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Cargo Flight Launches a Vital Link in the Ebola Response Effort

MIT Supply Chain

A shipment of medical equipment that arrived on January 12, 2015, in Monrovia, Liberia, from Miami, US, will enable 25 government hospitals to receive infection control training, helping the facilities which were partially or fully closed owing to the Ebola crisis to recommence regular operations.

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Added Alerts to a Warming Earth and Supply Chain Climate Change Mitigation Efforts

Supply Chain Matters

The Ferrari Research and Consulting Group thru its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog, provides a reassessment of our prior prediction related to supply chain ESG strategy and action plans over the next 2-3 years. Once more, this does not solely apply to businesses, but also transportation and logistics services firms as well.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. How likely are carriers to agree on endless rate cuts? And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. 10 questions about Freight Spend Management. Kazakhstan. Korea, Republic of.

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New: Global Trade Map 2016

Supply Chain Movement

According to Aberdeen Research, “international shipments cost twice as much, take five times as long and have five times more variability than domestic shipments.” Such an approach enhances compliance and reduces the potential for further costs related to post-clearance audits/checks by customs authorities.