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The World’s Shippers Are Earning the Most Money Since 2008

Supply Chain Brain

The global shipping industry is getting its biggest payday since 2008 as the combination of booming demand for goods and a global supply chain that’s collapsing under the weight of COVID-19 drives freight prices ever higher.

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CargoRex: Building the Google Search of Logistics with Blythe Milligan

The Logistics of Logistics

In 2008, Blythe Brumleve was working as a waitress and a blogger with a dream of owning her own company when she received an opportunity to work in the world of logistics. As an executive assistant to the C-suite, she gained first-hand knowledge of the daily operations of a $140M asset-based logistics provider.

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Driving the Mission with Graig Morin

The Logistics of Logistics

In December 2008, the United States Senate agreed to a resolution that designated December 13, 2008, as Wreaths Across America Day. In December 2008, the United States Senate designated December 13, 2008, as Wreaths Across America Day.

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Regionalization and the Rise of Emerging Markets

Enterra Insights

I started writing about the movement towards regionalization back in 2008. 3] Stephen DeAngelis, “ Changing Supply Lines ,” Enterra Insights, 12 August 2008. [4] Some experts label this new era “localization” or “glocalization.” Other people, including me, prefer the term “regionalization.”

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Innovative Synergies: Logistics Tech Lessons from Other Industries

Freightos

For bulk, the market crash in 2008 was a turning point that pushed its derivatives market to maturity and led to the widespread hedging in bulk today.

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Supply chain risk management in 2017

Kinaxis

Interestingly enough, the first episode of Breaking Bad that aired in 2008 reflected what it was like being in supply chain risk management at the time: “Hey, a science teacher is cooking meth, how much worse could it get?”. If you were a fan of the series, you were on the edge of your seat amazed at the plot’s crazy twists and turns.

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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

In March 2023, the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index fell to the lowest level since November 2008. The global supply chain is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, availability of reasonably priced logistics, and low variability. ” I feel like we are riding a gondola in the middle of an intense snowstorm.