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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

The US GDP in 2021 grew at an unexpected rate of 5.7% A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. A Decline in Innovation. Ironically, technology innovation is the highest that I have ever seen. in the second year of the pandemic.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

The US GDP in 2021 grew at an unexpected rate of 5.7% A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. A Decline in Innovation. Ironically, technology innovation is the highest that I have ever seen. in the second year of the pandemic.

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NRF 2022: 4 Big Session Themes from Retail’s Big Show

ToolsGroup

CEO Sumit Singh described the company’s “speed of innovation and quality and longevity of customer care and customer experience” as its North Star amid supply disruptions. As the port of Long Beach continues to suffer blockage and delays, companies are taking a fresh look at alternate ports for supply chain relief.

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

… We flew over the sprawling Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — 40% of all U.S. Like any great innovation, container shipping was so obvious after the fact it is incredible that it had not been implemented earlier.”[5]. Levinson reports, McLean’s innovation was first demonstrated on 26 April 1956.

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In a Turbulent Freight Shipping Market, our Experts Answer your 7 Top Questions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

webinar of 2021, my colleagues and I provided analysis on today’s leading freight shipping topics, including the potential impact of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), continued congestion at the ports, and ways to prepare for the year to come. In the final Market Insights Live! infrastructure bill, the status of the U.S.

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The Endless Complexities of the Ocean side of Supply Chains

SCMDOJO

ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach which saw their busiest March on record, handling a combined 898,287 TEU’s. The Suez Canal, one of the most important waterways in the world, was accidentally blocked by MV Ever Given between March 23rd and 29th 2021. Source: project44 Monthly report.

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2021 Supply Chain Challenges: The Top 5 Lessons Learned + Tips from 11 Industry Experts

ToolsGroup

Amongst the issues faced by both businesses and consumers in 2021, supply chain shortages – and the resulting challenges – held strong in the headlines throughout the year. Five Lessons Learned Overcoming 2021’s Supply Chain Challenges. Just how bad were supply chain challenges in 2021? Complacency is the enemy of innovation.