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Supply Chain: The True Game of Risk

Supply Chain Shaman

When I was a small child growing up in the mountains of West Virginia in the United States, on snowy days, my family would gather around the kitchen table and play board games. One of my favorites was the board game Risk. What is Risk Management? It was a turn-based board game introduced in the 1950(s).

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Pay attention to suppliers supplying your low-cost items. It pays off.

Resilinc

At a minimum, automakers and OEMs in other industries need visibility into multiple tiers of their supply chains and access to early warning systems and market intel so they can anticipate trends in pricing, looming supply constraints, increasing risk levels at important suppliers and other issues.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 28 – May 2, 2014)

Talking Logistics

DOT Secretary Foxx sends transportation bill to Congress (Logistics Management). CSX oil train derails in Virginia, leaks into river (Reuters). 3PL Supply Chain Risk Management Supply Chain Technology Trends This Week in News APICS C.H. Robinson Tagline Addresses Market Demands.

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Port of Baltimore Bridge Collapse Update

Supply Chain Matters

Industry focused supply chain management teams quickly pivoted in the rerouting of ships destined to the Port of Baltimore to other U.S. East Coast ports including the Ports of New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Virginia.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- May 12 2023

Supply Chain Matters

The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon , with offices in Ashburn, Virginia , Rochester, New York and Barcelona, Spain.

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Is Your Supply Chain Prepared for War?

Enterra Insights

Thirty years ago, a young socialist at the University of Virginia named James Davison Hunter wrote a book entitled Culture Wars. Despite my optimism about level heads prevailing, supply chain risk managers need to consider seriously the possibility that conflict — either global or civil — could disrupt operations.