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Navigating Global Supply Chain Disruptions: Strategies for Resilience

SCMDOJO

The price of container freight rates surged while the entire world was having to deal with delays. Japan and Taiwan have earthquakes often, and they both are some of the leading suppliers of microchips. E-commerce stores in particular utilize 3PLs, or third-party logistics to ship out their orders.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 13-17, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Last year I organized our first Logistics Leaders for Type 1 Diabetes Cure cycling team (LL4T1DCure) to raise money for JDRF , the leading non-profit organization focused on T1D research. In the meantime, here’s this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Amazon Plans Air Cargo Service for Chinese Customers (WSJ – sub.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 24-28, 2016)

Talking Logistics

In 2012, for example, he was elected as a fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), where he served as chair of the Sections and Societies Subcommittee and as president of the Transportation Science and Logistics Section. XPO Logistics Divests North American Truckload Operation to Transforce.

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Top 10 Logistics Trends That Could Impact Supply Chains in 2022

Locus

“All great enterprises are about logistics. Not genius or inspiration or flights of imagination, skill or cunning, but logistics.” — Tom McCarthy. This was majorly due to their inability to understand and adapt to the changing logistics trends. A decade back these developments in logistics might have seemed impossible.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 27-31, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… JDA Software Unveils New Brand Identity, Logo, and “Plan to Deliver” Tagline. Port Logistics Group Adds to Omni-channel Capabilities with EventPick. DHL launches North Asian multimodal service linking Japan to Europe. Reports 2014 Third-quarter Results.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 31 – January 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Welcome back to the Friday news roundup, where we are excited to bring you all the logistics news you’ve been craving. Japan asks its insurers to retain marine war cover for LNG shippers in Russian waters. Tokyo wants to ensure Japan will continue to import LNG from the Sakhalin-2 project in Russia. I’ll cheers to that.

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The impact of regional instabilities on the Global Supply Chain and how ERP can help

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The war and imposed sanctions will create a knock-on effect across the supply chain , and businesses will be impacted by material shortages, material cost increases, demand volatility, logistics and capacity constraints as well as cybersecurity breaches. Consider holding safety stocks where applicable to prevent breaks in production.