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It’s Time to Rethink Supply Chain Risk Management

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years and companies can expect to lose 42% of one year’s EBITDA every decade due to supply chain disruptions. Herculean efforts by Procurement and Supply Chain departments to keep supplies flowing have prevented even more extreme disruptions than what we’ve experienced, but have inadvertently created additional risks. .

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Risk Management Provider Avetta Acquired Stockholm based private equity firm EQT has reportedly agreed to acquire supply chain risk management software technology and managed services provider Avetta from existing private equity owners Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe ( WCAS ).

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Navigating Global Supply Chain Disruptions: Strategies for Resilience

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If an earthquake were to happen, it would mean the entire computing industry would be affected as their supply chain would be disrupted. Delays Delays happen when ships are involved, or even when a vehicle transport company is involved like A1 Auto Transport.

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Realties of Declining Global Trade and Transport Rates More Evident

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022. Earlier this month, the forecast was revised to an expected 2.5

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Global Supply Chain Volatility Continues to Moderate But Not Inventory and Warehousing Costs

Supply Chain Matters

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Global Supply Chain Pressures Index (GSPI) continued a moderate trending decline and reflected a fifth consecutive easing of monthly pressures. Interestingly, Transportation Utilization is the outlier here, as both utilization metrics in the index were up significantly in September. ”.

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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

If they were dependent, did they have East Coast distribution centers where they could preplace inventory before the strike occurred. Do you have a contingency plan for transportation emergencies? The way a company responds to the risks depends upon the category and the severity of the risk.

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Businesses Responding to High Inflation and Supply Chain Inventory Concerns

Supply Chain Matters

Inventory Management Assessment- Samsung Electronics. We noted in our editorial likely needs for comprehensive inventory management assessments especially given the risk of higher working capital costs are a result of higher interest rates. Samsung ’s inventory balances reportedly reached the equivalent of $36.9