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What is Supply Chain Resiliency?

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Capacity constraints and transportation delays.

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Transforming Freight Benchmarking

Logistics Viewpoints

The vocabulary used in transportation can be confusing. Shippers” are companies that have goods that need to be transported. It has spot procurement functionality that you would see in a transportation management system (TMS), and the request for proposal (RFP) functionality you would see in contract planning or procurement solutions.

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How To Overcome Supply Chain Disruption

GlobalTranz

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Don’t expect to plan for every disruption; instead, develop a strategy to overcome supply chain disruption, regardless of the source. Capacity constraints and transportation delays. Trade disputes and tariffs.

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Supply Chain Disruptions Are Here to Stay with Steve Elwell

The Logistics of Logistics

Steve is he Managing Director of Haxlar , an integrated manufacturing solutions provider, delivering design, manufacturing, sourcing, supply chain, and product management services for a wide range of industries. He lives with his family in suburban Detroit. About Steve Elwell. Steve earned a BA in Economics and Management and an MBA.

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REPOST: 3 Emerging Supply Chain Trends with Steve Elwell

The Logistics of Logistics

He lives with his family in suburban Detroit. Trend #2: Near sourcing and shorter supply chains. Many companies are moving to supply chain partners located in North America to reduce supply chain risk, transportation costs, transportation time, and environmental impact. About iDev Partners.

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3 Emerging Supply Chain Trends with Steve Elwell

The Logistics of Logistics

He lives with his family in suburban Detroit. Trend #2: Near sourcing and shorter supply chains. Many companies are moving to supply chain partners located in North America to reduce supply chain risk, transportation costs, transportation time, and environmental impact. About iDev Partners.

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Supply Chain Lessons Learned during the Pandemic

Enterra Insights

Heydon explains, “COVID-19 has transformed and accelerated these trends, triggered by factory closures, transport restrictions and mounting national security concerns. 5] Hakan Yildiz and Tingting Yan, “ Rethinking supply chains in the age of COVID-19 ,” Crain’s Detroit Business, 28 April 2020. [6]

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