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Technology Alone Won’t Integrate Your Supply Chain with Paul Jensen

The Logistics of Logistics

To have a truly integrated supply chain companies need to have a supply chain partner that will couple the technology with the people and physical assets (trucks, terminals, warehouses, etc.) From 2011-2016, he worked for DuPont Pioneer as senior manager of logistics and contracting. required to be effective and efficient. About Ruan.

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Autoliv’s Supply Chain Risk Management Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

The main take aways from the presentation earlier this year were the following: The auto industry has made supply chain risk management a priority since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. They wanted these diverse sources of information pulled together in one central, user-friendly location they call their “garage.”

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What is Economic Order Quantity & its Advantages

SCMDOJO

While Total Landing Cost (TLC) includes other types of costs like; transporting, storage, risk, delivery, and quality, and the more complicated analysis, the Total cost of ownership (TCO) , includes the TLC, in addition to the ongoing lifetime, operating, durability, end-life disposal cost, …etc. Boston Munich: Pearson, 2011.

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3 Top Challenges of Modern Material Handling and How the Industry is Tackling Them

USC Consulting Group

One notable external challenge is the impact of labor shortages on transportation and logistics, which are vital components of material handling operations. From handling hazardous chemicals in facilities to lifting heavy loads in warehouses, workers in this supply chain sector regularly risk their health and lives.

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Supply Chain Risk: It’s Not Whether Severe Weather, but When

Enterra Insights

As supply chains continue to garner negative headlines — thanks to snarled transportation systems, closed factories, and product shortages — supply chain professionals are facing a future in which severe weather will continue to give them headaches. The previous record for billion-dollar events in a year was 16, in 2017 and 2011.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

LevaData to Transform Strategic Sourcing for Global Procurement and Supply Chain Leaders. Manhattan Transportation Management Enhancements Enable the Acquisition and Supervision of Additional Shipment Capacity. Transplace Selects New Equity Partner TPG Capital. Convey Closes $8.25 Million in Series B Funding.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1-5, 2018)

Talking Logistics

E2open Acquires Transportation Management Systems Provider Cloud Logistics. HighJump Launches Warehouse Control System at CSCMP Edge 2018. Like I wrote earlier this week, there is always something new to talk about in the transportation management systems (TMS) market. and Canada Reach Nafta Deal (WSJ – sub.