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

SCMDOJO

Higher Costs and Lower Profits: While recession may incur low demand, operational costs such as energy and transportation can remain high or fluctuate unpredictably. During the 2008 recession, Walmart strengthened its supply chain by investing in predictive analytics and real-time demand forecasting.

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The Next War Will Be Fought in Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

The recent port strike, the closed shipping lane that forced a shift to air transport, the bridge that blocked a port, even the grid brownout that slowed manufacturing, might have seemed like random disruptions. Your supply chain is already directly in the line of fire. But take a closer look. We’ve seen this play out before.

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Year of Living Distribution Dangerously Redux 2025

Supply Chain Digest

It first ran in December 2008. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! They bring a level playing field to the transportation world that in the past was rigid but looked good on spreadsheets. It was a helluva year and heck of a story. Hope you enjoy. Gilmore Says. I went “native.”

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Trump Hits Mexico With 17% Tariff on Tomatoes

Supply Chain Brain

The deal was reworked to raise the price floor in both 2002 and 2008, before a new agreement that separated pricing categories for different types of tomatoes was signed in 2013. agreed to pause its investigation that same year after Mexico agreed to sell tomatoes at a set minimum price. border entries for bulk tomatoes.

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Mercedes, Porsche Slash Earning Forecasts

Supply Chain Brain

RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Global Trade & Economics Regulation & Compliance Automotive Retail Related Articles The World’s Carriers Are Earning the Most Money Since 2008 Porsche Faces Severe Supply Shortage after Flood at Aluminum Supplier Factory Ford to Slash 4,000 Jobs in Europe Over Next Three Years Related Directories Tecsys, Inc.

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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

In March 2023, the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index fell to the lowest level since November 2008. Yes, we have achieved greater normalcy in transportation. In the face of variability, this is two-to-six weeks too long to make allocation or procurement decisions. The ride is uphill, but the visibility is low. What is normalcy?

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3 ways supplier diversity in supply chain can positively impact your business

DELMIA Quintiq

The Atlanta-based company demonstrated that companies focusing “heavily on supplier diversity” generated a 133% greater return on procurement investments than the typical business. Kelli Saunders started Morai Logistics Inc,in 2010 as an agent for Mode Transportation, a leading third-party logistics company.