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A Tale of Two Industries: Surprising Demand Spikes amid Supply Chain Disruption

ToolsGroup

It’s human nature to miscalculate how best to respond to supply chain disruptions–either over- or under-steering in anticipation of a crisis. Optimists often delay preparing for supply chain disruption for fear that contingency actions lead to self-fulfilling prophecies. My company Advancetics B.V.

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BR Williams Logistics, LLC Earns ISO 9001:2015 Certification: A Commitment to Quality and Excellence in Transportation

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

The ISO 9001:2015 standard provides a framework for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving a quality management system that enhances customer satisfaction and drives operational excellence. We are happy to announce BR Williams has been an ISO 9001 Quality Management Certified Company since 2002.

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Supply Chain Disruption. A Deeper Look Into Context, Causes, and Trends  

Elementum

These self-imposed problems are, not surprisingly, endemic to major successes with outmoded approaches, and in the face of today’s new challenges and demands, they’ve exacerbated an already urgent supply chain crisis. Supply Chain Disruption: A Closer Look at Macro Factors. The post Supply Chain Disruption.

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What Were the Top 5 Supply Chain Disruptions of 2015

RFgen

The most impactful event is a factory fire or explosion, followed by a labor strike or some other type of worker disruption. A hurricane or typhoon was the third-most impactful disruption in 2014. The post What Were the Top 5 Supply Chain Disruptions of 2015 appeared first on RFgen.

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What Were the Top 5 Supply Chain Disruptions of 2015

RFgen

The most impactful event is a factory fire or explosion, followed by a labor strike or some other type of worker disruption. A hurricane or typhoon was the third-most impactful disruption in 2014. The post What Were the Top 5 Supply Chain Disruptions of 2015 appeared first on RFgen.

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More VUCA Ahead with Oren Zaslansky

The Logistics of Logistics

Oren is the Founder and CEO of Flock Freight , a Certified B Corporation that’s been reinventing freight shipping since 2015. Flock Freight (formerly AuptiX) opened its doors in 2015, driven by Oren’s vision of using technology to combine multiple shipments into one multi-stop shared truckload. About Oren Zaslansky.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 23-27, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Cass Truckload Linehaul Index – January 2015. Commenting on this index, investment firm Avondale Partners said, “We see TL pricing increasing between 4% and 9% in 2015, depending on how much rate increase each carrier was successful in obtaining in 2014 and when those rate increases were achieved.”. in January.