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Achieving Maturity in Risk Management Takes Years

Logistics Viewpoints

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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Retail giants crush the rush with charters, air freight

Resilinc

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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Risk Management in Global Ocean Context

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Risk Management in Global Ocean Context Feature Article by LSCMS Shippers Council Rates have gone down massively in most trade lanes; congestion has eased, and capacity seems sufficient in most sectors. It appears that operational and procurement risks for beneficial cargo owners or shippers, in the short term, are minimal.

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Supply chain risks: The knowable unknowns that can hurt your supply chain!

Kinaxis

The reasons behind this were well chronicled in a recent Wall Street Journal article. The new CEO embarked on several cost reduction initiatives in conjunction with a number of changes (some may argue too fast and too soon) on how the company operates its freight-trains. I used lead time as an example here.

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Beyond Dependence: The Power of Supply Chain Diversification

Exiger Perspectives

Beyond Dependence: The Power of Supply Chain Diversification September 4, 2024 Article Table of Contents Introduction In today’s globalized market, supply chain diversification has emerged as a vital strategy for businesses. These incidents point to the importance of supply chain diversification.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

Given low inventories and dwindling spare capacity, the oil market cannot afford large supply disruptions,” said UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo in a Reuters article. Global oil supplies remain tight as demand recovers from pandemic lows. Supply concerns may also spur oil stockpiling activity, which supports prices.”.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 11-15, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Freight Shipments Rose 0.8% University of Maryland Selects Resilinc as Supply Chain Risk Partner. As I’ve written and spoken about many times this year, many companies are falling short on supply chain risk management , which is having a negative impact on their financial performance and eroding their market share.