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Risk Management in Global Ocean Context

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The areas that will be deliberated in future articles are ocean shipping market landscape, freight procurement, reliability & visibility and the competitive landscape. We can observe this quite clearly in the growth experienced in countries like Vietnam, India as well as Hungary and Mexico.

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One belt, one road, and one very blurry supply chain benefit

DELMIA Quintiq

But let’s recognize the planners for the boldness of the idea and figure out how to leverage this initiative for the benefit of modern supply chains. Undoubtedly, the new infrastructure, financed almost entirely by China, will benefit the government of Serbia and Hungary. There were some substantial funds pledged to the concept.

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Shipping Container Shortage–Another Bullwhip Example

Operations and Supply Chain Management

In December, spot freight rates were 264% higher for the Asia to North Europe route, compared with a year ago, according to Mirko Woitzik, risk intelligence solutions manager at supply chain risk firm Resilience360. Compared with last March’s low prices, freight rates from China to the U.S.

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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

However, the main growth in freight flows lies on the periphery of Europe and the Middle East is also continuing to develop, both for domestic supply and for distribution to Africa. This is the third time that Supply Chain Movement and Buck Consultants International have produced a Supply Chain Map of Europe.

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Körber Elevate 2023: Find your Rhythm

Logistics Viewpoints

Körber Supply Chain Software (Körber SCS) hosted its 2023 Elevate User Conference in Orlando this week. The conference theme was finding your rhythm – a fitting metaphor for supply chains across the globe as they return to more predictable patterns after experiencing disruptive fits and starts over the last couple years.

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Blockchain and the Law of Unintended Consequences

Enterra Insights

.” Many analysts are touting blockchain because it holds the potential to solve many challenges currently found in supply chains associated with things like fraud, visibility, and sourcing. Benefits of blockchain technology in the supply chain. Freight Tracking. Supply Chain Liquidity.

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EU inflation hits multiple manufacturing sectors

Resilinc

Europe is suffering through a period of extraordinary inflation that will negatively impact the health and well-being of its people and drive disruptions and uncertainty in global supply chains. Labor costs and the availability of talent, as well as rising prices in agriculture, hard commodities, freight, and energy.