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Supply chain risks: The knowable unknowns that can hurt your supply chain!

Kinaxis

by Dr. Madhav Durbha CSX, one of the only two railroad operators in the USA that handles nearly all the shipments that move by train east of the Mississippi River has been experiencing serious challenges since the month of May. The reasons behind this were well chronicled in a recent Wall Street Journal article.

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Justifying Investments in Risk Avoidance

MIT Supply Chain

In my 2005 book The Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage (MIT Press, 2005) I wrote that continuous security, resilience and risk mitigation efforts can be hampered by their own success. I gave the example of Sun Microsystems, which suffered a spate of freight thefts in Europe.

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How to Prepare for Tight Truckload Capacity

TMC

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey—and as Hurricane Irma moves closer— truckload capacity is tighter than it has been for years, giving some shippers challenges in covering freight. Still, most carriers also value consistent freight volumes because they make it easier to justify equipment and capital investments. Review awards.

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How to Prepare for Tight Truckload Capacity

TMC

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey—and as Hurricane Irma moves closer— truckload capacity is tighter than it has been for years, giving some shippers challenges in covering freight. Still, most carriers also value consistent freight volumes because they make it easier to justify equipment and capital investments. Review awards.

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How to Prepare for Tight Truckload Capacity

TMC

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey—and as Hurricane Irma moves closer— truckload capacity is tighter than it has been for years, giving some shippers challenges in covering freight. Still, most carriers also value consistent freight volumes because they make it easier to justify equipment and capital investments. Review awards.