Mon.Jan 08, 2018

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Types of Risks Impacting Supply Chains in 2018

Material Handling and Logistics

Risks can be categorized into three broad areas such as natural catastrophes, man-made and economic. To look at what risks will affect the supply chain in 2018, Rob Savitsky of AIR Worldwide ( a member of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Supply Chain Exchange program), wrote a blog for MIT discussing three broad categories of supply chain risk. 1.

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The Amazon Supply Chain: The Most Innovative in the World?

Logistics Viewpoints

Is the Amazon supply chain the most innovative in the world? A very strong argument can be made that it is just based on their activities of the last year. The post The Amazon Supply Chain: The Most Innovative in the World? appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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How to Prepare the Next Generation of Manufacturers

GlobalTranz

The manufacturing industry has always been a hotbed for innovation and advancement — but it relies heavily on the workers who have the skills and training to fill those jobs. Experts have predicted more than 2 million manufacturing jobs will go unoccupied during the next 10 years, as the baby boomer generation starts to retire. How can we help to prepare the industry for the next generation of manufacturers?

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Hydraulic Forklift Weighing Systems

Material Handling and Logistics

Fairbanks Scales Inc. has introduced the FH and FHX Series hydraulic forklift weighing systems, suitable for a variety of forklift applications, from general check weighing for warehouse racking, to capturing high accuracy weighments for shipping.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Supply Chain Risks: Which Are Top of Mind Today?

Talking Logistics

If you were to add a subtitle to every supply chain professional’s job description it would be Risk Manager or Risk Mitigator. The reality is that supply chain management is not just about managing orders and transportation and inventory — it’s about doing all those things while also navigating through the many risks that could disrupt your supply chain or bring it to a halt.

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Profiles in Yard Management Excellence by Adrian Gonzalez: Carhartt

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A Cryptocurrency That Embraces Regulation

Supply Chain Brain

Don’t count on that happening in the immediate future. But several recent developments suggest that cryptocurrency mania is entering a new phase of maturity, driven by regulators and new coin offerings that strive to comply with them. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s new Cyber Unit , created last September to address a broad range of cyber-related threats, announced its first action against an initial coin offering (ICO) in December.