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Supply Chain Risk Management Highlighted by a Tiny Computer Chip

Enterra Insights

Singer suggests that Chinese-made microchips embedded in our appliances, devices, satellites, fighter jets, war ships, and tanks could turn against us.”[1] ” Aside from national security implications, the main lesson to be learned here is how vulnerable companies are to risks associated with their supply chains.

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Retail giants crush the rush with charters, air freight

Resilinc

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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Digitisation: Shifting Gears in 2021

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The creation of the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) and an increasing number of startup challenges, incubators etc. They immediately knew where they needed to take action, such as rerouting freight or adding new cross-docking facilities. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – December/January 2021.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 26-30, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… FedEx says operations at TNT Express disrupted after virus attack (Reuters). Global shipping feels fallout from Maersk cyber attack (Reuters). FourKites Partners with HaulFox to Provide Freight Brokers with Next Generation Supply Chain Visibility.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 31 – August 4, 2017)

Talking Logistics

.” Considering all of the wacky patents Amazon has been issued, such as a shipping label with a built-in parachute , it wouldn’t surprise me if Amazon has already patented ways to operate on the Moon or Mars in case Mother Earth gets vaporized by an asteroid. Uber Freight Expands Reach of Truck Load-Matching App (Trucking Info).

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Identity Theft, Trucking Style

Talking Logistics

The fraud often includes paperwork such as insurance policies, fake driver’s licenses and other documents. . Then the con artists offer low bids to freight brokers who handle shipping for numerous companies. That lets them pretend to be a long-established firm with a seemingly good safety record. Be Sociable, Share!

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Mid-Year Assessment of 2022 Supply Chain Predictions- Part Three

Supply Chain Matters

One of the benchmarks we referenced as part of our prediction was The World Container Index , a measure of container shipping rates among eight major global transshipment lanes, which is published by Drewry Shipping Consultants. That is because so many products and/or services are predicated on global supply network movements.