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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, a redundant supply chain may have safety stocks, contingency contracts, multiple sourcing, and diversified networks to ensure the availability and continuity of supply. The port serves as a hub for importing and exporting a variety of goods, such as consumer products, electronics, machinery, chemicals, and food.

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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Stabilize in February

Supply Chain Matters

In contrast, performance levels related to North America , Europe and South America were noted as remaining weak, on average, compared to Asia. Report authors however, qualified that the domestic market demand was the prime source of activity growth. for February compared to January’s value of 47.4.

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What Could Stop Lithium from Revolutionizing Transportation?

Elementum

Lithium use continues to multiply, and it’s now used in laptops, smartphones, tablets and other consumer electronics. Its growth—use increases by 11% per year—has ignited a battle among companies to produce the cheapest alternative source: batteries. Does lithium need to be transported far?

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The Sustainable Supply Chain – What is it and how to execute it

Unleashed

Toyota has been making strides throughout its operations – according to the CPD, all of the car giant’s plants across Europe, along with a handful in South America, now use 100% renewable electricity. Green-E – A scheme for businesses looking for clean energy and carbon offset certification across North America.

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Harvey and Irma’s Effect on the Logistics Industry

GTG Technology Group

Electronic Logging Device (ELD) implementation causes challenges. Here’s why Houston is so significant to transportation: Most goods transported from Mexico and South America go through Houston before being routed to their end destinations. Sources: [link]. Tonnage rose 4.8 percent in May. percent and 10 percent.

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OEM vs ODM?explained – what’s best for manufacturers?

Unleashed

The global healthcare OEM market alone is worth US$250 billion, with 40% of facilities residing in North or South America. Sourcing Hub. JEM Electronics. Intrepid Sourcing. The flip side, however, is that there are a lot of OEMs on the market. Alibaba.com. Guided Imports. China Sourcelink. That Company.

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Hollywood’s Top 10 Supply Chain Disaster Movies

Resilinc

Deep Impact (1998) In Deep Impact , a comet strikes the earth, creating a mega-tsunami that devastates the Atlantic coasts of North America, South America, Europe, and Africa. A nuclear disaster, as depicted in the film, would likely result in a reassessment of nuclear power as an energy source.