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Current State of International Transportation Industry – LogiSYM October/November 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

By convening players, who would normally work in isolation, to participate on a collaborative platform, information and documentation can now be relayed dynamically, in real time. emails, text, physical documents) has resulted in delays and potentially inaccurate or misconstrued information. b) Document Repository & Sharing.

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What You Can’t See Can Hurt You – Is Your Supply Chain Really Transparent?

Logility

Shipments without origin documents are being turned away from ports, creating expensive disruptions and inventory that doesn’t reach its destination, affecting the overall supply chain and your business health. The stakes are high. Violations of workers’ rights are at an all-time high. Yet you may need to buy from these countries.

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Supply Chain Risk Management in 2021 and Beyond

Unleashed

Because many businesses operate under single-sourcing strategies they were unprepared for the shutdown of primary suppliers. This single-source approach meant they faced supply disruption, inventory stockouts and lost sales when the pandemic hit. The Pros and Cons: International and Domestic Sourcing. Identify the risk.

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From soba to udon—Are the noodles in the FTA bowl getting too thick? – LogiSYM December/January 2021

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Early analysis of options: All too often, value chain decisions are made irrespective of trade considerations, be it on sourcing, location of manufacturing or services centres, ownership structures, shipping routes, storing options, priority consumer markets and so on and so forth. Documentation to be presented. What colour pen to use.

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

Requirements included Software as a Service (SAAS), be globally scalable, and be accredited and certified by the Demand Driven Institute to ensure it was truly demand-sensing, demand-driven, and would perform to that documented standard. The project was a two-digit investment for a three-digit payback, a quite lucrative one.

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Tracking the Response to Typhoon Haiyan

MIT Supply Chain

Survivors collect water from a broken water pipe in an area devastated by Typhoon Haiyan on November 12, 2013 in Leyte, Philippines. Around 10,000 people are feared dead in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year. I have listed several of my usual sources below (note that they do have a logistics angle).

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5 Ways To Improve Your Import-Export Business Now

EMERGE App

Or, if you’re lucky to deal with tropical islands like Indonesia , Thailand and the Philippines , do remember the concept of island time. This means reviewing your sourcing methods and reducing the time your stock spends on ships, trucks, and warehouses. This means sourcing them from trade portals or overseas trade exhibitions.