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Supply Chain Disruptions Are New Opportunities – LogiSYM October/November 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

It even took authorities some time to recognise the vital importance of warehouse logistics, supply chain continuity, truck drivers and other transport operators. SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION—Respond, Recover and Regrow. Arising from the pandemic is risk diversification i.e. reducing sourcing risks from China.

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

While not completely protecting them from the supply shocks that occurred during the pandemic, it allowed them to respond to their customers with greater speed and agility, manage costs, and provide options when a supply chain disruption occurred. Further, historically Molex had a focused sourcing strategy.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse- A Reminder of Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Matters

The ship was under charter to Maersk Shipping , and is registered in Singapore. Then there are the implications for various industry supply chains. Industry Supply Network Implications U.S. The coming weeks will determine if the Key Bridge collapse turns out to be a significant disruption both physically and monetarily.

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From soba to udon—Are the noodles in the FTA bowl getting too thick? – LogiSYM December/January 2021

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Early analysis of options: All too often, value chain decisions are made irrespective of trade considerations, be it on sourcing, location of manufacturing or services centres, ownership structures, shipping routes, storing options, priority consumer markets and so on and so forth. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Avoiding the bullwhip: Navigating volatile demand in a post-COVID world

Proxima

A heady mix of plummeting supply brought on by trade restrictions, and sky-rocketing demand from panic-buying, has led to an aftermath of misalignment and serious global supply chain disruption over the past months. A simple example is eggs. Organizations should also avoid putting all their eggs in one basket.

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The Cost of Climate Change on Your Supply Chain

Kinaxis

An increase in the number of devastating hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, floods and droughts should be worrying to everyone, not just those concerned for their supply chains. In 2014, three of the top five biggest supply chain disruptions were related to natural disasters.

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Coronavirus impeding supply chains worldwide

USC Consulting Group

Australia, Singapore, Canada, and more are experiencing toiletry and cleaning supply shortages. Walmart, the world’s largest private employer and business on a revenue basis, is also in the midst of supply chain disruption. Unfortunately, New Hampshire isn’t the only state experiencing this issue.