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Supply Chain Risk Management : The Challenges Driving Increased Interest in Managed Service

GlobalTranz

Any discussion on supply chain risk management and applying managed transportation to help prevent risks from coming to fruition is incomplete without touching on the pandemic to overcome supply chain disruption. Market Volatility Continues to Undermine Supply Chain Risk Management.

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Supply Chain Risk Management: 7 Challenges Driving Increased Interest in Managed Service

Logistics Viewpoints

The survey also found that 9 in 10 supply chain leaders are seeking 3PLs with a consulting offering that provides guidance in setting up their company’s supply chain. These are the top challenges that are driving increased interest in and demand for consulting and managed services. Cybersecurity Concerns Remain.

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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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Looking Back at Our Most Popular Blog Posts of 2021

GlobalTranz

From aggregation through cross-docking, readers learned how to kickstart these five strategies and get more value from their supply chains. #6. Supply Chain Risk Management: The Challenges Driving Increased Interest in Managed Service.

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The Green Corridor: Resilience from Diversification

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The forest resources do not have to be imported yet, but sadly it is disappearing faster than it can grow back. Some countries even have geo-thermal resources (the same power which ignites volcanos) like Kenya and Indonesia. Fossil fuels, oil and gas and other commodities are not locally available.

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Digitisation: Shifting Gears in 2021

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

They immediately knew where they needed to take action, such as rerouting freight or adding new cross-docking facilities. An attendee poll at a recent conference of The European Freight and Logistics Forum hints at some cultural challenges. The latter creates better utilization of resources and capacities. A year of reflection.

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Top Solutions for Supply Chain Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

Customers use their modular, SaaS solutions to route, schedule, track, and measure delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit, and pay transportation invoices; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes.