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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. has been working to negotiate a ceasefire in Yemen. At present, shipping through the canal has declined by 36%. That's a hard-to-prevent risk that could damage or sink ships.

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Supply Chain Risk Management in 2024: A Forward Look with Tom Linton

Resilinc

If you look at the events over the last couple of months , it’s clear that even if South Korea and North Korea have a truce, it will always be a real and present danger. For example, when the conflict started to move outside of Gaza and into the Middle East, Yemen attacked ships in the Red Sea. Then, everything else becomes inventory.

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Manufacturing Pulse Report 2016

Supply Chain Movement

The manufacturing sector is in the midst of a period of great change. JDA’s Manufacturing Pulse report examining consumer industries has revealed that in the last 12 months, more than two-fifths (42%) of European adults have bought goods directly from a manufacturer. Manufacturing Pulse Report 2016. Choose country.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

For those of you that are unfamiliar with the show, Six is a modern retelling of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII, presented in the form of a pop concert. The security situation — which is even more precarious in the near term due to coalition air strikes in Yemen — has already driven spot container freight rates much higher.