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Economic Aspects of Supply Chains

American Global Logistics

Economic Markets and Supply Chain Challenges The current economic landscape presents challenges for supply chains. Other geopolitical risks, such as tensions between Russia and Ukraine, along with unpredictable regimes in Iran and North Korea, have the potential to disrupt global supply chains as well.

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Supply Chain Risk Management in 2024: A Forward Look with Tom Linton

Resilinc

Tom: We always have to keep an eye on North Korea. I lived in Seoul, Korea, for almost four years. Even back in 2008, North Korea was shooting missiles into the Sea of Japan, and that has not really changed. Then, everything else becomes inventory. Then, there are conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.

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What Supply Chain Risks Must Supply Chain Execs Keep Top of Mind?

GlobalTranz

Failure to do so would result in extreme inaccuracies in inventory management and additional delays throughout shipping processes. Fortunately, supply chain execs can overcome and successfully mitigate this risk by implementing robust analytics technologies to provide better inventory management and overall supply chain management.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

The kids are back at school, we have air conditioning again, and North Korea tested a nuclear bomb yesterday. “If Here are some details from Oracle’s press materials: LogFire’s built-for-the-cloud solution provides an integrated warehouse, inventory and workforce management platform. Everything is back to normal.

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Navigating the Future in an Uncertain Political and Regulatory Environment

NC State SCRC

The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative held its bi-annual Industry Partner Meeting in the Talley Student Center at North Carolina State University this past week. The general consensus today is that there will be an increase in spending (especially in infrastructure) and a decrease in taxes, but also a decrease in regulation.

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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? Like oil prices, interest rates impact supply chain policies and decisions, especially with regards to inventory. Alexa, How Much Inventory Remains at Store X?”