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Can New Environmental Regulations Create Sustainable Supply Chains?
According to a United Nations report released earlier this month, global warming is dangerously close to spiraling out of control. Thanks to human activity, record heatwaves, deadly storms, and other natural disasters are likely to only become worse. Unless immediate worldwide action is taken the average global temperature is likely to reach or cross the 1.5-degree Celsius warming threshold within the next 20 years. Heatwaves…
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Limitations of Supply Chain Automation
Global supply chains continue to weather crisis after crisis. The Delta variant of the coronavirus has devasted much of Asia, prompting nations to cut off land access for around 100,000 sailors who provide critical manpower for shipping lanes. Flooding has upended logistics routes in Germany and China for everything from fuel supplies to manufactured goods. Cyber attacks have disrupted container operations in the South African ports of Cape Town and Durban, causing further delays…
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How Supply Chain Tech Can Save the Holiday Season
The Delta variant, climate change, and labor shortages continue to disrupt global supply chains as the 2021 holiday shopping season approaches. Experts warn that most consumers can expect empty shelves and very high prices the longer they wait to purchase holiday gifts, décor, and other items. Meanwhile, logistics companies will have to contend with skyrocketing…
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The Delta Variant and Supply Chain Safety
The COVID Delta variant appears to be the main obstacle to global economic recovery and a return to normal life. As schoolchildren return to classrooms, public debates have divided communities over school mask mandates. The restaurant industry, which had expected further growth of in-person business in the second half of 2021, is now facing a…
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Will Supply Chain Shortages Continue?
The global economy continues to suffer from debilitating supply chain shortages as we head into the final months of 2021. With computer chips in short supply, Toyota has announced plans to slash its worldwide production of cars by 40 percent. Furniture giant IKEA says it is struggling to supply more than 1,000 product lines in the United…
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Best Practices for Reducing Shipping Costs
While economies throughout the world appear poised for a strong recovery, shipping companies still face significant supply chain disruptions and bottlenecks. Demand for product deliveries continues to surge even as the global pandemic recedes. The Port of Los Angeles logged its busiest month ever in May, handling more than one million shipping containers. As this record…
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Minimizing Supply Chain Security Risks
Supply chain companies continue to grapple with challenges in the second half of 2021. Inflation has driven up logistics costs. Businesses in many industries face worker shortages. COVID’s Delta variant could slow down the economic recovery as the rate of infections throughout the United States rises again. There are also constant supply chain security risks that logistics companies face. To successfully meet the challenges of the…
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Transparency and Traceability in Logistics Management
Global supply chains have been making headlines—in some cases for the all the wrong reasons—since the COVID pandemic upended the world economy. A shortage of microchips, semi-conductors, and other crucial components has made logistics management challenging in many industries. Shipping products has becoming increasingly expensive as supply chain capacities are stretched to the limit. The recent spectacle of a skyscraper-sized…