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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

companies to import more from countries including India, Thailand and Vietnam. Schneider president and CEO Mark Rourke said: “We are driven by our commitment to sustainability and innovation to be one of the first carriers to embrace electric as a powerful solution for hauling freight. It also operates two electric yard tractors.

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3 Compelling Reasons to Start Using Prescriptive Analytics

AIMMS

Let’s take an example from one of our clients in manufacturing. They went from spreadsheets to rapid planning and innovation in a matter of weeks. Take production planning tools, for example. A desire to drive innovation. Another reason companies decide to start using Prescriptive Analytics is a desire to innovate.

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3 Compelling Reasons to Start Using Prescriptive Analytics

AIMMS

Let’s take an example from one of our clients in manufacturing. They went from spreadsheets to rapid planning and innovation in a matter of weeks. Take production planning tools, for example. A desire to drive innovation. Another reason companies decide to embrace Prescriptive Analytics is a desire to innovate.

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World Cup Plays that Build Winning Supply Chain Teams

MIT Supply Chain

For example, Dell Corporation was the leading personal computer manufacturer in the world, earning accolades for its vaunted manufacturing postponement strategy. Take, for example, one of the tournament’s best strikes, a goal scored by Australia’s Tim Cahill in the game against the Netherlands. And so it is in the supply chain world.

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Malaysia a Key Link in Asia’s Disaster Resilience Plan

MIT Supply Chain

This was one of the main talking points at the 2013 Health & Humanitarian Logistics Conference, hosted by the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) in Malaysia this June. Earthquakes also take a toll; the quake and ensuing tsunami that devastated parts of Japan in 2011 is probably the most infamous example in recent years.

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Risks of Relocating a Business ‘China to Vietnam’

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

According to Lambert and Cooper, accelerating globalisation and propelling innovations have been responsible over the past years for developing market competition. For example, in the year 2019 the trade war between the US and China was dragged on for more than a year resulting in 25% tariffs placed on US$200 billion of Chinese goods.

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The Cannabis Supply Chain and Logistics Map!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Maybe you have a new innovative type of a cannabis-based product that you want to sell out into the world. Countries that may capitalize on growing marijuana may include Colombia, Thailand and other tropical countries that have more legalized marijuana cultivation.