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Houthi attacks on ships escalate: Experts look to COVID supply chain lessons
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Houthi attacks on ships escalate: Experts look to COVID supply chain lessons

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Houthi attacks on ships escalate: Experts look to COVID supply chain lessons

Supply chain disruptions are nothing new for the shipping industry. The COVID-19 pandemic presented an unprecedented challenge for the industry. Lisa Anderson comments on the disruptions arising from the current Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and the implications.

admin2024-03-28T17:45:15-07:00January 24, 2024|Categories: Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, In The News, In the News Highlights, Media, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Transportation & Goods Movement|Tags: geopolitical risk, global supply chain, logistics, Middle East war, Suez Canal Shipping Crisis, supply chain, supply chain chokepoints, supply chain risk, transportation|

Supply Chain Volatility, Risk & Capacity Remain Critical Priorities as Highlighted by Mexico Train & Red Sea Delays
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Supply Chain Volatility, Risk & Capacity Remain Critical Priorities as Highlighted by Mexico Train & Red Sea Delays

Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Transportation & Goods Movement

Supply Chain Volatility, Risk & Capacity Remain Critical Priorities as Highlighted by Mexico Train & Red Sea Delays

The best consulting clients are razor focused on supply chain volatility, risk and capacity. The recent events in the Red Sea highlight these critical priorities.

admin2024-03-29T23:16:39-07:00December 28, 2023|Categories: Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Transportation & Goods Movement|Tags: backup sources of supply, geopolitical risk, global supply chain, logistics, Middle East war, Panama Canal, S&OP, SIOP, Suez Canal Shipping Crisis, supply chain chokepoints, supply chain optimization, VUCA|

IE Industrial Market to Face Challenges in 2024
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IE Industrial Market to Face Challenges in 2024

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IE Industrial Market to Face Challenges in 2024

Owners of Inland industrial properties should prepare for a bumpy ride in 2024.

admin2024-03-29T23:17:17-07:00December 26, 2023|Categories: Business & the Economy, Distribution & Warehousing, E-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: business consulting, distribution, future of supply chain, logistics, supply chain, warehousing|

Supply Chain Optimization Remains a Priority as the Panama Canal Worsens
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Supply Chain Optimization Remains a Priority as the Panama Canal Worsens

Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Manufacturing, Reshoring/ Nearshoring, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Optimization, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

Supply Chain Optimization Remains a Priority as the Panama Canal Worsens

40% of the goods movement from Northeast Asia to the U.S. East Coast go through the Panama Canal, and so the Panama Canal issues are driving shortages, late deliveries, and re-routing of goods.

admin2024-03-29T23:18:19-07:00December 20, 2023|Categories: Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Manufacturing, Reshoring/ Nearshoring, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Optimization, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: geopolitical risk, logistics, nearshoring, Panama Canal, reshoring, supply chain chokepoints, supply chain disruptions, supply chain optimization, supply chain risk, transportation|

How Simple Metrics Will Drive Results
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How Simple Metrics Will Drive Results

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How Simple Metrics Will Drive Results

Simple metrics drive results. Whether a food and beverage manufacturer or an aerospace distributor, measuring the "right" metrics will focus attention on key issues and drive results.

admin2024-03-29T23:21:41-07:00November 13, 2023|Categories: Distribution & Warehousing, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: business consulting, business process, distribution, manufacturing, metrics, OTIF, supply chain, supply chain consultant|

How Central Asia Acts as the Asia Pacific Weapons Silk Road
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How Central Asia Acts as the Asia Pacific Weapons Silk Road

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How Central Asia Acts as the Asia Pacific Weapons Silk Road

China is Israel’s number two trading partner, and so there will be a significant impact to that trading relationship during the war. There will be disruptions due to labor shortages as business workers are called up as army reservists, and as disruptions occur due to the war.

admin2024-03-29T23:21:59-07:00November 10, 2023|Categories: Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, In The News, Media, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: business consulting, geopolitical risk, global supply chain, Middle East war, supply chain, supply chain consultant, supply chain disruptions, supply chain risk|

China-Linked Supply Chain Risks: Boeing, Nike Wrestle With Pressures
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China-Linked Supply Chain Risks: Boeing, Nike Wrestle With Pressures

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China-Linked Supply Chain Risks: Boeing, Nike Wrestle With Pressures

Lisa Anderson of LMA Consulting Group was quoted on Bloomberg Law about risk to China-linked supply chains, especially geopolitical risk, prompting some companies to rethink where they source their materials or manufacture their products.

admin2024-03-29T23:27:03-07:00October 26, 2023|Categories: Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, In The News, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: business consulting, geopolitical risk, global supply chain, regional supply chains, supply chain, supply chain consultant, supply chain risk|

Israel-Hamas War & Impacts on the Supply Chain
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Israel-Hamas War & Impacts on the Supply Chain

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Israel-Hamas War & Impacts on the Supply Chain

Israel was attacked by Hamas, and the world has another war in another region of the world. Since the global supply chain is interconnected, in addition to the devastation in the region, supply chain impacts will emerge.

admin2024-03-29T23:28:21-07:00October 23, 2023|Categories: Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: backup sources of supply, geopolitical risk, global supply chain, labor shortages, Middle East war, nearshoring, reshoring, S&OP, SIOP, supply chain, supply chain consultant, supply chain disruptions, supply chain risk|

Supply Chains, Energy Transition and Geopolitical Fragmentation
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Supply Chains, Energy Transition and Geopolitical Fragmentation

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Supply Chains, Energy Transition and Geopolitical Fragmentation

In this episode of Interlinks I am joined again by my colleagues from the supply chain special interest group of the Society for the Advancement of Consulting to discuss the issues of energy security and geopolitical change and how they are influencing the thinking of business strategists and decision makers as the look to design and configure the supply chains of the future.