Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

Malcolm McLean, a trucker from North Carolina, was tired of waiting. He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. The myth of the “perfect plan”.

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American Global Logistics

JULY 14, 2023

Gain Competitive Advantage by Understanding the Economic Aspects of Supply Chains Supply chains play a crucial role in driving economic growth and prosperity. According to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) the cost of U.S. All these help mitigate disruptions to supply chains.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This week, the company announced a reversal in manufacturing and supply chain strategy, as well as a major turnabout. Supply chain strategy, process, talent and enabling technologies each play important roles. The supply chain supporting the delivery of equipment is the de-facto facilitator of this business model.

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Kanban Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

But, for the next two years, companies are free to import solar panels from Southeast Asia without fear of tariffs. Doing so not only takes advantage of the recent exemption, but it also helps them receive product faster should supply chain shortages occur down the road. What the solar panel tariff exemption means for importers.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Warehouse Automation. Media Type.

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Material Handling & Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Let’s stop buying products where labor abuse exists in the supply chain. In the mineral supply chain, particularly in mining gold, children have been injured and killed in mining accidents in smaller scale mines in China, Mali, Tanzania and the Philippines. The answer is eight. Today, seafood sold by major U.S.,

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MARCH 3, 2014

Nokia was addressing the future of America and Asia driven by China, but couldn’t buy chips from Qualcomm. Supply Chain Innovation Supply Chain Management Supply chain Relationships' In 2003, Nokia was in a lawsuit and could not use Qualcomm chips in their phones. To see more, see: [link].

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