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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 29, 2022)

Talking Logistics

Well, I did visit a beach in Iceland, but the water was way too cold for my Cuban blood (and probably Icelandic blood too), and there were signs everywhere warning about “sneaker waves” that can pull you out to sea. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 29, 2022).

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No, AI has not killed supply chain management

Supply Chain Movement

Some have argued that supply chain management is on its way to becoming obsolete. Death of Supply Chain? Almost three years ago, Harvard Business Review published a provocative article entitled ‘The Death of Supply Chain Management’. Recent events would seem suggest otherwise. .

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Resilience and Agility in Supply Chains: Navigating Change in a Dynamic World

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Resilience and Agility in Supply Chains: Navigating Change in a Dynamic World Feature Article by J eroen Hendriks , Director at Art of Supply Chain Sdn Bhd The global business landscape has become increasingly complex and volatile, posing significant challenges to supply chain management.

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Supply chain risk management in 2017

Kinaxis

Working in supply chain is like starring in a Rocky movie. You don’t need to go back any further than a decade to understand the many challenges supply chains have endured over the years. Supply chains had to deal with squeezing margins and dramatically cut costs, which included significant downsizing.

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Webinar: Supply Chain Mapping Insights

Resilinc

Despite numerous supply-chain upheavals inflicted by disasters in the last decade — including the eruption of a volcano in Iceland, the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, Thailand floods, and Hurricanes Maria and Harvey — most companies still found themselves unprepared for the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Carbon Mitigation Actions; For The Planet, And for the Pocket

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Geo thermal Power Station in Iceland. Tim held various positions with MNCs for over 25 years, gaining a wide knowledge and expertise in logistics operations, Tim has crafted delivery solutions for e-commerce clients and managed the supply chains several chemical and freight forwarding companies. M achines are built to last !

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This Week in Logistics News (September 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Nike Earnings Reflect Supply Chain Disruption Complexities. In 2017, Flytrex successfully launched the world’s first fully autonomous urban drone delivery system in Reykjavik, Iceland, and we covered that initiative in these pages on June 15, 2018. This sounds like another example of supply chain whiplash (start and stop) to me.