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.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 21, 2023
But I believe that more efficient packaging is the area with the greatest potential to improve sustainability metrics within the warehouse. Xeneta’s analysis also shows that Russia substantially increased its import of goods from China. In percentage terms, Vietnam’s exports grew the most.
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Resilinc
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Then Russia invaded Ukraine and triggered a global commodities crisis. Supply chain management is a metrics-driven field, and in today’s disruptive environment, the ability to measure supply chain risk and resilience via key metrics is crucial, especially when it comes to articulating the resiliency profile of your business.
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.
NC State SCRC
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
When I was there, an employee’s base pay came every 4 weeks, and it would go up based on hitting certain metrics – Net Sales and Return on Total Assets. The only metric that mattered was how you were doing vs. the market and the competition – were you getting a lower price than Hershey or Nestle? I’ve never seen a culture like that!
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 29, 2022
Europe agrees to cut natural-gas consumption as Russia crimps supplies. With its commitment to have all 100,000 electric delivery vehicles on the road by 2030, Amazon will save millions of metric tons of carbon per year. Target chases bigger e-commerce profits with new delivery hubs, fleet of drivers.
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.
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