain pivots to unexpected or rapidly changing developments.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

BR Williams has been an ISO 9001 Quality Management-certified company since 2002. Navigating the Challenges of the Logistics Industry The logistics industry faces various challenges, from unpredictable weather events and rising fuel costs to complex regulatory requirements and supply chain disruptions.

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Logility

JUNE 24, 2021

The award was given by Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the only supply chain publication covering the entire global supply chain. The supply chain industry has been challenged with a host of supply chain disruptions over the last year.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 4, 2017

billion, and involved more than 6 million cars worldwide produced since 2002 [2]. Why was General Motors’ so unprepared for such a disruption? How much would GM have saved shareholders if its supply chain had been more resilient, and could have minimized the number of vehicles impacted by the recall? 1] China and U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2021

While New Coke would linger for quite some time, it was discontinued in 2002, with a limited re-release in 2019. Supply chain disruptions such as the US – China trade war, increased demand during the pandemic, and most recently, the Suez Canal lockage, has caused an international shortage of shipping containers.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 29, 2015

He is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis, and supply chain management, which are the subjects he teaches and researches at MIT. Professor Yossi Sheffi was on a sabbatical in the UK in 2002, when the world was still reeling from the 9/11 attacks. There are two types of high-impact supply chain disruption.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 15, 2021

The SCRC’s Supply Management Maturity Index was highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article , that identified the companies best prepared to weather the storm ahead in terms of supply chain disruptions. As one manager noted, “Supply market intelligence may be the only competitive advantage of the future!”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The Biden Administration announced in June that it was establishing a supply chain disruptions task force to address supply-demand mismatched that emerged as the economy recovered. But that is negligible compared to total container volumes. Current Government and Private Initiatives to Alleviate Bottlenecks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

As supply chain leaders face heightened demand uncertainty and extreme supply chain disruption, the answer is not going to come from Silcon Valley. Big Tech innovation did very little to improve supply chains, but the implications of these layoffs loom large adding another layer to the current disruption.

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