Sun.Mar 13, 2022

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The Supply Crisis Antidote? Digital 'Demand Chain' Management

Supply Chain Brain

Manufacturers and distributors can no longer afford to view the supply chain as a strictly internal function that stands apart from customers.

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[Video] How Technology Is Transforming Transportation Procurement

Talking Logistics

There is a general consensus among shippers, carriers, and logistics service providers that the time has come to transform the transportation procurement process. The big questions are: How do you do it? What are the barriers? How can technology help? Those are some of the questions that Mark McEntire, Senior VP of Operations at Emerge, Read more [Video] How Technology Is Transforming Transportation Procurement.

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Watch: Three Priorities for Freight Companies Coping With Crisis

Supply Chain Brain

The pandemic has many logistics providers on the ropes. John Garden, vice president of freight and logistics with Mastercard, discusses three key areas on which they must focus in order to survive the current crisis.

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Ukraine Farmers Urged to Sow But Fear for Workers’ Lives

Supply Chain Brain

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is urging farmers to sow as many fields as possible to protect the food supply. But several of the nation’s largest agribusinesses say some plantings just won’t happen if Russia continues its war in Europe’s breadbasket.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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Protesting Truckers Clog Up Washington’s Interstates

Supply Chain Brain

Washington police closed streets as a convoy of truckers protesting the government’s response to COVID-19 and other grievances clogged a major interstate artery leading through the nation’s capital.

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To Fight Modern Slavery, Start With Tier 2 Suppliers

Supply Chain Brain

Companies that lack supply chain visibility beyond first-tier suppliers can’t confirm if or where labor exploitation is occurring.