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How the Suez Canal blockage proves technology has the power to transform the shipping industry

Gravity Supply Chain

It’s hardly surprising then that the ‘Evergiven Incident’ has not only exasperated an already critical situation but should also serve as a timely reminder of the ongoing battles global supply chains are facing. The damage done to the global supply chain will be significant.” PANIC STATIONS.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 5-9, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Our guinea pig Cow died this morning. What do you do with a deceased guinea pig? While I think this through, here are the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon to Launch Delivery Service That Would Vie With FedEx, UPS (WSJ – sub. P&G Remaking Supply Chain Network (WSJ – sub.

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Smart Cities Should Focus on Helping People

Enterra Insights

Digital intelligence gives them a fresh set of tools for doing more with less. Smart city technologies do not create or destroy large numbers of jobs … but they can make local labor markets more efficient. Consumers and regulators demand transparency and data governance, and this focus is only likely to increase.

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Smart Cities Should Focus on Helping People

Enterra Insights

Digital intelligence gives them a fresh set of tools for doing more with less. Smart city technologies do not create or destroy large numbers of jobs … but they can make local labor markets more efficient. Consumers and regulators demand transparency and data governance, and this focus is only likely to increase.

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A Reflection on Supply Chain Digitization Trends in the Metal Industry

o9 Solutions

There is not a single day without the metals industry making the headlines: from the Guinea coup to price volatility, to the semiconductor crisis impacting the automotive industry and consequently reducing the demand for metal manufacturers. The supply chain planning function is at the heart of these challenges.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Back in December, we welcomed two new members to our family: Milo and Otis, guinea pig brothers we adopted. Our first guinea pig, Bubbles, had passed away a few weeks earlier (after bringing us much joy and laughs for over four years), so we were very excited to bring Milo and Otis home and begin a new chapter of memories.

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Aluminum and silicon shortages causing price volatility

Resilinc

That’s the prognosis from experts—including those at Resilinc—about the chaos that is swamping global supply chains and undercutting the economic recovery. Since January 1, Resilinc’s commodity tracking tool has alerted customers to more than 100 events that signaled or portended tightening supplies and rising prices for aluminum.