Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
In addition, the Board asked executives what steps they were taking in response to the war in Ukraine. Finally, warehouse labor shortages remain a concern in 2023 as one would expect given the tight warehouse labor market in North America. However, supply chain resilience is more than just a concept to practitioners.
The Logistics of Logistics
JUNE 23, 2022
Now, it’s also important to realize that produce grown in North America may not be subject to lockdowns in Shanghai, but there’s another factor at play. Further, Ukraine supplies more than one-half of the world’s neon gas necessary for printing circuits on computer chips. They’ll simply abandon ship and go to Amazon.
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BlueYonder
JANUARY 3, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, materials shortages, port closures, inflation and other disruptions have only revealed the underlying fragilities of our modern global supply chains — spanning thousands of miles and involving dozens, or even hundreds, of participants — that were always there.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
APRIL 26, 2022
With the crisis in Ukraine and sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation, fuel and energy prices are now soaring. More specifically, it took 83 days for container transport from Europe to Asia, and 88 days from North America to Asia. And this was before the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 21, 2022
With the mounting devastation in Ukraine, my heavy heart is a roadblock to writing. The disruption in Ukraine adds a new layer of variability and complexity to an already complicated world with many levels of disruption. COVID, inflation, climate change, and the Ukraine war are a layer of complexity with compounding effects.
Unleashed
MAY 22, 2022
Minor Figures is likewise localising its supply chain as it expands: “One of the strategies we have been using to be able to keep pace is to localise supply chains,” Ben says, “So we’ve now got manufacturing in Australia, we’ve now got manufacturing in North America, and we’ll expand that across to another site in Europe as well.”
ToolsGroup
APRIL 1, 2022
How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. Ukraine supplies approximately 50% of the world’s neon gas. In response to the Ukraine invasion, Europe’s wholesale gas price surged by 69%. Wall Street Journal ).
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