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

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain resilience is a hot topic the last few years since post-Covid issues and newsworthy incidents like the Houthi attacks in the red sea have raised awareness. The bridge collapse is a stark reminder of the vulnerability of the nation’s aging infrastructure and the importance of supply chain resilience.

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The Big Sigh

Supply Chain Shaman

I hopped on the plane in Baltimore on my way to Atlanta last week. ” He replied, “You probably don’t know much about supply chain, but I am leading a supply chain team for a company that sells tools to Home Depot. ” I smiled, and responded, “I know a little about supply chain.

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When The Wheels Fall Off

Supply Chain Shaman

For the prior ten years, as a city dweller in Philadelphia and Baltimore, I walked everywhere. I believe that it is an analogy for what is happening in today’s supply chain market. In traditional supply chain planning implementations, I count at least a dozen engines churning to improve outcomes. The problem?

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Do No Harm…

Supply Chain Shaman

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1943. _. Today, nine out of ten supply chains are stuck. Despite two decades of advancement in supply chain technologies, companies are struggling to gain balance at the intersection of operating margin, inventory turns and case fulfillment. For me, this has been discovery.

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Taming the Supply Chain. Will It Ever Be Social?

Supply Chain Shaman

The supply chain is knotted. Yesterday, @DamarqueViews asked me a question on twitter: “What do you think are the greatest barriers in the adoption of social technology in the supply chain?” I find the evolution of social technologies, and the promise of social, exciting for the supply chain.

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Bait and Switch

Supply Chain Shaman

The term demand driven has become vogue again, but what does it really mean? Or will companies stumble on the path by mistakenly implementing supply-centric processes and calling them demand-driven initiatives? There are a number of newly anointed experts writing articles about becoming demand driven. It is still early.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

P&G uses life cycle assessment for sustainable packaging design. West Coast ports reduce idling vessels as container supply increases. The vehicles are designed from the ground-up with safety, sustainability, and comfort in mind, and have been thoroughly tested by drivers across the country. Louis, among other cities.