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Humanitarian Supply Chains: Overcoming Challenges and Making a Difference

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Procurement : Sourcing and purchasing the necessary supplies and materials, such as food, medical items, and shelter materials. Supplies and Personnel: Procuring and deploying necessary materials and specialized personnel can be difficult, especially in emergencies.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? For related commentary, see: TMS in the SMB Market: The Evolution Toward Software-as-a-Self-Service.

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

Talking Logistics

retailer Walmart and Tsinghua University announced a joint effort to track the movement of food products in China using blockchain technology to improve food safety in the world’s second-largest economy”; and just last month, Mahindra and IBM announced they are developing a blockchain solution for supply chain finance.