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April 16, 2024 Update

Freightos

Alongside the ongoing, Iran-sponsored, attacks on Red Sea traffic, this event poses yet another potential challenge to the container industry. In air cargo, B2C e-commerce demand out of China continues to be the biggest driver of strong volumes, tighter capacity and upward pressure on rates to N.

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Takeaways from the 2018 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference

Kinaxis

With more than 2200 supply chain professionals in attendance, the event had a very good representation across practitioners, technology providers, and consultants. Here are some key takeaways from the Gartner supply chain event: 1. Disruptive skills in high demand. Digital process prototypes.

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Ways to help manage the chemical supply in disruption.

o9 Solutions

So we had to come up with a calibrated response, to ensure we could respond, cut down on production, save on the working capital side, but still keep a certain amount of capacity going to supply those people who need it. In Israel [an idea] we borrowed from the army is to validate quick decisions.

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Freightos is going public…and how we got here

Freightos

It’s worth remembering that despite tragic events we’re seeing in the headlines, overall these were the most peaceful 75 years in history. Since around 2019, carriers – first airlines and now also ocean liners – have started to provide APIs for instant price quoting, capacity availability, booking and tracking.

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Why the News from India is So Bad: A COVID Cycle that Will Continue

NC State SCRC

The vaccination rates for India are very low; less than 2%, compared to 62% in Israel, 51% in the UK, 44% in the US, and 42% in Chile and Hungary. At the time, Prime Minister Modi declared victory on COVID, and opened up the country to weddings, religious festivals, and public events. This is very bad news for several reasons.

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24 supply chain experts & business leaders reveal the #1 challenge of supply chain management (and how to solve it)

6 River Systems

Before being an entrepreneur, he was a consultant helping NGOs and international organizations purchase the right audio equipment for events. Tal Paperin Tal Paperin was born in the USSR in 1981 and immigrated to Israel in 1990. He loves playing banjo and resides in Northeast DC. And we had to shift fast.

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TPM24: Key Takeaways on Geopolitics, Technology and Other Drivers of Ocean Freight in 2024

Freightos

In addition to the Houthi threat to Red Sea traffic – which he thinks could persist even after an end to the Israel-Hamas war – he listed tensions in the South China Sea, as well as a general trend toward protectionism at the expense of the type of globalism most have gotten used to as possible threats to global trade’s status quo.