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The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

Logistics Viewpoints

The definition of agility and resilience will continue to evolve. The creation of a new digital ecosystem has enabled these and other changes that will shape the definition of supply chain agility and resilience in the 2020s and beyond. There are Also Commercial Reasons. The Road to Agility and Resilience.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: What's your definition of.

Global Trade Management

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. By having many service providers involved, which among each other are often not connected, the friction in moving goods from source to destination are very high. Whats your definition of supply chain? Realtime cargo monitoring does not solve all these ideas 100% itself.

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The Green Corridor: Digitise Wisely to Reduce Emissions

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Only the recent global pandemic reduced airline greenhouse gas emissions however this year, we will almost definitely see an increase in travel over 2019 levels – once again increasing overall emissions. It allows for better tracking of cargo and people in airports, enhanced security, and enhanced safety – just to name a few.

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Amazon supply chain management pushes retail to the limit

Kinaxis

Amazon is even entering the transportation space, signing agreements with the Air Transport Services Group and the Chinese government to enter into the freight cargo business – effectively cutting out the middleman. It’s great to offer same day shipping, but what happens if there’s a catastrophic level disruption at the origin source?

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The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

That said many countries are struggling to accommodate the new sources of power into grids designed for fossil fuel power generation. Hopefully by the end of 2024 there will be a “green lining” somewhere showing innovative new sources for SAF which could quickly start supporting all of the jet engines out there.

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The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

It serves as the compass guiding shippers toward efficient, economical, and dependable cargo transport. With the above information on hand, the procurement team can proceed with Scope Definition to clearly define the transportation services required. At the heart of it all, an effective procurement strategy remains paramount.

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Logistics Procurement – Performance Management

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Shippers Council of the Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society comprises close to 30 of the largest shippers or beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) in the Asia Pacific. The KPI is a qualitative index (not a definitive scorecard) that provides an unbiased perspective to shape our logistics service providers’ mindset and actions.