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How Disruptions like Coronavirus Test The Resilience Of Supply Chain Planning

AIMMS

Avenues of transport are declining as major cargo airlines, like Cathay Pacific , drastically reduce flights to mainland China and Hong Kong. The virus continues to compromise supply chains and disrupt companies at a troubling rate, but a re businesses prepared from a supply chain planning perspective?

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse- A Reminder of Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Matters

and global wide headlines, not only for the significance of such a tragedy, but as a fresh reminder that events of such magnitude are now part of the landscape of supply chain and logistics risk. Coast Guard authorities are assured that the bridge debris and/or underwater obstacles are sufficiently cleared for cargo ship navigation.

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Protect Your Shipments From Cargo Theft

Zipline Logistics

Cargo theft is surging across the United States — and food and beverage products seem to be the main targets. Cargo Theft Increases in the United States Cities seeing a spike in freight theft include Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Savannah, Newark, New Jersey, Memphis, and Chicago.

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Amazon supply chain management pushes retail to the limit

Kinaxis

When it comes to supply chain excellence, particularly in the retail sector, there is one behemoth dominating the landscape: Amazon. Amazon supply chain management is driving innovation and change at a pace that’s putting the pressure on other businesses to find a way to keep up, or fold.

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Supply chains remain wonky… and will continue that way for awhile (Jason Miller blog part 4)

NC State SCRC

On top of the sanctions being announced by the Biden administration today on Russia, there are a lot of other crazy things going on in the logistics and supply chain sector, that are really driving the markets nuts… and people as well! Employment in supply chain related industries is soaring. In other cases (e.g.

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5 Foundations of a Successful & Profitable Warehouse Operation

Vinculum

Introduction: A warehouse always seems like such a simple concept – “they store things, and then maybe sort them, pack them, deliver some of them – pretty straightforward”. Changes of a Successful Warehouse Operation: There are many factors that go into building a successful and profitable warehouse operation.

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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

Let’s consider these top factors affecting the trucking market, their implications on supply chains and how they are driving change within the industry. . Fewer labor resources are available to meet the rising demand in both the warehouse and in transit. ? to avoid significant supply chain disruption.