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Risk Management in Global Ocean Context

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Written by logistics leaders who are practitioners in their respective companies, it aims to stimulate thinking on how shippers or BCO’s could view business continuity and risk in the current environment. Risk management is about our attitude towards risk, ability to appraise the situation holistically, and our ability to manage risk.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

INTTRA Collaborates with JDA Software for Streamlined Transportation Management. LoJack SCI and TransVoyant Partner to Deliver Supply Chain Risk Alerting. Transervice Announces Launch of Tech-Based Freight Management Company. Sales Downshift at Heavy Truck Makers ( WSJ – sub. FAA says 181,000 U.S.

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Blockchain has Potential

Enterra Insights

” What often goes unspoken is the fact that something having potential means there may not be much to crow about at the present. Potential refers to a future state rather than the present state. Managing trade documentation. Managing supply chain risk. Managing demand and supply planning.

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Whitman School Collaborates with Staples to Analyze Supply Chain Management Opportunities Sparking Millennial Interest

GlobalTranz

The collaboration will allow Whitman School supply chain faculty and students to analyze two initiatives. In the first project, Whitman faculty and students will analyze fulfillment operations and make recommendations regarding how Staples can further improve its inventory and distribution decisions.

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Supply Chain Case Study: the Executive's Guide

Supply Chain Opz

In order to accelerate the learning, this article has gathered 20+ most sought-after supply chain case studies, analyzed/categorized them by industry and the findings are presented. In order to compensate a long waiting time, Adidas uses air freight or courier service. Detailed plan is usually presented on A3 sized paper.

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Are Global Supply Chains Recovering- One Perspective

Supply Chain Matters

Regarding ocean container freight rates, spot rates are noted as dropping across the board on both Asia-Europe and Asia-US The implication is that if spot rates drop way below contract rates, shippers will likely seek to renegotiate contract rates recently consummated earlier this year. and Europe.

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A Time for Unfiltered Straight Talk

Supply Chain Matters

Responding to various questions from equity analysts, his comments were noted by some in financial media as being brutally honest about the state of supply chains: “ Everybody thinks supply chains are getting better, I don’t think they’ve gotten better at all.”. Everything is a little out of sync right now. ”.