Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2024

As risk managers audit their vendors and programs at the start of the year, it’s also time to clean up old strategies and supply chain practices. Are those strategies costing your company money, time, and even market share? Out with the old and in with the new! What practices does your company hang on to that are old hat?

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Journalist Andrew Freedman explains, “Geopolitical risks in the Red Sea and extreme weather in Central America are converging, jostling global supply chains fed by the Suez and Panama Canals.”[5] … In Panama, the drought is tied partly to the El Niño climate cycle, along with long-term, human-caused climate change.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2024

But Amazon is on track to purchase by next year as much electricity produced by solar, wind and other carbon-free sources as it uses to power its operations. A logistics strategy called transloading , used by trucking companies during the pandemic to ease the container backlog, is increasing in popularity again after U.S.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Climate change is affecting another crucial waterway, the Panama Canal. Journalist Andrew Freedman explains, “Geopolitical risks in the Red Sea and extreme weather in Central America are converging, jostling global supply chains fed by the Suez and Panama Canals.”[3] 3] Neither security risks nor climate risks are easily addressed.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

However, the lessons garnered during the pandemic will likely drive inventory management toward less of a dependency on global-wide sourcing and more toward product postponement sourcing and customer fulfillment strategies. Truck and rail transportation movements across the Mexico and U.S.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In reality, appointment and price systems must be used to control capacity for interoceanic canals like the Panama and Suez. The four most significant interoceanic passes in the globe are the Strait of Hormuz, the Strait of Malacca, the Suez Canal, and the Strait of Panama. Potential for closure or interruption. 1200 feet).

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 4, 2014

The 30 th SCRC meeting kicked off today with a theme on “Transportation Strategy in an Infrastructure Constrained Environment”. William also talked about the importance of having an integrated transportation strategy that thinking about packaging and planning issues – and the quality concerns are becoming more important.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

Many businesses in the US, and elsewhere, were sourcing their componentry from China. This is to avoid more costly routes such as the Panama Canal or taking the long haul around the tip of Africa or South America. Align your business and supply chain strategies. Shipping challenges.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 10, 2023

The Ferrari Research and Consulting Group thru its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog, provides a reassessment of our prior prediction related to supply chain ESG strategy and action plans over the next 2-3 years. Be prepared for a more urgent yet pragmatic approach by businesses and governments on accelerated global warming evidence.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Another factor complicating things is the situation at the Panama Canal: the severe drought there is causing delays for shipping companies (Read more in our Special Report: Bridge the Gap – How Industries are Adapting to the Panama Canal Drought.) Want to gain enhanced visibility into the sub-tiers of your supply chain?

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

LGC’s dilemma was how to create a supply chain model that accounts for these variables, and identifies the best transportation routes for the company’s new distribution strategy in Brazil. A DSS-based model synthesizes information from a wide range of sources and help managers to make decisions. It is a tough challenge.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

We view such an indicator as clear evidence that sourcing for lowest cost manufacturing is again apparent among multi-industry supply networks. For the first time in many months, report authors identified export order demands originating countries as being Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, Indonesia and the United States.

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Precoro

MARCH 22, 2023

At the same time, establishing contingency strategies helps their partners maintain viability as business leaders. Such an interruption can affect any of the supply chain steps, often involving sourcing of raw materials, production, and distribution of goods or services. Diversify your suppliers.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 21, 2014

Connections to rail and vehicular traffic flow are also receiving significant funding in order to improve the overall goods movement strategy. It's a dream Nicaragua has had since they lost to Panama back in the early 1900's. Other ports or routes (Suez Canal, Arctic pole) could become more attractive.

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Based on my literature search, solution methods can be classified as below, - Analysis of demand/supply data: company needs to gather the data then determine if they want to have a facility location near source of supply, near demand points or something in between. The Anatomy of Supply Chain Strategy. A Case Study.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 23, 2015

For example, the Panama Canal has already restricted the size of ships permitted to pass through it due to drought conditions created by El Niño. A strong supply chain strategy should always incorporate contingency plans. If those “Plan B” efforts aren’t already in place, the time to start defining them is now.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 17, 2015

Robinson and the Boston Consulting Group published a research report on the potential impact the Panama Canal expansion could have on logistics strategies and operations (watch my conversation with two of the authors in a recent episode of Talking Logistics ). And here’s a chart they included in the post: Source: [link].

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TMC

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

But it is possible to stay a step ahead of events by identifying the risk factors, and developing a strategy for managing the main threats. Although container shipping is in dire straits with several other lines at risk of failure or in the throes of restructurings, it is by no means the only source of unpredictability in freight markets.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The sourcing department is challenged by increasing compliancy issues. In order to create the required agility hightech companies need to apply a postponement strategy with customization per country and on demand 3D printing. Netherlands Antilles. New Caledonia. New Zealand. Norfolk Island. Northern Mariana Islands. Papua New Guinea.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 8, 2016

Fast forward to 2016, where we live in a highly connected and globalized world where the Panama Canal can now cater for vessels that can carry up to 13,000 TEU (previous maximum size was 5,000 TEU). As long as there has been globalization, there has been an element of anti-globalization.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Over the last 15 years, TPM has become a well-known source for information and networking within the global container shipping and logistics community. Additionally, I’m honored to have the privilege to introduce Greg Knowler’s concurrent session, “What China’s Slowdown Means for Its Ambitious Port Strategy.”

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Elementum

MARCH 23, 2018

the Suez and Panama Canals) remains a point of contention. China is another major source of trade with skin in the game. The move comes as part of China's broader strategy to transform China's land and sea channels to the west. Not All Smooth Sailing From Here. However, the story gets more complicated.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 14, 2019

This shows importers are shifting their sourcing locations to countries other than China. gulf region due to Panama Canal restrictions. In fact, there were some instances where vessels had to unload cargo in Panama to get through the canal. 5 strategies for 2019’s ocean peak season in September and October.

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Elementum

MARCH 23, 2018

the Suez and Panama Canals) remains a point of contention. China is another major source of trade with skin in the game. The move comes as part of China's broader strategy to transform China's land and sea channels to the west. Not All Smooth Sailing From Here. However, the story gets more complicated.

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