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Trucker protest over COVID vaccines: an update

Resilinc

If there were any doubts about how thoroughly dependent the United States and Canada are on their trucking fleets and cross-border trade, the truckers’ protests of the past three weeks have made it clear: trucks are the lifeblood of North American commerce. and Canada.

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How Supply Chain Management Can Mitigate the Effects of Inflation

EC Sourcing Group

Inflation is a problem in the United States, but it’s also a worldwide problem, which can adversely affect your supply chain , particularly if you practice global sourcing. As of October 2022, the United States carries a 7.7 Buy from historically diverse suppliers. percent increase in inflation rates.

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The Transportation Supply Chain: Transportation’s Role in Supply Chain Management to Lower Total Costs

GlobalTranz

This requires a new broad look at the business of transportation supply chain, including supply chain management, logistics, & procurement. Freight transportation costs in the United States amount to about 6% of the GDP, which means that a large portion of a company’s supply chain costs come from transportation.

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What Should Supply Chain Management Teams Anticipate in 2023 and Beyond- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

That will have a direct impact on the dynamics of global container shipping, airfreight and logistics networks. Of added concern, the three largest global economies ( Europe, United States, China ) are expected to stall. Global Wide Transportation and Logistics. Overall Themes for the Year 2023.

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Marion Kohlmeier: ‘Expansion in our global footprint has been a big step’

Supply Chain Movement

Weidmann Plastics Technology is part of the Techniplas Group and I am responsible for three teams: Logistics planning; pre-series scheduling; and project purchasing. Our logistics planning team consists of four people and is responsible for creating a supply chain concept for our new products.

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How Europe is Coping with Supply Chain Disruption

Jaggaer

This in turn could put logistics under pressure at companies like Amazon. “It’s good to hear that suppliers filing for bankruptcy is not one of the most common impacts you’re seeing right now.” That said, the flexibility of the logistics industry has been one of the positives during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Introducing QAD Adaptive ERP 2023 and Enhancements for QAD Adaptive Applications

QAD

QAD Process Intelligence also covers operational scenarios that ultimately improve finances, such as shipping and maintenance. With this release, an integration with QAD EQMS is available to feed QAD SRM supplier ratings with quality and logistics related data, strengthening supplier management decision-making.