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Supply Chain Design Crosses the Chasm

Logistics Viewpoints

Some companies have taken extreme measures such as chartering private cargo ships to sail around port delays. For the longest time modeling and designing such nodes, modes, and flows has been the realm of Supply Chain Design. The technology is reaching such an inflection point. This capability will be game changing.

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Flexibility in the Face of Uncertainty

Freightos

However, interestingly enough, in today’s global freight environment, shipping from China to Los Angeles by ocean freight and following that up with air cargo shipments to Europe may actually be a more viable route. In other words, ocean cargo costs would cost about $0.21/kilogram kilogram to Europe. Total blended cost?

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The Beginning of the Beginning: A Progress Report on the Digitisation of Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

An indication for this belief is the level of fundraising reached by digital players like Flock Freight, a trucking platform and project44, a supply chain visibility platform, which reached US$113.5 It is sensor and system data that are foundational to drive a new quality of collaboration across networks.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech- May 31 2023

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our May 31, 2023 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis capsule of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news. Founded in 2016, Ion Channel ’s technology has a focus on software supply chain cyber defenses and SBOM management.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

In the weeks following the Damco brand subsumption, DB Schenker released a press release that referenced the Damco changes: “The last thing shippers need at present is further uncertainty”. But shipping remains an open market and regardless of technology or how far in the supply chain Maersk stretches, it still has 4.1

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Navigating Troubled Waters: The Red Sea Crisis and the Vulnerability of Global Supply Chains

ModusLink Corporation

Investment in Technology: Utilize advanced technologies such as blockchain, IoT, and AI for real-time tracking and monitoring of shipments. Improve communication and information-sharing among supply chain partners through digital platforms. Implement technologies like RFID to track and trace goods throughout the supply chain.

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Responding to the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Use a four-step model to guide decarbonisation efforts. The ‘4-step model’ can help to structure decarbonisation efforts. Exceeding the 2023 Strategy and thereby increasing the chances of reaching the Paris Climate Agreement Goals needs a holistic and inclusive approach that is reflected in the model.