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A Real World Humanitarian Logistics Model

MIT Supply Chain

A humanitarian logistics model developed by the Center for Latin American Logistics Innovation (CLI) improves the efficiency of response efforts by taking a holistic view of these operations. There were 500 nodes in the logistics network. The model incorporates a geographic information system that simulates outcomes like these.

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IoT Benefits for Supply Chain Operations

Enterra Insights

As I have noted in previous posts, the “revolution” has been slowed by security and standardization issues. With an IoT inventory system, the supply levels of several critical elements can be monitored in real time to help inform business decisions and prevent shortages. Dehoyos explains the IoT can also help there.

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The Supply Chain Can?t Stop: Best Practices for Triaging Shortages

Elementum

A recent Bloomberg article described it as the worst supply chain crisis outside wartime. There’s also added delay to resolve issues at a time when speed is critically important. The world’s supply chains are facing a root-to-branch shutdown unlike any seen in modern peacetime.” — Bloomberg.

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Profiting from Cost to Serve

MIT Supply Chain

A top-down method for calculating the measure developed by the Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (CLI) offers a better way to compute cost to serve, especially for emerging markets. CLI’s top-down method addresses these issues. The methodology comprises three phases. Objective definition. Data gathering.

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Speed Bumps on the Road to Growth for China’s 3PLs

MIT Supply Chain

Good transportation links a logistics strength in China. China’s logistics industry is gaining in importance and developing rapidly to support the nation’s manufacturing sector. The key strengths of the logistics industry in China that emerged from the study include good transportation connectivity and new infrastructure.

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Solving Franklin’s Freight Dilemma: Cure or Prevent Disruptions?

MIT Supply Chain

Are there situations where it makes more sense to avoid the time and expense required to build a bullet proof transportation plan, and instead accept that disruptions are part of the logistics terrain and they can be handled on the fly? Read the full article here. . The team is developing methods for such a combined approach.

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Intelligent Supply Chain Technologies for the Future!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Intelligent Supply Chain technologies article and permission to publish here provided by Dan Weinberger , UN Supply Chain Expert and CEO of Morpheus Network. Besides, with the help of GPS and geo-tagging, shipments are constantly getting tracked. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Industry 4.0,