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The COVID-19 Supply Chain Hit Could Trigger Recession in Australia

Logistics Bureau

After two months of almost complete shutdown as part of the Chinese authorities’ efforts to contain the Coronavirus epidemic, factories across China are gradually reopening, trucks are crawling back onto the road, and some ports are again operating at near-full capacity. Why is COVID-19 Causing so Much Disruption to Australia’s Economy?

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Supplier Diversity: From Checking-the-Box to a C-Suite Strategy

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The mandate hasn’t been widely embraced outside of the US, only changing after Australia implemented the Indigenous Procurement Policy. For US-based organizations who are entering new markets like Australia, the Certified Aboriginal Business (CAB) designation can be quickly added to existing designations. . Ethical Spend Toolset.

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Planning Seasonal Food Production in Uncertain Times

DELMIA Quintiq

Dr. Rob Hyndman, forecasting expert at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, recently wrote in his blog ( [link] ) the methods used to forecast the spread of COVID-19. Capacity, for example, needs to be reserved when additional production is required for best-selling items – something which becomes visible in such an analysis.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Hummingbird has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia and Finland. The facility is part of a broader initiative to add more capacity into Walmart’s supply chain as the retailer prepares for growth.

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Now Is the Right Time for Supply Chains To Do the Right Things

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Without a doubt 2020 will be etched in our memories as the year of multiple disasters, with the Covid-19 pandemic, trade issues between the US and China, wildfires in Australia, social unrest in Hong Kong, drastic declines in oil prices, turbulent financial markets and other politically dominated issues in emerging markets.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

The two new prototypes are both based on the Hummingbird, which Wing says can carry about 2 pounds and has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia, and Finland. Customers in Singapore will also benefit from increased European inbound capacity. East/Gulf Coast ports were up 40.3

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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

I was on the phone with Australia, China, Indonesia – really everywhere – trying to negotiate directly with suppliers. Dr. Runkle also believed that if the strike did occur, the ability to get truck capacity would be severely constrained. But there was a cost to this.