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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

The port serves as a gateway for importing vehicles from Europe, Asia, and South America, as well as exporting vehicles to the Middle East, Africa, and other regions. The port handles about 10 million tons of farm products per year, mostly to Europe, Asia, and Africa.

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The 8 Personas of Highly Effective Leaders

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The best supply chain leaders recognized that the ‘business of supply’ had to go well beyond supplying the business. The pandemic years made it obvious to many others that supply chain performance was critical to business success.

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Advancing Resilience Amidst Trade Disruptions and Tariff Swings

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

It is subject to constant change in the global ecosystem In recent years, the share of total global trade by emerging economies including the BRIICS (Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China, and South Africa) countries has continued to increase rapidly. Dr Nassar’s main research interest is sustainability and supply chain resilience.

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The Critical Intersection of Humanitarian Logistics and Food Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The UAE’s strategic location between East and West, with access to a vast consumer base across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, presents an opportunity to serve as a central hub for food storage and distribution, contingent upon addressing key global food logistics challenges.

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Adapting in the Face of Change

Supply Chain Shaman

Food instability looms in Africa. Our days of chasing shiny objects and making supply chains more efficient, but more brittle need to be behind us. In the last decade, supply chain performance regressed. The future is uncertain. Inflation is today’s reality. Green stagnation? Greater political unrest?

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Where’s the harmony in your supply chain? Why logistics providers play a key role

The Network Effect

This ability to harmonize your operations around a set of global processes , such as the automotive supply chain system of compliance alarms, while meeting individual client requirements, is a key capability that cloud-network platforms have to offer.

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Mastering Financial Strategies to Drive Supply Chain Value – CSCMP Europe 2011

Supply Chain Network

In today’s highly competitive global marketplace, supply chain leaders need to understand how financial strategies and decisions can significantly impact their supply chains’ performance, potentially determining the success—or failure—of their organizations.