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This Week in Logistics News (January 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the past weeks, ocean freight rates have risen as much as $10,000 per 40-foot container, as container ships seeking to avoid the attacks embarked on long detours around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, diverting more than $200 billion of cargo away from the critical trade artery.

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How manufacturers can respond to supply chain disruptions

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The further disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause major disruptions to the global supply chain and impact South Africa. With digital technologies, organisations can use data to maximise visibility into demand, inventory, capacity, supply, and finances. Supply chain challenges.

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The Impact of the Red Sea Ship Attacks on Global Supply Chains and Logistics

Resilinc

Understand how the recent Red Sea ship attacks are impacting global supply chains and how to mitigate potential risks. Ships are avoiding Egypt’s Suez Canal, the shortest maritime route from Europe to Asia and one of the world’s most important waterways, which accounts for about 12% of the world’s shipping traffic.

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Unleashed SME Supply Chain Resilience Roundtable: Improving Cash Flow in a Manufacturing Business

Unleashed

Product businesses are holding more stock than ever before, creating new cash flow problems for manufacturers. Tim Wright: Founder of two medical equipment manufacturing companies and currently MD of Langcroft Consultancy – specialists in digital transformation. Review how you manufacture things,” Tim says.

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What Caused the Baby Formula Shortage + 7 Ways Consumers and Companies are Coping

ToolsGroup

This made it incredibly difficult for manufacturers to accurately gauge the market size for production. The situation became dire in February of 2022 when Abbott Nutrition, one of the country’s three main powdered formula manufacturers, voluntarily recalled several formula brands and shut down its Sturgis, Michigan factory.

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

ModusLink Corporation

Sustainable supply chain management: The original model of Supply Chain Management follows a linear production that hypothesizes the constant input of natural resources and an unlimited capacity to assimilate waste. Do you need help figuring out how to become more Sustainable? Retrieved from Triple EFF. consulting. EM Ojo, C. Corporate news.

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Marion Kohlmeier: ‘Expansion in our global footprint has been a big step’

Supply Chain Movement

In automotive, these are well-known Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs): Daimler, BMW, Audi, GM and PSA. Two years ago we opened production cooperations in South Africa and China and we are currently building another cooperation in North America. We strongly focus on our selected key accounts.