The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

These changes can be caused by factors such as natural disasters, political unrest, trade disputes, or disruptions in transportation networks. Despite the unprecedented surge in demand, supply chains swiftly adjusted their operations, ramping up production and distribution to meet the critical needs of frontline workers and patients.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This involves a lot of long-haul transportation.” Mr. Eberle is the vice president of logistics and distribution operations at Molex. The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe. First and last mile shipments are usually by truck.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 11, 2016

And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. Guadeloupe. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Manhattan Transportation Management Enhancements Enable the Acquisition and Supervision of Additional Shipment Capacity. Iceland Gets On-Demand Drone Deliveries (BloombergTechnology). MacroPoint uses this data to help transportation brokers, logistics service providers and shippers track the locations of deliveries in trucks.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 17, 2021

For example, the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption in Iceland caused a primary loss of freight transportation capacity, but that loss also robbed many companies of supply capacity. For example, replacing lost ocean transportation capacity can be time-consuming owing to the dynamics of the ocean market. Source: James B.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

To arrive at optimal European supply chains it is crucial to consider shifts in economic growth, currency fluctuations and tax reductions in addition to production and distribution costs. It’s remarkable that there aren’t many more companies consolidating their transport operations. I can’t understand why they’re not doing it yet.”

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 1, 2018

The Israeli company Flytrex has been testing the drone delivery concept in Reykjavik, Iceland since last August, in partnership with AHA , the country’s largest e-commerce website. The Icelandic drones are routed over a large bay, bypassing a bridge that can become congested during heavy drive times. overseen by FAA.

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