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GlobalTranz
AUGUST 4, 2021
Any discussion on supply chain risk management and applying managed transportation to help prevent risks from coming to fruition is incomplete without touching on the pandemic to overcome supply chain disruption. Market Volatility Continues to Undermine Supply Chain Risk Management.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Disruption has been the name of the game for more than a year as supply chain leaders have been dealing with changing buyer behaviors, inventory management challenges, labor shortages, weather and pandemic-related uncertainty, cyber security threats and capacity constraints that continue to create significant supply chain volatility.
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Resilinc
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.
Supply Chain Matters
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Indicated in the report summary was: “ The sustained growth in the logistics industry continues to be fueled by high levels of inventory and the associated levels of cost and utilization associated with holding them. According to the September report , growth is increasing for inventory levels, inventory and warehousing costs.
Kinaxis
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
The new CEO embarked on several cost reduction initiatives in conjunction with a number of changes (some may argue too fast and too soon) on how the company operates its freight-trains. This has led to increased costs, not to mention all the inventory stuck in-transit. I used lead time as an example here.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JULY 16, 2023
Risk Management in Global Ocean Context Feature Article by LSCMS Shippers Council Rates have gone down massively in most trade lanes; congestion has eased, and capacity seems sufficient in most sectors. It appears that operational and procurement risks for beneficial cargo owners or shippers, in the short term, are minimal.
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
If they were dependent, did they have East Coast distribution centers where they could preplace inventory before the strike occurred. Dr. Runkle also believed that if the strike did occur, the ability to get truck capacity would be severely constrained. So, suppliers were asked if they used carriers or their own trucks to haul freight.
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