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The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

Logistics Viewpoints

While lean manufacturing and just-in-time were game-changing concepts when they were introduced, agility and resilience must be taken to an entirely new level post pandemic. In a 2018 survey by GEODIS, only 6% of supply chain professionals worldwide believed their companies had achieved supply chain visibility ?

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

After a year full of more scandals, indictments, political contentiousness, workplace violence, school shootings and natural disasters, maybe it’s time we all took a collective breath and focused on some of the positives that came out of 2018. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more.

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Coronavirus and the Trade War: A Perfect Storm Argument for SMB Supply Chain Diversification

Freightos

The digitization of commerce created a path for giants like Amazon and Alibaba to dominate their respective storefront/fulfillment and sourcing roles in the market. Tariffs of course have impacted enterprise US businesses in tangible ways including higher costs to purchase imported goods and reductions in US manufacturing.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In 2018, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) road transport accounted for three-quarters of transport emissions. came from trucks carrying cargo. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs . Most of this, 45.1 In Sweden, there are initiatives such as I.Hamn and SARGASSO.

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RLA Inaugural Startup Pitch Contest

Cathy Roberson

Carolina Sisters – Since 2018, Carolina Sisters has been sourcing from retailers and selling pallets of wholesale products to the general public. Newmine – In 2018, Newmine shifted its focus towards returns and launched cloud-based software to reduce customer return rates. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Looking Beyond Blockchain/Supply Chain Hype

Enterra Insights

The manufacture, assembly and shipping of goods and raw materials are now complex operations that span continents. … … Blockchains can be used to ensure that products are ethically sourced, and that they have been acquired from safe, certified sources.” Omnitude, 2018. [4] ” Increasing visibility.

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Welcome to the Supply Chain where the Risks Never Stop Coming

Enterra Insights

According to the staff at Supply & Demand Chain Executive , “A new report from Resilinc reveals that global risks increased throughout 2018, with geopolitical conflicts posing some of the most potentially costly and disruptive supply chain impacts.”[1] Unfortunately, taking a knee is not an option. ” The year ahead.