Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Anytime you have a chance to talk to an executive vice president in charge of the global supply chain of a nearly $12 billion corporation, you know you will learn some things. Cameron Bailey, EVP of Global Supply Chain at VF Corporation, did not disappoint. Achieving Agility with Regional Supply Chains.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 29, 2021

As most adults know, constipation involves the difficult passage of necessary items through the tail end of the body’s supply chain. This blockage has created havoc in the global supply chain. Venturing south around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope adds at least 26 more days.”[3]

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Resilinc

JANUARY 8, 2024

Ready for a supply-chain-themed movie night? As professionals who monitor the supply chain daily for potential disruptions, we can’t help but see the supply chain everywhere—yes, even in disaster movies. Grab some popcorn and get ready for a supply chain-themed movie night!

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Resilinc

MARCH 5, 2024

Navigate the top climate change issues set to impact the supply chain in 2024. As temperatures continue to rise, the intersection of climate change and supply chain resilience demands increased attention from businesses worldwide. 2023 was the warmest year on record.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 7, 2024

Tariffs, Industries Impacted, and the Global Supply Chain During the Trump Administration, significant tariffs were levied against China to curb the flow of Chinese imports into the United States and protect domestic producers against dumping and subsidized production.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The Group operates 120 production plants in 19 European countries and a further 10 countries in the Americas, Asia, and Africa. The Group is made up of twelve world-renowned brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania, and MAN.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 31, 2024

Are you considering a career in supply chain management? In this article, we will explore the wide range of salaries in supply chain management, from entry-level positions to executive roles for each region. Supply chain management is a rapidly growing industry. Curious about the salaries to expect?

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 21, 2023

About Lionel van der Walt Lionel van der Walt is currently the Chief Growth Officer at Raft and an industry thought leader on sustainability in supply chain with over 20 years of international executive leadership experience. IATA’s U.S. cargo subsidiary.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends Feature Article by Laurent Sik , Head of Operations, CEVA FVL APAC Automobiles, as a form of transportation, are indispensable in today’s world and will remain a crucial part of our lives for a long time to come.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

I certainly saw a lot of exhibitors touting their AI capabilities, especially when it came to more informed decision making across the entire supply chain network. This means that air cargo is about to play an expanded role in the supply chain ecosystem. But I will get into the details in a future article.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 25, 2021

Supply chain risk managers often feel like long-tailed cats in a room full of rocking chairs — everywhere they look a new risk appears. ”[1] Mike Rosenberg, a professor at the Iese Business School in Spain, insists understanding geopolitical risks is essential for supply chain managers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

As I spent the time reflecting over the last three weeks, the number of articles streaming into my feed on supply chain implications was high, but most of them were wrong. Some stated that the war marks the end of the global supply chain. By definition, this requires a global supply chain.

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Resilinc

JULY 25, 2023

As an accomplished Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer, Johnson has served on multiple board committees, including the National Minority Development Council, the International Trade Centre (a joint agency between the World Trade Organization and the United Nations), and the Institute for Supply Management.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The Suez Canal is the shortest route for container traffic from Asia to the Mediterranean and Europe, and is also used for some volumes from the Far East or Southern Asia to North America. As frequently happens in supply chains, this could have a potential knock-on effect.

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Stord

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

With this collaboration, Stord furthers its mission of making supply chains a competitive advantage for all brands, bringing Stord’s same Cloud Supply Chain innovation for ambient goods to the cold fulfillment space. Now, brands requiring temperature or humidity-controlled logistics will have a proven, reliable option.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

In a recent infographic, How to get your supply chain ready for the future, we highlighted three factors driving the need for supply chain change. Hershey’s business practices affect everyone in its supply chain, from cocoa farmers and their communities to employees, shareholders and customers.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

Massive supply chain disruptions are being experienced around the globe, and the causes are many and complex. Factors affecting the supply chain. When China shut down operations in a bid to contain Covid-19, supply chains ran out of material. How can businesses create the supply chain of the future?

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Kinaxis

JULY 25, 2016

Coming from a logistics and distribution background, he helped the company enter Africa and grow in China, Latin America, and other markets. As one of the keynote speakers during Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference , he shared seven important lessons he’s learned over the years. So should your supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Earlier this week, Target said it will spend $100 million to build a larger network of supply chain hubs to speed up and lower the cost of delivering online orders. It will be interesting to see if more companies take this approach to changing nature of supply chain analytics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. I strongly feel that if I am going to cover the global supply chain that I need to experience it. A Personal Reflection.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

What is also real is the impact it has on supply chains. In fact, it will not be a stretch to say that climate change is currently the biggest threat that global supply chains are facing today and is responsible for shortages and disruptions in several industries. First things first: Climate change is real.

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Techgistics

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

The future, however, is already here for some specific use cases in today’s supply chain. Hard to Reach Rural Drones currently provide the most value to areas that have either poor infrastructure, such as rural Africa, or have geographic constraints, such as mountain communities that prevent efficient cargo delivery.

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Proxima

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The 1990’s saw some stand-out divergence of declarations across Islam, Africa, Latin America, and Asia, reflecting a fact that is abundantly clear still today: rights are valued within the context of different social and economic structures. Many violations are a result of natural tensions between typical supply chain models.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

These consumer products global leaders paved the road for supply chain excellence by defining new supply chain practices. Today, each leader wants to take their empowered team to new supply chain heights. At Supply Chain Insights, we published a report card yesterday. Who is poised to win?

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Resilinc

APRIL 20, 2021

Highlights from our Live Chat with Tom Linton: The State of the Supply Chain . After almost 40 years in procurement, Tom Linton is still excited about the business of supply chains. It will take years to recover” a balance of semiconductor supply with demand. And he doubts that U.S. to sell to U.S.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

.” To be fair, the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have demonstrated that reliance on global supply chains can be risky. And the entrenchment of authoritarian governments in China, Russia, and elsewhere does little to reassure people that relying on global supply chains is a good idea.

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o9 Solutions

MARCH 4, 2023

With over 35 years of experience in supply chain, notably in the heavy automotive industry, Claudio Strobl has overseen operations across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. In 2022, Alcott Global ranked Claudio as the #9 Global Supply Chain Officer.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

To understand the state of this latest supply chain crisis–and when it will end–this guide to the 2022 baby formula shortage breaks down: The cause of the baby formula shortage. Supply chain shortages, global events, and inflation all make it harder than ever for companies to accurately predict customer demand.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

On a regional scale, the bank anticipates that growth among emerging market and developing economies will diverge this year, picking up in East and Central Asia , Pacific as well as Europe while moderating in all other regions, particularly Latin America , Middle East and North Africa countries. percent in 2023, compared to 4.1

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RFgen

MAY 2, 2016

Viruses spread around the world by mosquitoes hurt supply chains. Not only does news of viruses or other health scares prevent people from traveling, but it can stall movement in the worldwide supply chain. Rumors are enough to stall some supply chains. West Africa has seen the greatest number of infections.

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RFgen

MAY 2, 2016

Viruses spread around the world by mosquitoes hurt supply chains. Not only does news of viruses or other health scares prevent people from traveling, but it can stall movement in the worldwide supply chain. Rumors are enough to stall some supply chains. West Africa has seen the greatest number of infections.

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Tive

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Over the past year, Tive has worked closely with coffee importers to help ensure the quality of their beans while in-transit from South America, Africa, or even the South Pacific. In the process, we’ve learned a lot about what it takes to get coffee beans from the farm to the roaster.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Peter Guinto capped his 12-year Air Force career in procurement by serving on the federal COVID supply chain task force and becoming head of contracting for the Medium-altitude UAS Division—the unit responsible for keeping the United States’ edge in warfighting drones. What is needed to strengthen the SNS?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2021

Körber, which was known as HighJump Software until about a year ago, completed their virtual Elevate Americas user conference. Despite the pandemic, it was a good year for the supply chain group at Körber (Körber rhymes with Gerber, the baby food company). Chad Collins, CEO of Körber. This group had record revenues.

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Supply Chains Rock

JUNE 17, 2011

Who said supply chains are boring? Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supply chain" are muttered I immediately see glassy eyes followed by a yawn or two. By the Numbers: IBMs Supply Chain in 2010. billion North America; $12.2 billion Latin America.

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Shipsy

APRIL 19, 2021

By becoming a part of the WLP, business can have the opportunity to diversify into new markets such as Latin America, South Asia or Africa while shoring up their regional connectivity. We are delighted to welcome India, Indonesia and South Africa to the club,” he added. appeared first on Shipsy.

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Pivot88

MAY 5, 2020

By causing blow after blow to both supply and demand, the pandemic has developed a huge storm, affecting everybody’s supply chain. Indeed, developing an effective supply chain response to the coronavirus outbreak is extremely challenging. One of the most affected sectors by this crisis is probably the supply chain.

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