NC State SCRC
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Lessons Learned from a Career in Procurement As part of our weekly Supply Chain Leadership, I interviewed Howard Richman, who I am co-authoring a new book with (“Procurement Confidential”). At Mars, procurement (commercial as it was called) was one of the most highly regarded of the professions.
The Logistics of Logistics
JUNE 23, 2022
The ongoing Ukraine–Russia conflict has caused turmoil in significant parts of the global food chain, and in fact, Ukraine is a major exporter of barley (30% of global totals), wheat (25%), and sunflower oil (60%). Further, Ukraine supplies more than one-half of the world’s neon gas necessary for printing circuits on computer chips.
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American Global Logistics
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Trade basically ceased as ports closed because of western- imposed economic sanctions on Russia. Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine. Likewise, ships could not sail into or out of Russia and Ukraine. That exacerbated food shortages with Russia and Ukraine among the top five grain exporters.
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.
American Global Logistics
JULY 14, 2023
However, there is a need for more precise and comprehensive metrics to understand the full economic impact of supply chains. Other geopolitical risks, such as tensions between Russia and Ukraine, along with unpredictable regimes in Iran and North Korea, have the potential to disrupt global supply chains as well. The cost of U.S.
Supply Chain Matters
MAY 23, 2022
to Asia , as well as the European consequences of the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict as now driving added index volatility. Also reported was less change in Inventory and Warehousing metrics as costs continue to grow and capacity remains tight. Readers can dive into the data to ascertain specific increases in volatility components.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JULY 29, 2021
Russia sent covid assistance in the form of oxygen concentrators and generators. Saudi Arabia shipped 80 Metric tonnes of liquid oxygen to India and Portugal assured 20,000 litres of oxygen per week to India along with 5503 vials of Remdesvir. Belgium too chipped in to offer 9000 doses of Remdesvir.
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