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Supply chain risk management in 2017

Kinaxis

The 2010 volcanic eruption in Iceland. The post Supply chain risk management in 2017 appeared first on The 21st Century Supply Chain. Maybe the one good thing to come out of it was some companies figured out how they could survive with lower inventories. Some suppliers weren’t so lucky. Well, it got a lot worse.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

In 2017, Flytrex successfully launched the world’s first fully autonomous urban drone delivery system in Reykjavik, Iceland, and we covered that initiative in these pages on June 15, 2018. I gotta admit, I’m intrigued. Maybe try Boston next?

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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

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Strong Software Bookings Growth Highlights First Half 2017 Results for JDA. Iceland Gets On-Demand Drone Deliveries (BloombergTechnology). For the fiscal year ending May 31, 2017, Milgram had approximately $155.3 In Q2 2017 , Global Forwarding net revenues increased 24.5 Cummins unveils electric tractor concept (CCJ).

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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

Since launching the world’s first autonomous drone delivery system in Reykjavik, Iceland in 2017, Flytrex has been working closely with regulators to get drone delivery off the ground.

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe. In one major case in 2017, the Hanjin Shipping company was declared bankrupt by South Korean courts. There was no air freight possible then into Europe,” added Gerald van den Eijnden.

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Shipping Prospects Heat Up in the Arctic

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Further compounding the challenge is the political question of territorial sovereignty; there are currently eight countries claiming territory within the Arctic Circle: the United States, Russia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. Russia has also demonstrated its resolve to capitalize on newly-liberated shipping lanes.

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Shipping Prospects Heat Up in the Arctic

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Further compounding the challenge is the political question of territorial sovereignty; there are currently eight countries claiming territory within the Arctic Circle: the United States, Russia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. Russia has also demonstrated its resolve to capitalize on newly-liberated shipping lanes.