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What Supply Chain Risks Must Supply Chain Execs Keep Top of Mind?

GlobalTranz

Also, risks can range from working with entities outside of a given company, such as third-party logistics providers ( 3PLs ), to changes in the expected movements of a product, otherwise known as scope change risks. Mounting Market Risks Can Damage Brand, Compliance Measures, and Reputation.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

The kids are back at school, we have air conditioning again, and North Korea tested a nuclear bomb yesterday. “If Moving on to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week… Mercedes-Benz and Matternet unveil vans that launch delivery drones (TechCrunch). Everything is back to normal.

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

Talking Logistics

I’ve been wrong with many of my predictions in the past (still waiting for a major third-party logistics provider to buy a major software company or vice versa), and I will be wrong again. Russia, Iran, North Korea, and ISIS : Call them “The Unpredictables” (you can probably add China to the mix too).