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Reflections on the LIVING Supply Chain SCRC Meeting

NC State SCRC

I led off the discussion and took this opportunity to share some of the highlights of my new book, The LIVING Supply Chain, (with Tom Linton as co-author), and try out some of these new ideas on an unsuspecting group of people! However, all the projects were really, really good this year (as always!).

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Challenges and possible solutions for local seafood supply chains

Supply Chain View from the Field

Today no one is ready to make these investments, and as we have stretched out the supply chain, transportation and going to mainstream markets will be an issue. And we need to explore feasibility of establishing catch groups as cooperative business structures for small and midscale fishing operators.

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SCRC Meeting – Tom Linton’s “Supply Chain Eight” and Golden Winged Warblers : Questions Every New CSCO Should Ask Their CEO

NC State SCRC

Co-location of supply chains will reduce disruptions, complications with transportations, government regulations, etc. At Flex, Tom had a scope that included the entire end to end supply chain: procurement, transportation, warehouse management, as well as customer order fulfillment, customer service, procure to pay, and trade relationships.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 25-29, 2019)

Talking Logistics

But as history has shown in the transportation industry, overcoming “the way we’ve always done things” is always the biggest obstacle. A New Market Seeks to Draw Freight Bets (WSJ – sub. For Power Tools Sold In Iran. Therefore, I’m not sure what impact this will have on the market. Will you buy and trade trucking futures?

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

Talking Logistics

Hub Group Inc., Marten Transport Ltd. Shippers are under enormous pressure to cut transportation costs and seem not to be satisfied with the massive fuel surcharge reductions racked up over the past year and a half.”. WTO: Trade growth to remain subdued in 2016 as uncertainties weigh on global demand. Analysts at Stifel Inc.