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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

According to a widely cited framework by Christopher and Peck from “Building the Resilient Supply Chain” (2004), supply chain resilience consists of four dimensions: robustness, agility, redundancy, and flexibility. These dimensions are briefly defined and illustrated below.

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The Top 10 Manufacturing Blog Posts from 2014

GlobalTranz

Since the Industrial Revolution, manufacturing has been synonymous with factories, machine tools, production lines and economies of scale. So it is startling to think about manufacturing without tooling, assembly lines or supply chains. What are some issues and trends you see coming to the world of Manufacturing in 2015?

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Logistics Contractors and strategic logistics advantage in US military operations

Logistics in War

ix] Molly Dunigan, “The Future of US Military Contracting: Current Trends and Future Implications,” International Journal 69, no. vii] Mandel, “American Government Expeditionary Operations,” 13. viii] Renée de Nevers, “Looking Beyond Iraq,” in Kinsey and Patterson, eds. Contractors and War , 63. [ix] 4 (December 2014): 37. [x] Latham, Jr.,

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

Industry data for 2004 - 2013 shows an annual loss of at least $17 billion due to vacant positions, with shocking losses of around $45 billion in both 2012 and 2013. Averting this outcome depends upon business leaders and government policymakers to actually implement measures to reverse the present trend.

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Keynote: McAfee stresses power of platforms and the crowd

247 Customs Broker

McAfee detailed how an AI engine has beaten the best human players of the game of “GO,” while a crowdsourced competition to analyze medical research generated AI-based tools whose conclusions beat out the best conclusions from researchers in the medical field. He has been a contributor to MMH since 2004.

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Marketing Small Business Tips: 6 Tips to Improve Your Small Business 

GoShip Blog

billion monthly users , Facebook remains the biggest social media platform since its launch in 2004. Connect with Your Community Establishing a connection with your community is one of the most effective marketing tools for creating a positive image for your business and facilitating improvement. Facebook: With more than 2.38

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To 3PL or Not to 3PL?

Blog on Log

import volumes in 2005 will be 8 percent to 10 percent greater than 2004's robust levels, with no end in sight. Unless the trend is reversed, the cost to carry and warehouse inventory will consume 70 percent of total logistics expenses by the end of the decade, according to some estimates.

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