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This Week in Logistics News (April 1-5, 2019)

Talking Logistics

Speaking of supply chain risk management, Transplace (a Talking Logistics sponsor) announced this week a partnership with Riskpulse “to enhance real-time, predictive risk analytics capabilities.” The post This Week in Logistics News (April 1-5, 2019) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Retail giants crush the rush with charters, air freight

Resilinc

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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Digitisation: Shifting Gears in 2021

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In 2019 the supply chain industry had moved beyond high-level discussions, with well-scoped pragmatic projects. They immediately knew where they needed to take action, such as rerouting freight or adding new cross-docking facilities. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – December/January 2021.

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The Supply Chain has Big Aspirations for Blockchain

Enterra Insights

Roberto Torres ( @TorresLuzardo ) reports, “In its 2019 Hype Cycle for Blockchain Technologies, Gartner found most blockchain technologies remain stuck in an ‘experimentation mode.’ Managing trade documentation. Managing supply chain risk. Managing demand and supply planning.

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Blockchain and Supply Chain are Becoming Inextricably Tied

Enterra Insights

Managing trade documentation. Managing supply chain risk. Managing demand and supply planning. Managing inventory. Managing freight transportation. Managing product returns. 3] Nikki Baird, “ Retail Blockchain Deep Dive: Supply Chain ,” Forbes , 29 June 2019. [4]

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Wildfires are up 30% year over year and wreaking havoc on supply chains

Resilinc

However, fires that occur far outside factory gates are becoming a greater concern for supply chain risk managers. As recently covered by Supply Chain Dive , wildfires have in recent years cut off the major highways I-5 and I-15 in California. billion worth of livestock, according to Everstream Analytics.

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Analyzing Supply Chain Risk

Enterra Insights

A decade ago, supply chain analyst Trevor Miles ( @milesahead ) wrote, “I almost feel that we should be shouting ‘Vuka’ which in Xhosa (one of the South Africa languages) means ‘wake up.’ 2] His warning begs the question: How can supply chain risk managers wake up? One answer is advanced analytics.