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Supply Chain Risk Report: Ukraine-Russia Conflict

Resilinc

As people in the Ukraine and around the world anxiously monitor the threat of war with Russia, supply chain managers must take stock of the risks to their supply chains and focus on potential mitigation measures. Russian trade has dropped in recent conflicts, especially Russian aggression in Chechnya and Georgia.

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Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014

Talking Logistics

The value of peer-to-peer learning and networking was evident at last month’s Ryder Innovate conference — “an exclusive gathering of senior leaders in transportation, logistics, and supply chain seeking strategic insight, new ideas, and thought leadership to improve their supply chain and fleet operations.”

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Supply Chains and the Circular Economy, Part 1

Enterra Insights

In the meantime, people are beginning to realize that commodity shortages could persist if global supply chains don’t fully engage in a circular economy. In the first installment of this two-part article, I want to lay the groundwork for why circular supply chains are a good idea — even if they are difficult to implement.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

Founded in 2014, Magazino employs around 130 people. ABB has opened a new facility in Alpharetta, Georgia, to serve as the company’s dedicated center for robotic automation in the logistics and packaging industries. In addition to its shareholding, which has existed since 2020 and was increased to 21.7 The new facility in Blair, Neb.,

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Why is a Data Center Like a Supply Chain?

Elementum

They don’t seem too similar, but data centers could benefit from supply chain management. Last week Facebook revealed that it will be building a new data center — its ninth in the US — in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2014, there were an estimated 3 million data centers in the United States alone. But that’s just one example.

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Going in Circles? It’s Good for the Environment.

Enterra Insights

Georgia Wilson predicts the circular economy represents the future for the supply chain. She reports, “In the next 18 months, 70% of supply chain leaders are planning to invest in circular economies.”[1] Creating a circular supply chain. Today that is changing.

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Material Handling Institute US Roadmap for 2015: Can’t Wait for 2025!

Supply Chain View from the Field

MHI (“The Industry That Makes Supply Chains Work”) publishes an annual U.S. In fact, many of my predictions made in 2014 also appear in my 2015 predictions as well. . Other predictions include total supply chain visibility – and development of GPS capabilities across transportation assets.