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How 2011 Prepared Us for Today

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A Procurement Officer Survey conducted in 2012 by the IBM Institute for Business Value found that 53% of respondents believed their organization was “effective” or “very effective” at leveraging Supplier Relationship Management and Supplier Risk Management technologies. Most Procurement organizations are not yet advanced.

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How The Coronavirus Epidemic is Throttling Global Supply Chains

Logistics Bureau

The impact on supply chains is particularly apparent in the following two broad areas— shipping and procurement of products/components/raw materials. COVID-19 Impact on Procurement. General Motors is airlifting supplies to its North American truck production. COVID-19 Impact on Shipping. Coping with the Crisis.

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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Stabilize in February

Supply Chain Matters

In contrast, performance levels related to North America , Europe and South America were noted as remaining weak, on average, compared to Asia. Counties reaching new highs were noted as Italy, noted as reaching a ten month high, Greece, Ireland and Spain. percentage points below January’s value of 48.8.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 15-19, 2018)

Talking Logistics

As reported by the Wall Street Journal : On-demand rentable trailers could cut the time carriers spend at a shipping site by 25%, said Ties Soeters, Anheuser-Busch’s vice president of logistics procurement in North America. About 30% of Anheuser-Busch’s U.S. The global, multi-country customs platform is becoming a reality.

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10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic!

Supply Chain Game Changer

And with less manufacturing output there were fewer container ships leaving Asia full of goods meaning activity in ports in North America and Europe would slow down rather quickly. Italy locked down the country. Shortly thereafter the tsunami of infections overtook Europe. Iran and Spain were highly infected. And the U.S.

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Freight Market Snapshot: Houthi Attacks in Red Sea and Suez Canal News Updates

Freightos

The Suez Canal is the shortest route for container traffic from Asia to the Mediterranean and Europe, and is also used for some volumes from the Far East or Southern Asia to North America. In addition to time, the fuel implications add up significantly both from a cost perspective and in terms of carbon emissions.

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