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This Week in Logistics News (October 27-31, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… JDA Software Unveils New Brand Identity, Logo, and “Plan to Deliver” Tagline. CIMC and Globe Tracker Collaborate to Accelerate Global Adoption of Supply Chain Tracking, Monitoring and Asset Management Services and Equipment. Con-way Inc. In late April, C.H.

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Company kit Supply Chain Movement in 2014

Supply Chain Movement

Supply Chain Movement is a publication of Supply Chain Media. The 1st edition of Supply Chain Movement quarterly magazine has been launched in 2011. With more than 20,000 members; Supply Chain Movement has one of the most active supply chain groups on LinkedIn. . >>

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Climate Extremes Will Challenge Our Supply Chains (Guest Post by Anders Levermann, PIK)

SCM Research

In his recent Nature article, Climate Economics: Make Supply Chains Climate-smart , Anders Levermann argues that supply chains need to adapt to extreme weather. Links in global economic chains and world markets mean that flooding or heat-waves in one place can have repercussions elsewhere. Levermann, A.

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Top 25 Supply Chains Pt. 1: Masters category

Kinaxis

by CJ Wehlage On May 29, 2014, I posted a blog about the Top 25 Supply Chains predictions for 2015. The 2015 Top Supply Chains were #1 Amazon , #2 McDonald’s, #3 Unilever. The 2015 Top Supply Chains were #1 Amazon , #2 McDonald’s, #3 Unilever. Seven from 2011 are not on the 2015 ranks.

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Insights from MercuryGate User Conference 2014

Talking Logistics

Lots of interesting conversations, insights, and networking opportunities, which is exactly what took place earlier this month at the MercuryGate User Conference 2014 (MercuryGate is a Talking Logistics sponsor). The post Insights from MercuryGate User Conference 2014 appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Extreme weather is risky business for supply chains

Resilinc

Climate change and the extreme weather events it causes are becoming larger concerns for supply chain managers, their C-suite bosses, corporate boards, and major investors. And for OEMs in virtually every manufacturing industry, supply chains are where much of their climate change risk lies.

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The Competitive Advantage with David Bell and Peter Rentschler

The Logistics of Logistics

where he served as CEO until 2011 when Cargo was bought by Smith Transportation Services, Inc. Since 2014, Lean has worked with over 500 satisfied U.S.-based Peter Rentschler is CEO of Metafora , a management consulting and technology delivery firm focused on transportation, logistics, and supply chain. About Metafora.