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Supply Chain Resilience Core Capacities

MIT Supply Chain

For example, the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption in Iceland caused a primary loss of freight transportation capacity, but that loss also robbed many companies of supply capacity. Source: James B. warehousing space) to several years (e.g., In the matrix, this is referred to as a secondary impact.

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Reflective Thinking: Complexity

Logility

Source: Dictionary.com. On a recent webcast Noha Tohamy, research vice president, Gartner, posed several questions one should ask to help identify their distinct supply chain and sort through the complexity. com-plex-i-ty [k uh m- plek -si-tee]. noun, the state or quality of being complex; intricacy.

Gartner 100
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How To Make Your Ecommerce Eco-Friendly

ShipBob

Freight movement is the fastest-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions with last-mile freight a major contributor to local air pollution. Blue Lagoon utilizes the healing effects of the famous Blue Lagoon in Iceland to create powerful skincare products. Last-mile delivery growth will increase carbon emissions by 30% by 2030.