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A Coronavirus Supply Chain Success Story: Public-Private Team Effort to Get Logistics Tech to 1st Responders

Savi

Around the world, airlines were cutting passenger flights which also meant less air freight capacity. Just as we got the air cargo carrier to guarantee us some space on a plane, the plant manufacturing those parts was put under shutdown orders. Manufacturing plants were shutting down. Persistence led to success! Or so we thought.

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Applying History’s Lessons to New Resiliency Plans

CH Robinson Transportfolio

These advantages are enabled by a couple key capabilities: Technology : Technology advancements and our collective supply chain knowledge has come a very long way since my blog post from 2012. The logistics industry has undergone a massive digital transformation that enables us to have smart, connected global supply chains.

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The Top Dozen Supply Chain Innovations of All-Time

Operations and Supply Chain Management

This is perhaps most manifestly seen right now in the Internet of Things and how industrial companies especially are currently or prospectively leveraging IoT to create new products and services. It’s pretty simple why: innovation is what drives the growth and attractive margins.