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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. Ukraine supplies approximately 50% of the world’s neon gas.

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What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022

The Logistics of Logistics

In addition, retailers are struggling to move inventory initially ordered in the first quarter of 2022 to make way for back-to-school and holiday merchandise. Further, Ukraine supplies more than one-half of the world’s neon gas necessary for printing circuits on computer chips. Bottlenecks from future COVID-19 variants are possible.

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Comparing the 2023 National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS): A Critique and Comparison to Supply Chain Immunity

NC State SCRC

The Department of Defense released four days ago its inaugural National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS), which is intended to guide the Department’s engagement, policy development, and investment in the industrial base over the next three to five years. adversaries and meet the production demands posed by evolving threats.

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Winning strategies for distributors and manufacturers during an economic downturn

EazyStock

The right purchasing and logistics strategies give companies an edge during these unique, uncertain times and, during the return “to normal,” a greater competitive advantage and continued growth. Rapid cost increases, interest rate hikes and reduced demand require more effective inventory management and forecasting attention.

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the following economic sanctions spiked energy prices and created new sourcing challenges for certain agricultural products and raw materials. Now all retailers are re-assessing their sourcing strategies and looking for local alternatives to reduce risks, lead times and carbon footprint.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

With the crisis in Ukraine and sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation, fuel and energy prices are now soaring. And this was before the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. In fact, global freight rates have increased tenfold since the start of the pandemic. GLOBAL CRISES DRIVE PRICES SKY-HIGH. BE READY FOR THE NEW NORMAL.

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Three Core Building Blocks To Create a Resilient Supply Chain

BlueYonder

Supply chains were on the verge of recovering from the impact of COVID-19 pandemic when yet again they were plunged into turmoil due to the conflict in Ukraine. For example, inventory status across the supply chain, order information, transit information, labor availability, and throughput constraints. Collaborative Scenario Planning.