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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

store operations by 9 percent over the past year, slashing hundreds of millions of dollars of goods from their balance sheets and suggesting space is opening up in their jammed supply chains. Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S.

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Changing SRM Behaviors in a Period of $70/bbl Oil

Supply Chain View from the Field

The event was sponsored by Coupa, one of the leading providers of software, and several of the Coupa executives from the Houston area and from California were present. Business at the Port of Houston is robust, and the volume is growing, based on the hope that the Panama Canal expansion will drive more cargo into the port.

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Where Does Cuba Rank in Logistics?

Talking Logistics

Germany through Japan are the Top 10, Cuba through Somalia are the Bottom 9, with other countries shown for reference. ports, railroads, roads, information technology); Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments; Competence and quality of logistics services (e.g., Source: Adelante SCM based on World Bank LPI data.

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Drought, Drones and Delays with Brian Kempisty & Frank Kenney

The Logistics of Logistics

Frank holds a degree in music technology from the Center for the Media Arts, holds degrees and certifications in digital multimedia and instructional technologies, and studied English and computer science at the University of Tampa. They have a strong focus on culture, service, technology, and trucks.

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Trends 2024: Risk Management

Enterra Insights

That’s the main reason why supply chain experts insist supply chains must become more agile and resilient. Few, if any, analysts are predicting fair winds and following seas for supply chains this year. Supply Chain Risks Geopolitical Risks. How will this impact supply chains?

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

In reality, appointment and price systems must be used to control capacity for interoceanic canals like the Panama and Suez. In the current global economy, the closure of a maritime chokepoint would have significant economic ramifications due to the disruption of trade flows and even some supply chains (e.g. 1200 feet).

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Mind Map for Order Management 2.0

Supply Chain Movement

Supply chain execution software can coordinate the necessary alignment process between the various systems within the network. International competition necessitates a planned approach to the supply chain: Plan. Supply chain challenges. Netherlands Antilles. New Caledonia. New Zealand. Norfolk Island.