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Is Your Supply Chain Recession Proof? A Guide for Building a Resilient Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

Regrettably, periods of economic hardship can also witness an increase in cargo theft as criminals exploit potential lapses in security. Shipping networks may experience delays and disruptions, potentially exacerbated by cost-cutting measures within the logistics sector. Instead, focus on strategic efficiency improvements.

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2025 Texas Trucking Show: A Reminder That Trucking is Still a People Business

Freight Waves

Joe Ethiridge, AKA “Truck Show Joe” and Southern Transport , never disappoints and showed out with his American Peterbilt, a 2004 379 Ultra Day Cab masterpiece with a CAT 550 to represent American power alongside Rex Oilfield Services, who showed up with an entire fleet of impressive artwork on wheels.

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Industry Transformation: Advanced Manufacturing and Digitalisation of Supply Chain-Logistics

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

PSA has developed and upgraded CALISTA ,a Digital Platform that will seamlessly integrate Physical Cargo Flows, Regulatory Trade- related Information Flows as well as Financial Flows. Mr Singh was the Chief Executive of SATS Airport Services from 1998 to 2004. TRANSFORMATION OF SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS VIA DIGITALISATION.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

The port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products. According to a widely cited framework by Christopher and Peck from “Building the Resilient Supply Chain” (2004), supply chain resilience consists of four dimensions: robustness, agility, redundancy, and flexibility.

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10 Books Logistics And Supply Chain Experts Need To Read

Freightos

All those books would weigh 49,000 kilograms – half the cargo mass of a Boeing 747-200F. Amazon has 31,817 books about supply chain and 24,934 about logistics. That’s 56,751 supply chain and logistics books. Stacked, those books would be as tall as 10.7 Empire State Buildings. They drive powerful supply chains.

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Measuring Transportation Vehicle Utilization: The KPIs

SCMDOJO

Space utilization, or vehicle fill, is a critical metric that can be measured in various ways: Pallet numbers and height: While common, this method can be misleading depending on cargo density. Deck-area coverage: This measures the percentage of floor space used by cargo and is particularly relevant when stacking height is restricted.

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Managing End-to-End Supply Chain Security Like A Pro

Supply Chain Opz

Customs and Border Protection with focus on the international cargoes bound for the United States. 4) 24-Hour Rule: under this rule, sea carrier is required to transmit descriptions of the cargo bound for the United States. 2) FAST Program : Free and Secure Trade is also a program initiated by U.S. Supply Chain Security. Government.