Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
I was on the phone with Australia, China, Indonesia – really everywhere – trying to negotiate directly with suppliers. Cooper University Health Care Selects Interos Over the past 15 years, modern risk management platforms have evolved. Then the risk solution fills in the gaps. But there was a cost to this.
Resilinc
MAY 24, 2022
This period of high prices and margins coincided with—and was partly supported by—supply chain disruptions, including the February 2021 deep freeze on the Texas Gulf Coast and port and shipping congestion in much of the world. The post Petrochemical demand is up and prices are spiking appeared first on Resilinc.
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Enterra Insights
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Journalist Andrew Freedman explains, “Geopolitical risks in the Red Sea and extreme weather in Central America are converging, jostling global supply chains fed by the Suez and Panama Canals.”[5] ”[5] He adds, “Most major shipping firms are avoiding the Red Sea entirely and re-routing around the Cape of Good Hope.
Kinaxis
OCTOBER 23, 2015
A massive El Niño occurred in 1997-1998, unleashing record rains in California, deadly tornados in Florida, and a brutal drought in Indonesia, thus landing the term firmly on the radar (no pun intended) of millions of people around the globe. El Niño may serve as the ultimate test of supply chain risk management and resiliency.
Kinaxis
JANUARY 4, 2016
That means placing higher value on commodities that don’t need to be packed or shipped – things like ideas and great content, and other assets that can easily be transmitted digitally. The number of heat stress days may rise to as high as 364 in Singapore and Malaysia, with Indonesia looking at 355 days and the Philippines 337.
Material Handling & Logistics
JULY 25, 2018
There were 94 total losses reported around the shipping world in 2017, down 4% year-on-year -- the second lowest in 10 years after 2014. In 2017 the downward trend of large shipping losses continued, according to a new survey, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty's (AGCS) Safety & Shipping Review.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
AUGUST 14, 2023
By revisiting and optimizing their inventory management practices, companies can better navigate the challenges posed by the pandemic and emerge stronger, with more resilient supply chains that efficiently cater to evolving market demands. Dr. Tan obtained his PhD in Operations Management from Nanyang Technological University in 2005.
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