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No Time Like the Present

Supply Chain Shaman

While shipping craziness is abating, the issues and implications of the Russian-Ukrainian war, energy shortages in China and Europe, food instability in Africa, and the global water crisis reverberate as disruption after disruption in the supply chain. For me, there is no time like the present. We are re-writing the rules.

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Flexibility in the Face of Uncertainty

Freightos

Most recently, the recent disruptions in the Red Sea that saw ocean freight rates from China to Europe by over 190% and saw transit times lengthen, sea-air services offered a strategic advantage for logistics professionals able to remain agile, by watching trends and jumping at opportunities to ensure a resilient supply chain.

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Russia’s Arctic Expansion: The Future of Global Shipping

SCMDOJO

With untapped oil and gas reserves and melting polar ice, the Arctic presents an opportunity for Russia to access these resources. Additionally, new shipping lanes are opening up, and Russia has a grand plan to become the biggest beneficiary of climate change in the region.

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4 Steps to Streamline Global Shipping

QAD

Add to that the fact that disruption has been ever present the past two years and global trade is getting even more complex. With a standardized global shipping solution, all sites operate and adhere to the same procedures, workflows and processes. Global shipping involves a ton of customs and export reporting.

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Patient-centric networks at the heart of pharmaceutical supply chain management: Lessons from LogiPharma Europe 2018

Kinaxis

by Dr. Madhav Durbha With the Alps as a backdrop, LogiPharma Europe 2018 proved to be both energizing and thought provoking. Given that the cells involved are living, they have very short lifespans and must be shipped in tightly managed, cryogenic conditions in a timely manner. pic.twitter.com/BipjFVtxTC.

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Network Supply Chain Transformation at UScellular

Logistics Viewpoints

I found the presentation by UScellular especially interesting. A centralized structure could provide standardization benefits that could deliver efficiencies through bulk purchasing, broader understanding of materials requirements, and more effective shipping practices. As such, I assumed that supply chain wasn’t a core competency.

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Building Value Networks. Stopping the Backward Slide.

Supply Chain Shaman

Phone calls to Europe or Asia were costly and of poor quality. By the early 2000s, phone calls to Europe from my cell were expensive but manageable. Like a rocket ship traveling to Mars, a new press release popped into my email each day. Avoid slick presentations. If the presentation sounds too slick, it probably is.