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Forwarders see ocean unreliability eroding carrier threat
The business approach of asset-owning ocean carriers will always be heavily focused on filling vessels rather than providing the service levels required to control an end-to-end supply chain process, according to Thorsten Meincke, board member for air and ocean freight at DB Schenker.
Virtual procurement is here to stay. And that’s not a bad thing.
Most of our vendor relationships have always been remote, and the use of virtual tools creates deeper relationships that improve the negotiation process.
Read more at – Supply Chain Dive
Virus Update: Sunak Extends U.K. Furlough Support, Regeneron to Ramp Up Antibody Output
A United Nations gauge of food prices rose for a fifth month to the highest since January, nearing a multiyear peak set just before the coronavirus crisis took hold, Bloomberg reported. Last month’s increase was largely fueled by a rally in grains, with the UN’s Food & Agriculture Organization cutting estimates for crop production and stockpiles as adverse weather threatens corn and wheat supplies.
Read more at – Supply Chain Brain
Supply chain agility entered the spotlight when the pandemic made forecasting futile
Historical data became all but useless to supply chains navigating through uncertain conditions during the pandemic. Forecasting was futile, and the focus quickly pivoted to agility.