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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

Supply chain disruptions are inevitable, whether resulting from natural disasters, technical failures, worker strikes, or other unforeseen incidents. What can supply chain managers do to ensure that action is taken quickly and efficiently when disruption strikes? Identify Risks in Your Supply Chain.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Warehouse Automation. Media Type.

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

Supply chain disruptions are inevitable, whether resulting from natural disasters, technical failures, worker strikes, or other unforeseen incidents. What can supply chain managers do to ensure that action is taken quickly and efficiently when disruption strikes? Identify Risks in Your Supply Chain.

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Seeking Logistics Perfection

Enterra Insights

Half-a-decade ago, Apptricity analysts wrote, “In the world of supply chain and logistics management, perfection remains an elusive goal. ” Supply chains are getting more complex and anyone familiar with networks knows complexity only increases as the number of stakeholders (aka nodes) grows.

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Next-generation supply chains: Efficient, fast and tailored

Global Trade Management

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Next-generation supply chains: Efficient, fast and tailored. PwC recently published a new survey about the "Next-generation supply chains: Efficient, fast and tailored". Supply chain Leaders. better supply chain efficiency has a measurable impact.

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Cargo Flight Launches a Vital Link in the Ebola Response Effort

MIT Supply Chain

The 63 metric ton air shipment of personal protective equipment (PPE) and sanitation supplies valued at some $1.8 This is a vital resource in a situation where supply of critical items such as protective coveralls has been constrained and demand for the right equipment fluctuates wildly. million grant from Paul G.

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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. Belgium has 41 airports, 26 of which have paved runways and six of which can handle large cargo aircraft. billion metric tons of goods in 2015. The office of Prime Minister is occupied by Charles Michel, who has served in the role since 2014.

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