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Supply Chain Resilience Core Capacities

MIT Supply Chain

Part 2: Lessons from Comparing Disruptions In the previous post in this two-part series, The 7 Core Capacities of Supply Chain Resilience , we identified the core capacities that are the building blocks of supply chain resilience. Note that the seven core capacities are assessed as to whether there is a loss of capacity or not.

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

The fact that most manufacturers struggled to achieve supply chain agility during COVID is not news. Molex has more than 80 manufacturing facilities around the world supported by an 18,000 strong supplier eco-system that provide raw materials, electronic components, and services. This involves a lot of long-haul transportation.”

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Resilience and Agility in Supply Chains: Navigating Change in a Dynamic World

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

These changes can be caused by factors such as natural disasters, political unrest, trade disputes, or disruptions in transportation networks. Similarly, the food industry faced significant disruptions due to lockdown measures and transportation restrictions.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Manhattan Transportation Management Enhancements Enable the Acquisition and Supervision of Additional Shipment Capacity. Iceland Gets On-Demand Drone Deliveries (BloombergTechnology). MacroPoint uses this data to help transportation brokers, logistics service providers and shippers track the locations of deliveries in trucks.