ModusLink Corporation

JANUARY 24, 2024

A container ship passes beneath a suspension bridge as it departs for Europe. Faced with the challenges posed by the Red Sea crisis, supply chain companies can take proactive measures and enhance the resilience of the global supply chain. This update explores essential strategies.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

Is this true for the supply chain industry? What seems to be clear by now is that the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the vulnerabilities and risks of today’s global supply chain networks. This is also true for states and research institutes through advanced supply chain design and management expertise and capabilities.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 26, 2017

When it comes to supply chain excellence, particularly in the retail sector, there is one behemoth dominating the landscape: Amazon. Amazon supply chain management is driving innovation and change at a pace that’s putting the pressure on other businesses to find a way to keep up, or fold.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Get the insights beverage companies need to meet today’s biggest supply chain challenges. Port congestion, shipping delays, and other supply chain disruptions are affecting industries across all economic sectors, and that includes beverages of all types. Carbon dioxide is in short supply in the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. But, in the current international atmosphere of supply chain troubles and widespread shipping congestion, the topic is a timely one. What are the most cost-efficient techniques for beating the shipping logjam at its own game? Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 27, 2024

A day has passed after a container ship lost power and crashed into a support pylon of Baltimore, Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26. Coast Guard authorities are assured that the bridge debris and/or underwater obstacles are sufficiently cleared for cargo ship navigation.

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Shipchain

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Customers want information and visibility at any given time, and any misstep in the supply chain could result in permanent losses to profitability, productivity, and efficiency. Challenges of Current Shipping Practices. Shippers have a tendency to view shipping as a standalone process, but it is much more than that.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The majority of positions are for in-store workers while others roles are for the company’s supply-chain facilities. Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles rose 3 percent year-over-year to 828,016 TEUs in August, marking the first increase in 13 months, port officials said.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

By combining all these energy generation technologies together and monitoring the systems with more than 1,000 sensors, the vessel, refurbished from a racing catamaran, is always able to move. You can find out on the ship, which are outfitted with three types of solar panels at present. Driving Sustainable Supply Chain Change.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Doing so significantly reduces physical paperwork, as well as the number of manual touchpoints in any supply chain resulting. The process is achieved through carefully crafted services and tools on TRAMES, to enable seamless connectivity and secure exchange of information across a streamlined and unified workflow.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Demand for ocean freight was lower than anticipated, and Hanjin Shipping, another top ten ocean liner, was already teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. Oil prices tanked, cancellations increased and Maersk drilling and supply chain services would run up nearly $2 billion dollars in annual losses.

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American Global Logistics

MARCH 5, 2024

Specifically, we covered the threats, impacts, and mitigation strategies disrupting supply chains. Persistent Red Sea Risks Continue to Disrupt Critical Trade Route The ongoing conflict in Yemen has created several shipping risks in the Red Sea. In particular, there is a risk of Houthi rebels laying mines in the shipping lanes.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 12, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Fake News or Supply Chain Fallacies? Supply Chain myths article and permission to publish here provided by Sam White at Argentus. Like any other industry, Supply Chain Management comes with its own myths and misconceptions that can easily mislead many businesses.

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GTG Technology Group

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Cyberattacks a Transportation Management Software Suite Might Face. The 21 st century presents a new kind of threat that challenges older defense measures. Today, the preferred tool of attack is the cyberattack. The potential risks threaten vendor relationships, supply chain integrity and public safety.

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ShipBob

JULY 14, 2022

Or are some parts of your supply chain a bit…opaque? We get it, the global supply chain can be a tough topic to tackle, especially when you’re also trying to develop a new widget and expand your presence in a key market — all while keeping the lights on. Multiple factors have fed the current supply chain crisis.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 14, 2021

Whether shipping COVID-19 vaccines, test kits or ventilators ; office supplies; clothing; or groceries, some shippers rode thorough preparedness to a competitive advantage in 2020. Fundamental shifts of e-commerce and consumer behavior took shape in 2020 and presented new and unprecedented challenges.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Responding to the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Mikael Lind and Robert Ward Illustration: Sandra Haraldson, RISE 7 July 2023 marked a historic day for the shipping sector when the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted its 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (2023 Strategy).

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 11, 2020

Without the back-end supply chain, however, retailers would have nothing to sell. Melanie Tymm, Head of Pre-Sales at Maginus Software Solutions, writes, “It used to be a lot simpler. 2] He writes, “Without a doubt, the biggest ongoing trend changing supply chain management is the retail convenience revolution.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

A new year is underway, and what better way to begin our 2023 blog activity than with a summary of the freshest news from the supply chain and logistics theatre? But is that a real possibility, or are the predictions of supply chain mayhem just so much panic and hot air?

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Professionals in supply chain management use various methods to identify best practices to improve the operations. In order to accelerate the learning, this article has gathered 20+ most sought-after supply chain case studies, analyzed/categorized them by industry and the findings are presented.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The unprecedented cargo logjams off the southern California coast wreaking havoc on supply chains show no signs of waning. Just two days before Thanksgiving, FreightWaves reported an “all-time-high 93 ships” were waiting there. Requirements to manage carrier invoices and other transactions grow in stride.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

FedEx partners with HBCUs to increase the pipeline of Black supply chain professionals. US crackdown on forced China labor risks supply chain snarls. Airline group says global cargo volume grew 6.9 The US has enacted new labor laws that could cause supply chain snarls. UPS Q4 earnings jump 35 percent.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

It appears that operational and procurement risks for beneficial cargo owners or shippers, in the short term, are minimal. The areas that will be deliberated in future articles are ocean shipping market landscape, freight procurement, reliability & visibility and the competitive landscape.

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Turvo

JULY 15, 2021

In the logistics and shipping industry, capacity refers to the amount of space secured on trucks and other vehicles to carry shipment loads. This generally gets referred to as trucking capacity, and it remains one of the most critical aspects of dealing with supply chain disruptions. Better tracking of profits and losses.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 27, 2017

When it comes to supply chains, certain words seem to be bandied about like the ball at a championship tennis match. Back and forth, over and over, these supply chain buzzwords seem to have an endless lifespan. But I stand by my claim that IoT in supply chain planning is more hype than helpful.

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SupplyPike

APRIL 17, 2020

Learn about: Less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping Advantages of LTL Factors determining shipping rates. Less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping is a system of transporting a smaller shipment than a typical truck filled with one order. In this system, space is shared by all of the cargo on one truck. Get better shipping rates.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Companies of all sizes have been capturing the value from Global Supply Chain to increase the economies of scale and scope for years. In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. However, you may wonder what kind of practices really work.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

But not all third-party agents have the expertise and experience to help you handle the myriad issues of cross-border commerce, ranging from changing regulations to complex cross-border processes and new technologies. SYNOPSlS: Unlocking Greater Value in Your Supply Chain. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – February 2022.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

“FedEx and UPS have ground to a complete standstill today due to what they say is a virus in their logistics shipping software…blaming the hacking group Anonymous after they declared their intention to punish shipping companies for halting shipments of flu vaccines into China.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Supply Chain Can Teach Us Much About the Future of Professional Education Labor issues command a lot of attention right now, and notably the challenge of how to find enough talent to meet current and future market demands. The supply chain industry is no exception in this sense. Consequently, companies?—?and

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 30, 2022

Retail supply chain management has always been a complicated and complex process. But in the timeframe between 2020 to 2022, a volatile supply chain market showed the weakness in outdated, legacy supply chain execution built on rigid technology or lacking any accurate data that can improve overall decision-making.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 10, 2018

Shipping these products requires an extra level of care to ensure the products make it to their destination. Guarding Against Cargo Theft Cargo theft is one of the largest risks associated with pharmaceutical manufacture and transport. Between May and June 2017, more than 90 percent of cargo thefts involved trucks.

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Savi

MAY 28, 2020

As the CEO of a supply chain visibility technology company, I am well aware of the irony of my own firm becoming a victim of supply chain disruption. But as the world deals with the immense and unprecedented impact of the coronavirus, even Savi was not able to avoid supply chain issues.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

We’ll look at their warehouses, their delivery tricks, and even how they use new technology to make things faster. Prime Membership: Amazon Prime – Subscription service offering benefits such as free two-day shipping, access to Prime Video, Prime Music, and exclusive deals.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 15, 2021

Having intimate knowledge of available supply chain capacity in every shipping mode continues to be paramount for companies to meet consumer demand as economies recover after recessions felt during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Increased surcharges will increase overall shipping costs. ocean shipment imports, rising 101.9%

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Last September, a jury at Southwark crown court in south London found Amazon guilty of shipping dangerous goods by air. Well, as I learned at the recent Dangerous Goods Symposium organized by Labelmaster , dangerous goods compliance is a complex and dynamic process, and many companies lack the knowledge, training, and tools to do it right. (In

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 18, 2022

Since logistics intelligence sources data directly from freight systems in real-time, filling in the gap between your real-world logistics and your supply chain management strategies, it becomes easier to use that information strategically. What’s Happening: Shipping Disruptions Continue. Freight shipping costs are climbing.

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