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

Logistics Viewpoints

The port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products. A redundant supply chain has spare or backup capacity, such as inventory, equipment, facilities, and suppliers, that can be activated or mobilized in case of disruptions.

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Just-in-Time vs. Just-in-Case Procurement During Supply Chain Disruption

Ware2Go

Recent supply chain disruptions , including images of cargo ships stuck off the West Coast , have led eCommerce shops to rethink their just-in-time and just-in-case inventory strategies. . About 9% even had stopped offering free shipping to recover costs, while 7% held off on ordering peak inventory to see if prices would level off.

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Global Supply Chain Disruptions: Covid-19’s Ripple Effect Continues + 5 Changes Needed for 2022

ToolsGroup

Image source: Bloomberg. Labor shortages , impeding the ability to get cargo unloaded, loaded, or moved. Image source: American Journal of Transportation. Many importers operating with just-in-time (JIT) inventory couldn’t get hold of the parts they needed. . Macro Supply Chain Issues Caused a Ripple Effect.

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

Those industries include data communications, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics. Those shipments can move directly to customers or move to several regional distribution centers (DCs) that serve as forward inventory locations and consolidation hubs servicing customers and channel partners.

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Just-in-Time vs Just-in-Case Procurement During Supply Chain Disruption

Ware2Go

Recent supply chain disruptions , including images of cargo ships stuck off the West Coast , have led eCommerce shops to rethink their just-in-time and just-in-case procurement strategies. About 9% even had stopped offering free shipping to recover costs, while 7% held off on ordering peak inventory to see if prices would level off.

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Experts Choice Of Top Online Logistics Resources

Freightos

So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. is one of the industry’s most respected logistics sources. Air Cargo World. This American based niche news site specialises in air cargo.

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Is Hyperloop the Next Great Supply Chain Technology?

Kinaxis

But it’s gained new prominence with some engineering advances, as well as the imprimatur of Musk, who’s gained tons of press for successfully disrupting the online payment, aerospace , and automotive industries. The Hyperloop project is also seeing substantial private sector investment.