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Disaster recovery: Prepared for the worst?

Automotive Logistics

Probing more deeply, the company discovered several more instances of supply chains terminating in that region – in some cases, at factories that were the sole source of the components and materials in question. But combining the two in real time provides instant insights that might otherwise take days to filter through a supply chain.

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Logistics Technologies: 4 Benefits of RFID, AIDC, and IoT Based Technologies to Shippers

GlobalTranz

The supply chain is playing host to emerging logistics technologies and modern marvels of an industrialized society. According to Ralph Lieberthal of Inbound Logisitics , end-to-end visibility streamlines the supply chain by detecting, and resolving problems. Compliant Leads to Fewer Penalties.

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Emergency response: Weathering the storms

Automotive Logistics

A volatile 2017 hurricane season saw successive storms hit the US south-east and the Caribbean , counting at least 500,000 vehicles in the US alone among its many damages and leading to emergency planning once again gaining a greater level of prominence within the finished vehicle supply chain.

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Aptiv takes a global approach to mobility

Automotive Logistics

Aptiv is taking a highly centralised approach to the logistics operation supporting the new division and has made Jeffrey Richards its global director of logistics and supply chain operations, responsible for the sourcing, network design, continuous improvement and emergency logistics for all operating units.

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Testing times

Automotive Logistics

What has been an even more immediate challenge from a logistics point of view is the stress on production and distribution, including longer lead times resulting from the introduction of the new tests, and the need to find additional storage space for vehicles awaiting certification. Impact on profits.

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Three Logistics Imperatives for Managing Uncertainty in 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

After experiencing an incredibly challenging two years in the global logistics industry, I think we can let go of any expectation that the supply chain landscape will ever return to “normal.” By that, I mean that extreme uncertainty on both the demand and the supply sides will continue for the foreseeable future.