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How to Protect Supply Chain from Cyber Attacks

3PL Links

Image source: Flickr | How to Protect Supply Chain from Cyber Attacks The management of data intelligence in the supply chain presents an enormous challenge to those involved. The supply chain depends more and more on IT systems to ensure information flow and security as it develops.

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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

Transportation procurement needs to support both customer service and a company’s internal supply chain goals. But service is paramount in a vertically integrated supply chain with perishable products. That processing event determines when the goods need to be delivered to the next stop.

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Building a better prepared Australian Defence Force after the Defence Strategic Review – supply-chains and logistics and the way in which both improve military resilience

Logistics in War

Supply chain resilience is, of course, a part of this narrative – as we are reminder every time we hear about guided-weapons or military fuels. Force posture is underpinned by supply chains, distribution and the technical systems – military and civilian – that ensure that the right ‘stuff’ gets to the right location.

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The Effects of Global Warming on Ocean Shipping

MTS Logistics

The erratic Arctic environment necessitates specialized navigation and infrastructure, forcing shipping companies to exercise caution when entering these uncharted territories. Challenge 4: Insurance Challenges The rise of extreme weather events creates dilemmas for the insurance industry.

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Where Does Supply Chain Design End and Planning Begin? (Takeaways from LLamasoft’s SummerCon 2017 Conference)

Talking Logistics

When it comes to supply chain design, we’re at another inflection point in the industry. The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise.

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Supply Chain & Logistics Education: Ask the Professors

The Logistics Academy

At Georgia Southern, we dispel this by illustrating the dynamic nature and variety of daily activities a supply chain manager encounters. The club also organizes a roundtable event each semester that brings students and companies together to explore opportunities for internships and jobs.

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Sales and Operations Planning: The Interpersonal Element

Logistics Bureau

The Supply Chain Head. We use the term Head of Supply Chain simply because it’s a role that falls under a range of professional titles. So, for example, the Head of Supply might be the Supply Chain Director, Supply Chain Manager, or another non-executive supply chain management specialist.