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Companies Improve their Supply Chains with Artificial Intelligence

Logistics Viewpoints

Many large enterprises use one form or another of a supply chain application to help manage their supply chains. Supply chain vendors have been touting their investments in artificial intelligence (AI) for the last several years. AI can refer to several different types of math.

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3 Short to Medium-Term Risks for the Supply Chain & Ocean Shipping

MTS Logistics

In addition to Covid, both upcoming Port of Los Angeles negotiations and increased government protectionism pose risks on top of ongoing issues. Below are what we expect to be major potential issues for the supply chain in both the short and medium-term. Covid has been a catalyst for change within this regular cycle.

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The Definition of Transparency

Blue Grace Logistics

Supply chain transparency, in particular, has come a long way over the past twenty years. Transparency within the supply chain has gone from an unrecognized concept to a focus item for the C-Suite across a vast number of companies and industries. Given the current state of the market, it’s no small surprise either.

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Looking Back at the Thanksgiving Supply Chain: How Turkeys Were Delivered to Millions of Americans

Locus

We missed someone very important—the people who delivered numerous products at our doorsteps and filled supplies in our neighbourhood stores. These are the essential workers across the supply chain who worked tirelessly to make sure goods reached customers at the right time. The turkey supply chain.

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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

National Defence’s emphasis on logistics is clearly more than usual when compared to other Government policy documents of recent years, though this emphasis comes from an exceptionally low base. 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.

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Peak Season 2021: What to Do Now to Secure the Supply Chain

Forto

Major calendar events are – quite literally – casting their shadows ahead for the supply chain: Golden Week in China, Black Friday and Cyber Monday on November 26 and 29, and of course Christmas holidays and also Chinese New Year are already just a few logistics steps away. Christmas Holidays. Chinese New Year.

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Why SMEs May Lead a Shift Away from China Sourcing

Logistics Bureau

Instead, most companies seeking to make their supply chains resilient from future shocks are looking at a China+1 option—in other words, to expand their operations from China into other low-cost regions. Larger businesses may take longer to ‘turn the ship’ onto a different course. For some, it may mean leaving China completely.