Supply Chain Brain

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In 2024, the Houthis in Yemen launched more than 50 attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, forcing shipping giants like Maersk and MSC to reroute traffic around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope. The knock-on effects included delivery delays, inventory shortfalls and price spikes across multiple industries.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 6, 2025

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 7, 2025

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ThroughPut

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Sourcing and procurement departments exist to mitigate this issue, but input bottlenecks remain common. Plus, sharing sales and inventory data and shipment information erases stoppages and uncertainty, which equals a more efficient supply chain. Supplier issues can bring production to a halt. Throughput issues are similar. Ali Hasan R.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 28, 2019

This is why supply chain managers are always stressing over demand forecasts — something that tops the list of most critical inventory management practices. On the contrary, you should be exploring all your procurement options globally, nationally, and locally. Once cargo has shipped, there are no “backsies.”

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Resilinc

JANUARY 23, 2024

Accomplished procurement veteran and author Tom Linton provides valuable insights into the supply chain risk management landscape in 2024 in this exclusive Q&A. In this Q&A, Tom shares insightful stories from his over 20 years in procurement and tells us what should be top of mind for supply chain managers in 2024.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2017

He also noted that many companies have a strong focus on globalization, as countries like Yemen, Mynamar, Cote D’Ivoire, and Mongolia have 7-8% growth rates. India and China are both growing at rates of 6-7% as well. Textiles in India is going up – but geopolitical risks are still very high in all of these regions.

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