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When it Comes to Ocean Shipping, We Have to See Beyond Today’s Squalls and Plan for the Long Term

Logistics Viewpoints

Every day has felt like a major squall, from natural disasters closing down manufacturing facilities and ports, to container shortages and labor issues, to rising costs and the ongoing pandemic. This includes reevaluating resource allocation. It’s an apt metaphor for ocean shipping these past many months.

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Cargo Flight Launches a Vital Link in the Ebola Response Effort

MIT Supply Chain

Many resources in the Ebola response effort have appropriately focused on Ebola treatment; this flight launches an important new step in the response by providing training and supplies for health workers to safely resume vital services. Some manufacturers have increased their output as demand has soared.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

Although our core focus is not on freight forwarding services, we still love to connect the community to providers and technology of value to shippers who are in the pursuit of efficiencies and resource reduction in order to remain competitive. McLean purchases a steamship and a railroad terminal company. Readers' choice! Significance.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 6-10, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Wal-Mart taps manufacturer database to aid U.S. UPS Tests Electric Cargo Bike in Basel. that “is focused on addressing the three biggest challenges facing businesses today: serving multiple channels profitably; making intelligent and profitable fulfillment decisions; and creating an adaptive manufacturing environment.”

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

But in today's rapid-fire world, the wait-and-see approach is the most costly one, and is almost guaranteed to maximize the time and resources spent on expediting fees and last-minute scrambling. Potential Sources of Disruption. Identifying sources of risk and developing a plan are only part of the story. Loss of talent/skills.

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

But in today's rapid-fire world, the wait-and-see approach is the most costly one, and is almost guaranteed to maximize the time and resources spent on expediting fees and last-minute scrambling. Potential Sources of Disruption. Identifying sources of risk and developing a plan are only part of the story. Loss of talent/skills.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more.