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Supply Chain Disruptions Are New Opportunities – LogiSYM October/November 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Unlike SARS in 2003, the Covid-19 pandemic has spawned an unprecedented Global health pandemic. In the initial few months Global demand inevitably crashed affecting virtually every industry save for Essential Services. Supermarkets, food suppliers, pharmaceutical and medical industries were the main beneficiaries. CONCLUSION.

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FreightTech for Fortune 500 Shippers with Brad Forester and Mike Mulqueen

The Logistics of Logistics

With functional expertise in Global TMS Programs, Change Management, Organizational Design, and Systems Integration, he has been leveraging these skills to benefit clients since he founded JBF in 2003. JBF Consulting is a supply chain execution strategy and systems integrator for logistics-intensive companies of every size and any industry.

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What the Coronavirus Pandemic Means for Global Supply Chains

Shipchain

companies are particularly struggling with the lack of capacity in China, with over 44% of those interviewed revealing that they had no backup plan in the event of manufacturing disruptions from China, and between 50-60% experiencing delays or suffering from a lack of information from their Chinese suppliers. And according to AXIOS , U.S.

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Ooh, Scary Stuff, Kids. Tales from the Supply Chain Crypt.

Kinaxis

On average “supply chain disruptions can reduce shareholder value by 7%, with disruptions affecting stock prices even before formal announcements or coverage of impacts.”. It was about the norm according to research shared in the World Economic Forum Report. Wal-Mart’s frightening RFID debacle.

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Labor Strike Targeting U.S. Automakers- Update Five

Supply Chain Matters

The further notion is cited data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicating that since 2003, the average hourly wage for U.S. Thus, as this disruption passes its 29 th day, the implication to the industry’s extended supply and dealer networks take on more significance and cascading impacts.

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The COVID-19 Supply Chain Hit Could Trigger Recession in Australia

Logistics Bureau

To get a better picture of the economic mauling that Australia will potentially face in the months ahead, we need to understand the extent of the impact of the crisis in China on local businesses and industries. Why is the Australian Economy Particularly at Risk? Quite simply, China is Australia’s largest trading partner by a wide margin.

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How to Stop Disruption in the Supply Chain From the Coronavirus

Veridian Solutions

What’s the Real Risk to the Chinese Supply Chain? It has also become the center of global production networks in any number of key industries including electronics, automobiles, medical equipment, industrial machinery, and pharmaceuticals. Many have compared this outbreak to the SARS emergency of 2003.