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How the Supply Chain Can Thrive in the Face of Natural Disasters

Material Handling & Logistics

In the past year alone wildfires have ravaged California, multiple hurricanes have hit South America, and Indonesia has been rocked by a deadly earthquake and tsunami that caused thousands of fatalities. You should invest in solutions that provide data on supply chain disruptions, but you shouldn’t limit their knowledge only to that.

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Customers increasingly want customized solutions, and require specific logistics delivery requirements.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 9-13, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Roadnet® Technologies Introduces Advanced Business Intelligence Tool, Insight. December 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Transportation Department pushes tough oil train standards – sources (Reuters). Rand McNally Releases Game-Changing “TND™ Tablet” for Professional Drivers.

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From the Desks of the Entire ShipChain Team – 9/25/2020

Shipchain

On the blockchain side, however, the goal has always been to invite external developers to build more tools and products – we want people to compete with us! With that being said, we are in ongoing discussions and have active pilots and customers in Asia, Africa, and Central and South America outside of the US.

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Recap: State of the Supply Chain in 2022, Live Chat with Tom Linton

Resilinc

And with these multi-tier mapping tools now available, it can be very awkward for a CPO to explain to their CFO or CEO why a lower-tier disruption came as a surprise. Yet, many supply chain organizations still aren’t using these advanced tools. We had the purchasing power to accomplish that. Linton: That’s right.