Supply Chain and Logistics Blog
What Goes WRONG in Logistics Outsourcing? (Role Play)
Watch this worst-case scenario roleplay (starring Rob as John Jones - the customer - Logistics Manager from OZ Health, and starring Rob again as George Smith - the 3PL Provider - Ops Manager at AAA Distribution) Take a closer look at how John fails to do the following...
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Some Tips to Keep Your Warehouse Free from COVID-19
A worker in an Amazon warehouse in Queens, New York, this week tested positive for Coronavirus, prompting the closure of the facility. This is the last thing that you want happening in your warehouse—the disruption and fallout could be devastating. It...
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Smart Supply Chains Adapt to Overcome COVID-19 Challenges
Almost 75 percent of US companies are experiencing capacity shortfalls in their supply chains, due to Coronavirus-linked transport disruptions, a new study has shown. More than 60 percent of firms said delays were related to orders from China. With some 5 million...
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Supply Chain Secrets – Supply Chain and Logistics Online Training – Free Trial
We Just Hit 10,000 Subscribers! Thank You to everyone who has and continues to support the channel! To celebrate, we are providing a Free Trial to our online learning program. It means exclusive access to our up to 105 e-classes regarding topics covering EVERY aspect...
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COVID-19 Pandemic Triggers Surge in Global Food Delivery Industry
Known as the ‘ferrymen’ of Wuhan, thousands of motorbike riders would just months ago zigzag daily through the traffic clogging the streets of the central Chinese city delivering a smorgasbord of food varieties to residents. That was before the outbreak of what...
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The Industrial Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis
When leading economists start talking about a drop in manufacturing comparable to the start of the 2007-2008 global financial crisis, you can be sure that the world’s leading industries are in for a torrid few months. The trigger for this alarming state of affairs was...
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Free Supply Chain & Logistics Webinars – 4 Topics – 2 Time Zones
We’d love to share information. We have weekly videos, a very extensive blog, stuffs on social media, and we are now sharing FREE SUPPLY CHAIN WEBINARS! Recent schedule: middle of February through until the end of March 2020 Topics covered: Inventory Management:...
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The COVID-19 Supply Chain Hit Could Trigger Recession in Australia
After two months of almost complete shutdown as part of the Chinese authorities’ efforts to contain the Coronavirus epidemic, factories across China are gradually reopening, trucks are crawling back onto the road, and some ports are again operating at near-full...
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How COVID-19 is Battering Australia’s Imports and Exports
Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that China is Australia’s largest trading partner by far, with two-way trade amounting to $194.6 billion (AUD), or 24.4 percent of the country’s total bilateral trade, in the fiscal year 2017-2018 (the latest...
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Audio Interview: Why Supermarket Shelves WILL Empty Even More – Corona Virus Impacts
Audio Interview with ABC radio Goulburn Murray on Rob's take on panic buying, limited buying on supermarkets, "bullwhip effect" in the supply chain, and understanding consumers buying behaviour in this pandemic situation. Let's listen to this insightful...
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