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Supply chain risks in the spotlight: Effects of Hanjin Shipping filing bankruptcy protection

Kinaxis

However, a 2014 report by University of Tennessee on managing risk in global supply chains points out that 90% of the firms surveyed do not quantify risk when outsourcing production! However, by having well-documented contingency processes, it will likely help you recover faster than your competition when impacted by a disaster.

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Book Review - Supply Chain Transformation: Building and.

Supply Chain Opz

Paul Dittmann is the Executive Director of the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee. According to a survey conduct by the author and his team at UTK, only a handful of respondents had a well documented supply chain strategy. About the Author. Roadmap to Supply Chain Transformation.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

In addition, users are able to view events of a shipment, imaged documents, and can email their account representative with questions on a particular move. Robinson load numbers. The Navisphere customer app can be downloaded for free at the Apple App Store on iTunes , Google Play and Amazon Marketplace.

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25 supply chain experts reveal the best tactics to optimize a supply chain

6 River Systems

This value includes every phase of ownership: acquisition, operation and the softer costs of change management that flow down from acquisition (such as documentation and training). He loves University of Tennessee football and thinks his black lab Reagan is the best dog. He believes that automation will make jobs easier, not obsolete.