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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. Everything from contrast dye, to tubing, to medical devices with embedded semiconductor chips would suddenly become difficult to source. Do you have a contingency plan for transportation emergencies?

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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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Transport and Transportation: Do They Mean the Same Thing?

Logistics Bureau

What is Transportation? Well, I asked John Cole one of our transport experts, exactly that question, and a few others related to transport! How Would you Define “Transport” and Transportation? Check out our Related Transportation Pages Below: Freight Consultants. Transport Expert Shares Secrets.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs . In 2018, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) road transport accounted for three-quarters of transport emissions. Most of this, 45.1

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China Exports Rebound Even as Western Markets Face Lockdown

Logistics Bureau

The huge build-up of containers at China’s docks has created a major ocean freight imbalance, with a shortage of cargo in US and European ports and a shortfall in boxes needed by Western exporters to ship products to other parts of the world. Ocean Freight. Air Freight. Ocean Freight. Measuring the Imbalances*.

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7 Top Supply Chain Trends to Know for 2023

ModusLink Corporation

Carrier rates are declining across the board, and Seatrade Maritime News reported an “expected trough of freight rates to mid-2023 from 2024 with a lower demand forecast and a higher than expected effective capacity increase due to the unwinding of congestion. KPMG Australia. Carriers Will Lower Rates But Keep Many Others. <[link].

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A Supply Chain Christmas Carol

Freightos

Whether it’s agile sourcing of hoverboards or finding the perfect gift for the person who has everything, technology is fixing the problem for good. Production Freight Receiving Purchasing Retail Logistics Production: Santa’s little helpers. Source: Soar Boards, via Flickr. But it comes at a price.