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COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict Global Supply Chain News Capsule March 23 2022

Supply Chain Matters

In this Supply Chain Matters March 23 rd edition of our COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict News Capsule, we provide updates to ongoing industry supply chain developments and disruptions of concern to our reading audience. Surface Transportation Board on the merger with Kansas City Southern. . East Coast Ports the Likely Next Test.

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Conflict Worsens Global Food Insecurity

Enterra Insights

I was recently struck by arguments presented by Arif Husain ( @WFPChiefEcon ), Chief Economist at the U.N. He writes, “The war in Ukraine — a major ‘breadbasket’ for the world — is deepening these challenges on an unprecedented scale. 3] This is especially true about the war in Ukraine. World Food Program.

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Strategic Priorities for Post Pandemic Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The three colossal ‘Black Swan’ events of recent years – COVID-19, the Suez Canal closure and the ongoing crisis in Ukraine – are being supplemented with numerous economic challenges. Special Offer: Logisym readers can download a complimentary copy of Mark Millar’s keynote presentation ‘Strategic Priorities for post-pandemic Supply Chains’.

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High Prices and Low Availability Plague the Electrical Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Earlier this year, before Russia invaded Ukraine and COVID-19 reemerged in China, it seemed we would finally enjoy relief from supply chain interruptions and price increases. With the war in Ukraine inflicting more injury to an already weak global supply chain, you can expect high prices, product scarcity, and project delays through 2022.

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CAPS Conference: The Economist Projects What’s in Store for the Global Economy

NC State SCRC

I had the opportunity to sit in on a very thorough presentation by a member of the Economist Intelligence Unit at the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies meeting today. One of the biggest contributors to inflation is the increase of oil and gas prices, which will remain high as long as the conflict in the Ukraine rages.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. And this was before the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.

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Modern Ways Technology Provides Transportation Management & Freight Spend Visibility

Intelligent Audit

This standard method has helped countless businesses identify where transportation spend is going and where there is an opportunity to optimize. That said, companies can now access modern technology, such as machine learning, to improve the processes of gaining visibility and managing transportation.