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The Top 4 Trends That Will Dominate Supply Chain in 2019

Elementum

It’s likely that there will be an imbalance between transportation and the supply chain requirements of large companies. As sanctions on Iran go into effect and Iranian oil exports decline, global oil prices could rise, putting even more pressure on logistics providers. And the ongoing trade disputes between China and the U.S.

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

ModusLink Corporation

In addition, these initiatives are not used just taken in China and Iran but also in many other emerging economies. These innovations represent a strong commitment from through strategic environmental plans towards sustainable Supply Chain Management.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 1, 2015)

Talking Logistics

New Capabilities from JDA Create Transportation Resiliency – Enabling Shippers to Balance Service and Cost Pressures. Latest Versions of SAP® Transportation Management, SAP Extended Warehouse Management and SAP Event Management Now Available. Uber Is Quietly Testing A Massive Merchant Delivery Program (TechCrunch). Con-way Inc.

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

Talking Logistics

For Power Tools Sold In Iran. 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. A New Market Seeks to Draw Freight Bets (WSJ – sub. Trucking Futures Trading: Are You Buying?

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Sorry, I’m Not Sure: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2018

Talking Logistics

And you can’t forget about the other Unpredictables: Iran, Russia, China, and ISIS; all of these entities could have a destabilizing effect on world peace and prosperity. One trend that is disrupting the status quo and serving as a catalyst for innovation is companies placing customers at the center of their supply chains.

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Nationalism is Changing the Face of Globalization

Enterra Insights

Wolf explains, “First, industrialization and the revolution in transport generated opportunities for trade in goods. ” Nationalist regimes, like those in China, Russia, and Iran, have demonstrated they are more than willing to make that effort. But it is changing.”[2] But it requires great effort.” ”[4].

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

Talking Logistics

If they actually follow through on their promise and oil prices continue to rise next year, how will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in response? Russia, Iran, North Korea, and ISIS : Call them “The Unpredictables” (you can probably add China to the mix too). Of course, what happens in the U.S.