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Supply Chain Risk Management: Could You Face a Category 4 Supply Chain Disaster?

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by Joe Cannata With Hurricane Matthew, the most powerful storm to threaten the Atlantic Coast in over 10 years that has already brought severe damage to Haiti, the Bahamas and several Southeastern U.S. Several container ships adjusted schedules to arrive before the storm, which put a strain on the dockworker supply as well.

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Agility and flexibility in the age of digital supply chains – Insights from the 2017 Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA summit & expo

Kinaxis

One advantage with 3D printing is that there will be more commodities and raw materials being shipped to the points of consumption and these commodities and raw materials cube better than finished products because of their shape. The shipping container is perhaps one of the most impactful supply chain innovations that stood the test of times.

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Hurricane Harvey & Irma's Threat on the Product Economy

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Less damages were recorded in Haiti and the Dominican Republic; however, a major bridge on the island was reportedly destroyed. Petrochemical plants that make the products and the rail companies that ship them are still restoring service after Harvey. Gulf Coast is home to about 90% of the nation's capacity to turn out base plastics.