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What is Supply Chain Resiliency?

Logistics Viewpoints

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. These are just a recent indication of the disruption from weather events and natural disasters that your supply chain may encounter. Capacity constraints and transportation delays. Cyber threats and attacks.

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How To Overcome Supply Chain Disruption

GlobalTranz

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. It’s not enough to have a Plan B, just in case. These are just a recent indication of the disruption from weather events and natural disasters that your supply chain may encounter. Cyber threats and attacks.

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The Natural Rubber Supply Chain! Will it Bounce Back?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Is Just In Time Past Its Time? Over 90% of natural rubber comes from Asia, with Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia making up 70% of the world’s supply of natural rubber. And standard operating practice in the automotive industry is just-in-time delivery dynamics. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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This is Not a Supply Chain Storm to Weather!

Supply Chain Game Changer

While most business cycles ebb and flow, two or three times in a generation we encounter an earth-shattering change that fundamentally reshapes the way we do business. With less transportation capacity, carriers are forced to hike shipping costs, and airfreight rates from China to Europe were already up 253% YOY in April.

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Top 6 Wholesale Distribution Trends for 2019

EMERGE App

At the same time, the United States grew further in size as the world’s largest contiguous market. At the same time, the United States grew further in size as the world’s largest contiguous market. They could be trusted to deliver products at the usual quality, on time, every time. Supply Chain Dependencies.

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Forced Labor in Seafood Supply Chains

EcoVadis

Western multinationals linked to these practices through their supply chains into damage control and Western governments responded by imposing trade sanctions on Thailand. Western multinationals linked to these practices through their supply chains into damage control and Western governments responded by imposing trade sanctions on Thailand.

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My Vision for Supply Chain 2020? Deep Integration!

Arkieva

We are exposed to tier-2 risks but are unaware and only discover it after the Japan earthquakes or the Thailand floods. We may sell our product via distributors, but they are often averse of keeping inventories, they demand short lead times and high service levels. I was recently interviewed as a blogger for the Global Summit.