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Supply Chain & Logistics News Round Up (October 7th-11th 2024)

Logistics Viewpoints

Now Let’s Get to the Supply Chain News: Hurricane Helene Disrupts IV Fluid Supply Chain Across Major East Cost Hospitals Hospitals, nursing homes, and dialysis centers across the country are running low on IV fluids after Helene forced a factory in Marion North Carolina, to shut down operations.

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Top Supply Chain Risks to Prepare for in 2025

Logistics Viewpoints

The company points out that forecasted rainfall totals for Helene were very accurate one week in advance of the flood that devasted the Blue Ridge mountain region of North Carolina. Countries like Russia, India, China, among others, are seeking to set up trade channels using currencies other than the dollar. and the UK.

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The need to know

EFT

ESG Watch: Why extreme weather events are just the tip of the iceberg for companies in a riskier world The small town of Spruce Pine in North Carolina (population approximately 2,000) is an unlikely pinch point for the global digital economy. Texas Instruments plans $60 billion US investment under Trump push Texas Instruments (TXN.O)

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

I also worked with a team of leading thinkers in developing the Future of Procurement Report (published by KPMG) , as well as publish the BVL International Global Logistics Trends and Strategies report with a team of leading academics and executives in Europe, China, North and South America, Russia, and India.

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Industry 4.0: Will Your Business Survive?

Murano Corporation

Headquartered in the Thane District in the outskirts of Mumbai in India, they source and export internationally to Spain, Middle East, New Zealand, and Russia, in addition to catering to the local Indian market.

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Dealing with Supply Chain Uncertainty After Covid: Insights from the Experts

NC State SCRC

” He also provided some fascinating views on the Russia-Ukraine war. In general, the Russian equipment is not well maintained, the KGB is not great at carrying out their plans (a lot of messed up poisonings), and there is likely no way that Putin and Russia will get out of this situation with any level of success.

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Economic Aspects of Supply Chains

American Global Logistics

Understanding the Economic Impact of Supply Chains In a report titled "Understanding the Economic Impact of North Carolina's Supply Chain: Conduit for Prosperity and Economic Development," researchers Dana Magliola, Lindsay Schilleman, and John Elliott shed light on the economic impact of supply chains in North Carolina.