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

Logistics Viewpoints

Cooper University Health Care Relies Upon Real-time Alerts to Improve Operations Cooper University Health Care, like most companies, struggled with their supply chain during COVID. The company bought a risk solution that provides real-time alerts to potential supply disruptions. But there was a cost to this.

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10 Disruptive Issues in the Supply Chain

American Global Logistics

Shipping delays and increased costs have led to higher prices for goods. has been working to negotiate a ceasefire in Yemen. At the same time, Maersk has decided to wait tout the situation before returning to the Red Sea. Volatility and uncertainty in the logistics industry have dominated the news in 2024.

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ERP Sustains Manufacturing during COVID-19

IQMS

In the process, it has highlighted an aspect of manufacturing ERP that is not as visible in more normal times— business continuity. This has helped Mar-Bal to become indispensable to its customers who rely on the manufacturer for timely updates and delivery. Keeping production at the facility on track.

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Spectra Energy Supplier Forum: Driving Collaborative Project Management

Supply Chain View from the Field

These executives provided an overview of the incredible growth in the natural gas pipeline structure that is being driven by the massive shale gas reserves in North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Ohio that are driving the need for gas and LNG distribution lines. What are the opportunities in the sourcing process to improve planning?

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This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Bruins were coming off a historic season with an NHL all-time best 65 wins and 135 points. At the same time, the Celtics finished with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference. This is not just about commutes,” Buttigieg said. It seemed like a run to the Stanley Cup was inevitable.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

Although logistics represents a whole system of space/time interdependencies, we believe that the discussion of its history and its chronological evolution still requires extensive studies to explore its origin and its advance in time, from a new point of view. It became a large-scale activity during the industrial revolution.