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Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You Can Hire

SCMDOJO

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. He graduated from the Cambridge Academy of Transport and the Chilean and German Commerce Institute with a degree in maritime transport, respectively.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- March 17 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Freightos Cuts Revenue Forecast Cloud based freight booking and payments tech provider Freightos slashed its 2023 growth forecast amid continued reductions in global trade volumes and freight rates. The tech company reportedly raised $80 million in the transaction.

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Augmented Reality Supply Chain is Here and It’s Going to be Effective

GlobalTranz

In fact, some huge "Futurists" like Robert Scoble and Shel Israel, as well as Brett King are currently writing books on the matter ( Beyond Mobile: Life after Smartphones and Augmented - Life in the Smart Line respectively). AR is also being used for transportation optimization as well.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. Major routes also involve the transport of raw commodities, including petroleum, grains, minerals, and food items. In 1956, Israel, France, and Britain invaded Egypt as a result.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

I thought I understood all the major supply chain implications of the pandemic until I began reading Yossi Sheffi’s new book The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy beyond Covid-19. But in terms of transportation, the impacts won’t just be on fuel prices. Map of Natural Gas Pipelines into Europe.

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Ikea warns of product delays after Red Sea attacks

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Houthi militants in Yemen have stepped up attacks on vessels since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October. Iran-backed rebels have used drones and rockets to target foreign-owned ships transporting goods through the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Suez Canal.

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Beyond The Data with William Sandoval

The Logistics of Logistics

I read a book a few years ago and I thought it was very interesting. The logistics and transportation people are outside of that conversation. We all need to, in this transportation logistics business, recognize our supply chain customers and big customers like General Motors, Procter & Gamble and Walmart.