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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

While there is evidence of both Friday and the number 13 being considered unlucky, there is no record of the two items being referred to as especially unlucky in conjunction before the 19th century. The holdup makes it exceedingly difficult for businesses to manage supply chains, it said.

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Supply Chain Management in a VUCA World

Enterra Insights

For years the military has used the acronym VUCA to describe what, in wartime, is often referred to as the fog of war. It’s a term that started creeping into supply chain discussions several years ago. Supply chain management. supply chain member organizations).”[3]. ”[3].

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Ford Motor to Pause Construction of Michigan Battery Plant

Supply Chain Matters

The following Supply Chain Matters industry specific commentary is a sidelight to our previous third update on the ongoing labor strike targeting Ford and two other U.S. Background In February, Supply Chain Matters highlighted the announcement of this planned facility including the strategies that led to this investment.

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Can you WFH & Walk?

NC State SCRC

This is the second guest blog from Craig Lukasik , an MBA supply chain graduate from the Poole College of Management’s supply chain program. Looking at the finished product with your eyes barely conveys the awesome complexity of the supply chain involved in bringing it to life.

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The FarEye Story With Kushal Nahata

The Logistics of Logistics

Delivery experience drives customer retention, and it is driving reference and many studies and numbers about it. I’m in Detroit about 4 and a half to 5 hours away, depending on the traffic. We will be there at the Gartner Supply Chain Conference happening in June 2022. Gartner Supply Chain Conference.