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Exiger Has Taken the Supply Chain Risk Market by Storm

Logistics Viewpoints

These solutions use natural language processing, for example, to read online publications and other data sources, make sense of what they read, contextualize the data into information, and report supply chain disruptions caused by weather, geopolitical events and other hazards in near real-time.

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What the World Cup Can Teach Industrial Companies About Energy Transition and Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

It is the world’s biggest sporting event that highlights the globe’s most popular sport. First, let me begin by crediting Dan Falkenheim and Alex Prewitt for their most interesting article on the greenwashing in sports. Read the article to get the detail of that decisions as well as the broader sports examples highlighted.

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Demand Forecasting in an Inflationary, Supply-Constrained, Semi-Post-Pandemic Environment

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At that time, I wrote about the COVID pandemic, and how similar events occur that elevate the uncertainty of the market. These events make accurate forecasting very difficult. For example, interest rate hikes tend to deter lower priority investments and those that require debt financing. Review of Prior Impactful Events.

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Wind Power Looked At to Make Shipping Greener, But Challenges Remain

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For example, the New York Times is out with a new article on wind energy and how it can help shipping in the near future as climate change becomes a major focus. Additionally, wind turbines and related equipment can easily be damaged in tropical weather systems or certain weather events.

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Editor’s Choice: Singles Day – A Retail Revolution

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This article is from Audrey Dong, from KNAPP , and looks at e-commerce in China and the impact of Singles Day. For example, the gross merchandise volume of Alibaba Tmall has increased from $5 billion in 2013 to $78 billion in 2020 as below chart. In the past the event was only held on Nov.11 billion in 2020. 1-3 and Nov.11.

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Are We Ready for Climate Change in Logistics and Shipping?

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In 2021, I wrote an article about climate change and its effects on logistic sector after Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana. ” A recent example of low water levels can be seen in the Amazon River. When we face decreasing or increasing water levels, extraordinary natural events, and disasters, these connections can quickly break.

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Editor’s Choice: Tips for Trucking Companies to Decrease Their Insurance Premiums

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This article is from Emerge and offers tips for trucking companies to decrease their insurance premiums. As an example, from data taken from the ATRI report, in 2020 a small fleet of fewer than 20 trucks would have paid about three times as much as a large fleet with more than 1,000 trucks. To read the full article, click HERE.