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Supply chains on film

Supply Chain Movement

A hand then picks up the bullet for a visual quality inspection. Transportation against the clock. In Sorcerer (1977), drivers are tasked with transporting creates of explosive nitroglycerin through the South American jungle in two old trucks. Transport can be dangerous. The screen goes dark.

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Tarik Toprak: “Growth brings its own challenges.”

Supply Chain Movement

Tarik Toprak, supply chain manager for the Ferrero Group Turkey, explains the challenges of starting-up a new factory, doing business in a non-EU country and maintaining the mission of producing high quality, fresh products while upholding the company’s social and environmental values. Which supply chain challenges keep you awake at night?

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Logistics Service Providers (LSP): 3PL vs 4PL vs 5PL

SCMDOJO

In this effort, Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) are essential because they provide a variety of supply chain management solutions that simplify warehouse operations, order processing, and transportation. A 2PL company will be based on equity, meaning that they will own the transportation vehicles.

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How the Coronavirus is underscoring the relevance of Global Supply Chain throughput: From the Frontlines of Yokohama, Milan, and Southern Florida

ThroughPut

Coronavirus has led to a new reason for societal division and discrimination, in order to preserve what nations value most: the trillions of dollars of wealth tied up in their supply chains, which until now, have all been enabled by the operations people taking risks to maintain uptime, quality, and inventory deliveries.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. Deviations that occur during transportation execution are not necessarily approved immediately. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Holy See (Vatican City State). Isle of Man.