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Can You Predict Supply Chain Disruptions in an Unpredictable World?

Logility

Prior to the pandemic, efficiency meant just-in-time manufacturing, but disruptions exposed the flaw in this approach. Production halts, container and transport shortages, and port logjams are just a few of the factors eating away at both efficiency and profits. Then came Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Will the Inflation Reduction Act Reduce Supply Chain Costs?

Intelligent Audit

for the 12 months ending December 2021, the largest calendar-year increase since data were first calculated in 2010. 2022 ushered in a year of higher fuel prices attributed to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in March, declines in spot rates, and higher inventory levels for many retailers. Impact Could Be Seen `in early to mid-2023’.

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Freight In The Year Of The Monkey

Freightos

While China’s domestic transport infrastructure is ranked high on global indices (e.g. The “Economic Belt” shortens rail transport time from China and Europe, with the prospect of spurring Central Asian and Eastern Europe economies, with better trade connections to Western Europe and North East Asia.

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Supply Chain Matters Editorial Commentary- Notions of Rethinking Global Supply Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Matters

In this Supply Chain Matters editorial commentary we address the dichotomy of revisiting supply chain strategic sourcing strategies in the wake of a rapidly changing l landscape of challenges. Strategic Sourcing Shifts Away from China. Basis of Materials Strategic Sourcing. Background.