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What Supply Chains Can Learn From Switzerland

RFgen

In supply chain management, all eyes are on Switzerland. The Importance of Supply Chain Resilience. For the past three years, the insurance company FM Global has been ranking countries based on their resilience to supply chain disruptions. Building Supply Chain Resilience.

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What Supply Chains Can Learn From Switzerland

RFgen

In supply chain management, all eyes are on Switzerland. The Importance of Supply Chain Resilience. For the past three years, the insurance company FM Global has been ranking countries based on their resilience to supply chain disruptions. Building Supply Chain Resilience.

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Is the “shared economy” changing logistics?

Kinaxis

by Alvaro Fernandez Did you know it costs approximately $100 to send an envelope from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Caracas, Venezuela? In a way, travelers are informally monetizing what we might call their unused capacity. Are there ways it could benefit, or endanger, your supply chain? New York to London?

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. Readers' choice!

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E2open’s 22.4 Technology Update Deepens Network Coverage Across All Supply Chain Ecosystems to Minimize Disruption Risks

E2open

NYSE: ETWO), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, announces the release of its fourth-quarter technology update, with enhancements across all network ecosystems to help clients improve supply chain resiliency in an increasingly uncertain economy. AUSTIN, Texas – Dec.

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Podcast: Roberto Reichard on Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Capital Projects

Requis

On episode 25 of Supply Chain Next, Richard Donaldson talks with Roberto Reichard about embodied carbon, climate change and taking control of our supply chains to move toward sustainability. Supply Chain Next · 025 – Roberto Reichard. I had the opportunity to work in Turkey, Egypt and in Venezuela.

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10 questions about supply chain optimisation

Supply Chain Movement

It is becoming ever-more difficult for supply chain professionals to make the right decisions. Supply Chain Media, software vendor Aimms and consultancy firm Districon have put together this checklist for supply chain optimisation. >>Please Checklist supply chain optimisation.