Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

The metaphor was reflective of when global shipping lines elected to take advantage of such disruptions to drive up shipping rates and ancillary charges to unprecedented levels with ongoing financial impacts to multiple industries. Every game is different, and every challenge requires a different play book.

Negotiating Skills 52

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BlueYonder

MARCH 16, 2023

The magnitude and frequency of disruptions are increasing, whether it is because of Ukraine or the chip shortage. We are seeing companies moving from a very decentralized model of managing transportation and logistics to now investing in more centralized functions so that they can have better control.

Automotive 73

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Collins, President of MPC Management, writes, “In 1984, John Naisbitt, in his best-selling book Megatrends , said that Third World countries would take over manufacturing, and the U.S. Bowman, observes that transportation isn’t the only consideration companies must take into account when it comes to manufacturing.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

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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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

As many of you have experienced firsthand, there are several factors influencing shipping today—most are adding challenges to an already constrained market. Will military tensions between Russia and the Ukraine impact shipping in the Black Sea? Q1 2022 Supply Chain Trends and Hot Topics.

Trends 72

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Transportation and Logistics Disruptions. For example, the conflict in Ukraine is making it difficult to get wheat out of the country and could lead to food supply shortages, especially given Ukraine is one of the world’s largest wheat exporters.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 27, 2022

I helped to set the stage by providing an overview of the disruptions occuring in manufacturing, ports, transportation, carriers, and the resulting increases in material, labor, and transportation costs. ” He also provided some fascinating views on the Russia-Ukraine war. What if instead we focused on FLOW?”

Supply Chain Software 40

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. They form a continuum.

Panama 52

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Precoro

AUGUST 31, 2023

Recall how manufacturers had to limit their on-site staff due to coronavirus safety regulations; more recently, food production in Ukraine was disrupted, which in turn affected the sales channels of Ukrainian products and everyone around the world who uses or distributes them. In situations like these, every cent matters.

Material Savings 105

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