Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

Supply Chain Trade & Logistics Consulting

Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

In attending the Southern California E-Commerce & Logistics Summit, it is clear that focusing on global logistics as a system of systems is paramount (special shout out to Fran Inman for the use of her phrase). Not one link in the supply chain can succeed on its own. For example, you might have a reliable, cost-effective supplier in Asia; however, if the product gets held up in trucks or at the Asian ports, cannot cross the South China Seas because China is aggressively doing military exercises, gets stuck in a line at the Panama Canal due to drought conditions, gets diverted from the Suez Canal due to Iran-backed Houthi rebels, gets stuck in a labor strike or diverts around a natural disaster or other event (such as the Baltimore bridge collapse), or cannot get unloaded at the ports in the U.S. due to labor shortages or technology issues, cannot get picked up at the ports due to lack of trucks or drivers due to regulations, or gets stuck at cross-dock facilities, in warehouses, trucks, rail, or at commercial airports, the entire system comes to a halt. Logistics is dependent on a system of systems.

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Geopolitics & Natural Resources Will Dictate Future Supply Chains

Manufacturers are waking up to the risks in their end-to-end supply chains. They are realizing that they are only as strong as their weakest link, especially if they do not have backup sources of supply that will jump in at a moment’s notice. As an international law expert says, if you are counting on China for manufacturing, you must “get out”.

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Supply Chain Resiliency A Must for Success

Risks abound in the global supply chain and goods movement systems. The only successful strategy to thrive is to create a resilient supply chain. According to the Global Port Tracker (GPT) report from Hackett Associates and the National Retail Federation (NRF), the specter of labor strife and new tariffs, along with strong sales, is driving U.S. retailers to keep imports surging through the spring.

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Lisa Anderson, Supply Chain Expert: The Manufacturing Resurgence is Here – Are You Ready?

Manufacturing in the U.S. is gaining momentum, and businesses that aren’t prepared will struggle to keep up. According to Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, President of LMA Consulting Group, Inc., the resurgence will be fast and powerful, with companies that are ready to scale reaping the greatest benefits.

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