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5 Steps to Address the Rising Geopolitical Risks to Your Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

My recent conversations with the supply chain practitioners are dominated by supply chain risk — specifically geopolitical risks in light of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Let us dive deeper into how supply chains are getting disrupted. Europe relies on Russia for around 35% of its natural gas.

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Managing Supply Chain Disruptions in the Middle East

Locus

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses in the Middle East fared well in facing supply chain risks compared to those from other regions, despite reportedly facing a high number of logistics shocks as seen in Africa. They have started earmarking their investments for food supply chain networks since the pandemic.

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ASCM Connect Brussels

Logistics Business Magazine

ASCM Brings Supply Chain Insights to Brussels In an era of constant disruption, rapid digitization and growing consumer demands, supply chain professionals need to stay on top of the latest emerging and best practices to keep their supply chains resilient and profitable.

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Is It Time to Move Beyond the Traditional Approach to IBP?

Logistics Viewpoints

Companies and supply chains continue to face unprecedented challenges and, in some cases, unprecedented opportunities. To be successful in this volatile environment leaders must focus on supply chain planning and more specifically Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

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Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022

Locus

What is also real is the impact it has on supply chains. In fact, it will not be a stretch to say that climate change is currently the biggest threat that global supply chains are facing today and is responsible for shortages and disruptions in several industries. A series of unfortunate events.

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Do You Want Visibility or Transparency?

Logistics Viewpoints

Polly Mitchell-Guthrie, the VIce President of Industry Outreach at Kinaxis. Polly Mitchell-Guthrie, posed that provocative question to supply chain professionals on her LinkedIn feed. Mitchell-Guthrie is the VP of Industry Outreach and Thought Leadership at Kinaxis. Do you want visibility or transparency?

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Penske Logistics Presents: Third-Party Logistics Providers Helped Companies Navigate Supply Chain Challenges

Penske Move Ahead

Surging demand, tight capacity, supply chain disruptions and inflation kept intense pressures on the entire logistics sector throughout 2021, and 2022 seems to be offering little respite as uncertainties linger. Transportation costs—driven by increases in all modes and nodes—were up by 21.7%. to $831 billion. retail sales.