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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain resilience is a hot topic the last few years since post-Covid issues and newsworthy incidents like the Houthi attacks in the red sea have raised awareness. The bridge collapse is a stark reminder of the vulnerability of the nation’s aging infrastructure and the importance of supply chain resilience.

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Manufacturing index's August reading hits highest level since May 2004, ISM says

DC Velocity

activity offsets concern over tariffs, supply chain slowdown. Near across-the-board strength in U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Nike Earnings Reflect Supply Chain Disruption Complexities. since 2004, hit an all-time high of 4,586 points in late March. The supply chain issues noted in the reporting were notable, interesting, and likely familiar to many. This sounds like another example of supply chain whiplash (start and stop) to me.

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Logistics Unleashed: Unveiling the Most Pivotal Events that Shaped its Development

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

It required the establishment of reliable supply chains, leading to the emergence of trade caravans, rest stations, and security measures. The assembly line concept revolutionized supply chain management by emphasizing efficiency, standardization, and process optimization, setting the stage for modern logistics practices.

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Breakthrough Energy establishes supply chain consulting service

247 Customs Broker

Earlier this month, Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Breakthrough Fuel, an energy management company focused on helping shippers gain transparency and “remove distortion from their transportation supply chains,” announced it has rolled out a new transportation and logistics-focused consulting service, entitled Breakthrough Supply Chain.

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Körber Boosts LatAm Logistics Footprint with Brazil Acquisition

Logistics Business Magazine

The supply chain management software and consulting company grows and strengthens warehousing and logistics operations for customers across the globe. In light of advances in technology and digitisation of supply chain processes, companies are looking for supply chain technology partners that can service them on a global basis.

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C4T appoints new CEO

Logistics Business Magazine

Spiegelberg succeeds Pieter Haesaert, who founded C4T together with Ilse Vermeersch as a customs consultancy in 2004 before developing the CAS platform ten years later.