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

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, a robust supply chain may have backup power generators, firewalls, security systems, and emergency plans to prevent or mitigate the effects of disruptions. For example, an agile supply chain may have real-time data, advanced analytics, decision support tools, and cross-functional teams to monitor, diagnose, and solve problems.

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Time to Rethink Sourcing Rare Earth Elements

Supply Chain Game Changer

Strategic National Stockpiles and Sourcing for the National Interest! These Rare Earth Elements have long ago been abandoned for mining and processing here in the United States and are part of our reliance on Chinese sources of supply. sourcing #rareearthelements. Subscribe Here! Email Address. What are Rare Earth Elements?

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Limestone Extraction from Florida Quarries!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The Lake Belt region in Miami-Dade county has the best quality limestone in Florida. The Miami-Dade limestone sector provides over 14,000 jobs and a payroll of around $550 million. For example, some areas are rich with limestone, while others may have none but contain large amounts of sand or clay. Popular Quarries in Florida.

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Demand Forecasting: The Unfair Competitive Advantage

Logility

falls on the shoulders of the sourcing and supply functions, rather than the demand planners. Supply planners and sourcing groups have less exposure to the market demand yet are expected to fully understand what is going on. The simple answer—it has always been this way. Does that make it right? Aggregating provides accuracy.

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Demand Forecasting: The Unfair Competitive Advantage

Logility

falls on the shoulders of the sourcing and supply functions, rather than the demand planners. Supply planners and sourcing groups have less exposure to the market demand yet are expected to fully understand what is going on. The simple answer—it has always been this way. Does that make it right? Aggregating provides accuracy.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2015

Talking Logistics

In my opinion, the best source of practical knowledge and advice are your peers — that is, executives just like you who have already met and overcome the same challenges and opportunities you face today. Descartes Systems Group : Evolution 2015 , May 19-21, Miami, FL. GT Nexus : Bridges 2015 , June 8-11, Miami, FL.

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Reshoring: New Day, False Dawn, or Something Else?

MIT Supply Chain

Our colleague at MIT Professor Charlie Fine uses the term ‘intelli-sourcing’ to connote the complex dynamics that surround this manufacturing location decision. For example, does the concept apply when a US-based company that locates its primary sources of production overseas decides to open a facility on home soil?