Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
At its annual event, Apple unveiled the new iPhone 15 lineup. Since launching the world’s first autonomous drone delivery system in Reykjavik, Iceland in 2017, Flytrex has been working closely with regulators to get drone delivery off the ground.
Kinaxis
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
The 2010 volcanic eruption in Iceland. There were many lessons learned from these unexpected global events and, although we don’t know when the unexpected will happen, supply chains are now generally better prepared for unplanned events. Some suppliers weren’t so lucky. Well, it got a lot worse. Take Brexit as an example.
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Supply Chain Movement
AUGUST 10, 2021
Recent events would seem suggest otherwise. . But the next time might be an earthquake in Japan, an economic downturn due to a financial crisis, a volcano in Iceland, new trade tariff wars, or even a major global waterway closure. Some have argued that supply chain management is on its way to becoming obsolete.
Logility
OCTOBER 7, 2011
Can you anticipate and properly plan for once in a lifetime events like last year’s Icelandic volcano, and the earthquake and subsequent tsunami earlier this year in Japan? The next time an unexpected event occurs, how do you think your network will fare? How do you plan for the unimaginable? Probably not.
Logility
OCTOBER 7, 2011
Can you anticipate and properly plan for once in a lifetime events like last year’s Icelandic volcano, and the earthquake and subsequent tsunami earlier this year in Japan? The next time an unexpected event occurs, how do you think your network will fare? How do you plan for the unimaginable? Probably not.
Supply Chain Movement
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
Analyst Michael Burkett mentioned Starbucks’ Frappuccino iced coffee as a good example; it was launched successfully despite the logistics problems resulting from the volcanic eruption in Iceland plus the huge demand for the product due to the heatwave in the US at that time.
RFgen
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
Beyond keeping revenues flowing, a disaster preparedness strategy can minimize the broad economic impact of a disaster, making it easier for commerce systems to recover after an emergency event. These factors allow businesses to prepare for a disaster event. The question that remains is “how?” Establish Remote Management.
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