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Justifying Investments in Risk Avoidance

MIT Supply Chain

Insurance companies face this issue when selling disruption insurance, or when trying to convince manufacturers to reduce both the likelihood and impact of business interruptions through measures such as increasing inventory levels and developing alternative suppliers. Replacement sources were soon found.

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Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges in the Beverage Industry 

Logility

Major can manufacturers also cater to large companies, such as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. As well as other bigger manufacturers, they predicted the shortage and made sure they would have what they needed. This means that smaller manufacturers were left out in the cold. And there’s no end in sight. . • A shortage of carbon dioxide.

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Bio-based Products Future is Promising, but Hurdles Exist

Supply Chain View from the Field

As an example, Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) encompasses a variety of chemical manufacturing codes including petrochemicals (3251), but none for biobased chemicals. Manufacturers go through a certification process that has been developed in a partnership with ASTM International to ensure quality control and consistent results.

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Freightera Marketplace Books 10,000th Shipment, Goes Live with CN Rail

Freightera

Freightera, “Expedia for Freight”, celebrates its 10,000th shipment, on target to achieve best LTL inventory in the US and Canada. Freightera has emerged as the leading source of instant less than truckload (LTL) freight quotes for the Canadian, cross-border and US markets. VANCOUVER, B.C., Lawrence Seaway.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 29 – February 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Sam’s Club rolling out inventory accessory for cleaning robots. The company is launching the Student Ambassador Program on March 1 at Mississippi Valley State University, Jackson State University, Fayetteville State University, LeMoyne-Owen College, Lane College, Tennessee State University, Paul Quinn College, and Miles College.

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Trends 2023: Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

It is not just US tool manufacturers that are affected. The goal is to set China’s chip manufacturing industry back by at least a decade.”[4] the Mississippi River is seeing falling water levels, which has resulted in a log-jam of over 100 vessels. Inventory Confusion. And in the U.S., ”[6].