Getting needed supplies of PPE, including masks and gowns, respirators, and ventilators, and surmounting political and bureaucratic hurdles to import equipment has…
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China + 1 Strategy Could Help Keep Supply Chains Robust
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyWith labor costs continuing to rise as China’s middle class grows, developing a China + 1 strategy is increasingly seen as one…
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Tech Advances Drive Explosion in AI in Supply Chain Market
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyAI’s potential to solve the complexities of running a global logistics network is nudging us towards Industry 4.0 while allowing companies to…
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With the growing constraints on logistics due to measures imposed to contain the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak and its devastating effect on the…
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Varied Impact on Global Supply Chains from COVID-19 Pandemic: Report
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyAlthough Chinese manufacturing is resuming, with Foxconn, Apple, Magna, and automotive suppliers announcing they are already up and running again or will…
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We’re not even at the end of the first quarter of 2020 and already tariff wars seem to be the least of…
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Flooding Prediction Tool Could Boost Emergency Response to Hurricanes
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyIncreased extreme weather events is one of the hallmarks of climate change. Flooding is one of the most dangerous of these events,…
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We’ve seen it before: the face masks, expressions of fear and daily spikes in body counts in the headlines. Now we’re in…
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It was a little different back in 1997 when SARS hit. The tech industry’s reliance on critical products and components from China…
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Decentralized Blockchain Platforms Can Fight Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyCounterfeit pharmaceuticals are increasingly a problem globally for a variety of reasons. Because a counterfeit drug can be manufactured in one country,…
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3PLs Need to Invest in Technology to Keep Up with Consumer Expectations
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyBy 2014, 96% of Fortune 100 companies and 80% of Fortune 500 companies were using 3PL services. Continued growth in the e-commerce…