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Driving Sustainability in the Age of Supply Chain Disruption

Logistics Viewpoints

AI and machine learning provides more accurate information during the transportation planning process; using IoT to monitor shipments, cargo conditions, and yard management have allowed companies to make quick adjustments when disruptions occur; and mobile digital assistants provide feedback and instant visibility into shipments and inventory.

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Importance of Digitalisation to Improve Supply Chains: Helping Businesses Navigate Through Supply Chain Disruptions

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Importance of Digitalisation to Improve Supply Chains: Helping Businesses Navigate Through Supply Chain Disruptions. is adopted in more and more industries and companies, the supply chain industry is starting to implement these disruptive technologies to adapt to the ongoing challenges and obstacles.

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What’s going on with global supply chains: A primer for the casual consumer

Freightos

You’ve seen the Suez Canal memes, you know furniture is taking way longer than usual to get to your door, and you may have even heard about Pelotons shipped by air to reduce delivery times. While the cure for COVID is well on its way, there is no vaccine for what’s afflicting container shipping. Credit: Lufthansa ). But that’s changed.

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Studies Identify Top Supply Chain Disruption Risks

Supply Chain Matters

The disruptions and the themes are similar along with added observations. Resilinc Study Supply chain risk management technology provider Resilinc released this week this providers findings of the top drivers of supply chain disruptions for 2024. All rights reserved.

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Red Sea Crisis and Early Peak Season Surge Disrupt Global Supply Chains for some SMBs

Freightos

Early Peak Season Shipping and Its Implications The survey revealed that nearly half (46%) of small and medium-sized business (SMB) shippers began increasing their importing activity earlier than usual, starting in May and June instead of the typical July. Preventing disruptions from potential East Coast labor strikes later in the year (8%).

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Supply Chain Impacts from Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Logistics Viewpoints

There is potential for oil and gas supply shortages to occur as well. But potential supply chain disruptions go well beyond fossil fuels. However, I did see reports on the destruction of Ukraine’s Antonov An-225, the world’s largest cargo aircraft. International shipping has faired well so far.

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Supply Chain Fraud 101

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain disruptions are continuing to occur for a variety of reasons. Weather delays can affect shipping lanes, manufacturers face product shortages, demand continues to spike for certain products, containers are difficult to acquire, and the trucking industry faces a driver and capacity shortage, just to name a few.