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10 Disruptive Issues in the Supply Chain

American Global Logistics

Persistent Red Sea Risks Continue to Disrupt Critical Trade Route The ongoing conflict in Yemen has created several shipping risks in the Red Sea. In particular, there is a risk of Houthi rebels laying mines in the shipping lanes. That's a hard-to-prevent risk that could damage or sink ships. First, the U.S.

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A Coronavirus Supply Chain Success Story: Public-Private Team Effort to Get Logistics Tech to 1st Responders

Savi

Portable deployment kits (PDKs) are among the key military asset-tracking products available. The newly released, cutting-edge Savi PDK III gives military warfighters and first responders a lighter and leaner logistics footprint in even the most austere, hostile environments. Manufacturing plants were shutting down.

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23 warehouse pros reveal the best ways for warehouses to control & reduce fulfillment costs

6 River Systems

But without an effective fulfillment strategy, it’s difficult to control fulfillment costs, which can have a negative impact on the company’s bottom line. There are many factors that can impact costs, from warehouse replenishment practices to the warehouse equipment deployed to support the fulfillment process.

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SCRC Meeting – Tom Linton’s “Supply Chain Eight” and Golden Winged Warblers : Questions Every New CSCO Should Ask Their CEO

NC State SCRC

The generation of free cash flow is becoming more important than the actual cost of the goods that are moving in the supply chain, so a strategy of incremental cost improvement is not likely to be as important as velocity of movement of goods. “At You can either ship it by boat from China (30 days) or by plane (FedEx).

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

Logistics was first applied and recognised in military operations, its most significant impact is felt through the functions of production, distribution and consumption (Rodrigue and Slack, 2002). Logistics has been, is and always will continue to be one of the most controversial military subjects. and J-P Rodrigue (2004)).

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up September 27 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Included in this update is a report indicating that Apple has commenced production of the newly released iPhone14 in India, ahead of schedule, that the global shipping boom has now been declared over by one financial publication, and that the EU is seeking emergency supply network powers to prioritize deemed essential production.

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28 supply chain professionals share the biggest challenges of supply chain management

6 River Systems

This will not only influence fill rates and service levels (driving more revenue), but it also helps to keep the cost down increasing the bottom-line. Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. Here’s some research on this topic.