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Space: The final logistics and supply chain management frontier

Kinaxis

by Ilyas Kucukcay Recent advancements in the space launch market may indicate an increased need for logistics and supply chain management in outer space operations. Accessing what’s beyond our globe has become an accepted source of socio-political promotion. Space Logistics and Supply Chain.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Intel turns to reverse logistics to create “circular economy”. ” The military branch therefore plans to examine how to use the largest available commercial rockets to ship dozens of tons of supplies around the world, especially to remote areas. US trade deficit dips to $68.9

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

Ukraine does not have the military might to stop the invasion. In terms of trade, these are not critical, single-sourced Tier 1 inputs needed in manufacturing. Russia is strongly believed to have used cyber weapons to attack Georgia during the military incursion into the country in 2008. The Nord Stream Pipeline.

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7 Supply Chain Tips from Superheroes!

Supply Chain Opz

Over the years, those in the organizations such as World Food Programme and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) realizes that logistics and supply chain management is the key to better relief operations. So they apply supply chain management principles and bring operations to the next level.

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COVID Has Fundamentally Changed the Profession of Supply Chain Management

Logistics Viewpoints

Or it can see a supply or logistics disruption that will impact them faster than their competition. And many are adding supplier risk management duties to the sourcing tasks performed by their procurement managers. Military strategy changed forever after Hiroshima; supply chain strategy has been similarly transformed by COVID.

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Implementing an Effective Logistics Strategy

Enterra Insights

When a person hears the term “strategy,” they often think about military operations. Sun Tzu, the famous Chinese military strategist wrote, “Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.” Developing an Effective Logistics Strategy.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. What is Logistics and Supply Chain Management?