Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Thirdly, all the COVID supply disruptions brought home the need for better supply chain risk management. Risk management had been a hard sale. Companies typically embrace improved supply chain risk management after a disaster – after the horse had already fled the burning barn.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2022

Supply Chain Risk Management Solution from riskmethods. If I was asked to vote for the most interesting solution set that has come to the fore over the last few years, my vote would be for supply chain risk management solutions. Supply Chain Risk Management Vendors.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides our latest update regarding the Red Sea Transport disruption impacting transport movements to and from European and Asian ports. Technology tools that can identify risks and likely mitigation options before they become a significant impact. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating that PC maker Hewlett Packard is modifying supply sourcing akin to China Plus and nearshoring sourcing actions. That would include alternatives to China under the umbrella of either China Plus or de-risking sourcing changes.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

When it comes to managing global supply chains, international transportation is where the rubber meets the road. But as many companies quickly find out, managing international transportation is very different from managing domestic transportation. Here’s what he said: It starts with sourcing.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

When referring to supply chain resilience, the causes of disruption vary widely in scale and emphasize the unpredictability and severity of the events. Some of the strategies companies use to minimize the impacts of hurricanes and floods on their supply chain can be applied to transportation disruptions as well.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2022

This kind of disruption causes major dislocation in the sources of demand and shifts the centers of gravity for demand, forcing organizations to rethink their supply chain design. Even air transportation from the east is taking longer time as several carriers are avoiding Russian airspace and the conflict-torn region.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 10, 2024

Background Throughout 2022 and 2023, we have highlighted for readers the various indications of Apple’s unfolding China Plus sourcing moves. That culminated in our research arm’s published December 2023 Supply Chain Matters update, Apple’s Unfolding China Plus Sourcing Strategy for iPhone Production.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2024

They are an adjunct to our research arm’s recently published research advisory, 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains , which can now be downloaded in our Research Center. Podcast Overview Our invited guest for this latest episode is Bindiya Vakil.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2022

For example, Volkswagen is halting production at two electric vehicle plants in Germany as a result of interruptions of components sourced from Ukraine. The country’s major service export sectors include air transport; business, professional, and technical services; sea transport, and information services. Beyond Fossil Fuels.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Supply changes occur when there are fluctuations in the availability or accessibility of raw materials, components, or finished products. These changes can be caused by factors such as natural disasters, political unrest, trade disputes, or disruptions in transportation networks.

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SCM Research

JULY 18, 2013

Particularly, they identify “high-risk invasion routes, hot spots of bioinvasion and major source regions from which bioinvasion is likely to occur” In sum, their model reveals a new aspect of ecological responsibility in supply chains. The Risk of Marine Bioinvasion Caused by Global Shipping.

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American Global Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

By taking a proactive approach to supply chain risk management, your business can protect itself from disruptions and maintain its competitive edge. Disruptions in transportation infrastructure and evolving consumer demands pose additional challenges that require proactive management.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Organisations are taking the lead in establishing advanced infrastructure for storing and distributing locally and internationally sourced food supplies to different markets. In adverse situations, the infrastructure can be damaged or certain movement restrictions can make it difficult to transport goods and supplies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Everything from contrast dye, to tubing, to medical devices with embedded semiconductor chips would suddenly become difficult to source. Buying organizations use this technology to monitor and analyze supplier risk events in real-time. A customer of the risk solutions begins by listing key suppliers.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Founded in 2015, the Sayari platform integrates global corporate and supply chain data to surface risk insights for investigations, analytics, and supply chain risk management. Data that is captured can be utilized in supply chain risk management compliance and other business process decision-making.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Supply Chain Risk Management Provider Avetta Acquired Stockholm based private equity firm EQT has reportedly agreed to acquire supply chain risk management software technology and managed services provider Avetta from existing private equity owners Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe ( WCAS ).

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2016

In the meantime, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: EU Approves FedEx Acquisition of TNT Express ( WSJ – sub. INTTRA Collaborates with JDA Software for Streamlined Transportation Management. LoJack SCI and TransVoyant Partner to Deliver Supply Chain Risk Alerting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Many-to-many can also refer to many participants in a network accessing many, many sources of event data critical to supply chain operations through a public cloud network. But even in more normal times, a supply plan usually can’t be fully executed. COVID of course taught companies the need for agility.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Supply chain risk management (SCRM) is often discussed in terms of prevention, mitigation, and recovery. ” Supply chain risk managers undoubtedly agree with that sentiment. ”[3] Lozier provides a thoughtful list of potential areas of risk facing supply chain professionals.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This has been especially the case over the last two plus years with the onset of the global-wide Covid-19 pandemic and with consequent and unprecedented supply and transportation network disruptions. The supply chain supporting the delivery of equipment is the de-facto facilitator of this business model.

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SCM Research

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

It reveals that 85% of the organizations surveyed experienced at least one supply chain disruption in the last twelve months. Again, a supply chain is not a triad, but a complex and dynamic network and must be managed as such. Practice Report Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Risk Management'

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Is it possible these things have impacted the sourcing, manufacturing, and delivery of my cologne? I may be overly concerned about the receipt of my order, and I do have some safety stock levels with my current cologne, but since the company has not charged my card, it also make me think about economic risk.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 5, 2019

Supply chains are fragile systems. We see this all the time with weather storms and the havoc they create on transportation and distribution operations. Toss a little sand into their gears and they grind to a halt. border agents to immigration duties slowed the flow of commercial traffic at several border crossings.”.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

The increased cost of working capital and supplemental inventory levels to mitigate fulfillment risk is likely to revert back to just-in-time inventory management. Concurrently, supply chain leaders will be expected to continue efforts directed at instilling added supply network resiliency and tactical based agility.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Concerning the horizon of next year, what remains on the minds of broader supply chain management teams are addressing and anticipating a host of added unknowns and what is likely to be another very challenging upcoming year. Taking Advantage of Transportation and Logistics Market Dynamics.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Labor actions of most significant concern are often in logistics and transport; and across the globe, truck drivers, port and maritime workers, airline and airport staff, railway workers and others are pushing for higher wages and protection against job losses from automation. EventWatch continually upgraded.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 13, 2023

Background In early December of 2022, we called Supply Chain Matters reader attention to published reports acknowledging that consumer electronics giant Apple was accelerating actions to source some hardware production outside of China.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

states, obvious disruptions to supply chains and supply chain risk management were a given. Many of the states affected contained key ports and supply destinations, as well as transportation and logistics hubs. Don’t let your supply chain get blown away by any category of winds.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 23, 2015

There’s a paradigm shift occurring today in the world of supply-chain planning and execution , says Amraotkar. New data sources are becoming available to them, creating processes that are “flexible, not frozen.”. The biggest struggle for Cognizant clients today is identifying risk within their global supply chains.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

This comprehensive 38-page report includes the full listing of predictions along with a lot of information, perspectives and added insights.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights an additional strategic sourcing announcement involving the future production of electric powered autos and vehicles in North America. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Announcement. and other global regions.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In our conversation, Radu provides a unique perspective from the lens of working on C-Suite focused recruitment needs derived from global based organizations for senior leadership needs spanning overall supply chain, manufacturing, transportation, logistics and E-commerce leadership needs.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 7, 2017

Wolters Kluwer Transport Services is acquired by Castik Capital. If the news from Mondelez and FedEx, as well as the findings from the Hendricks-Singhal report, don’t grab the attention of your CEO and CFO and cause them to think differently about supply chain risk management , then I don’t know what will.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2023

Background Within our research arm’s January 2023 published advisory, 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains , we included a prediction that manufacturers would seek more direct control and added resiliency of their component or outsourced production supply networks in 2023. and Canada.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

2023 Prediction Three: More Direct Control in Strategic or Tactical Multi-tiered Direct Materials Sourcing will Continue to be a Prominent Element of Business Strategy for Chief Supply Chain or Chief Procurement Officer Efforts. . In this Part Two posting, we provide highlights to Prediction Three outlined in our advisory.

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