Category Archives: Supply Chains

Maritime Silk Road in Indonesia

http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/category/shipping-news/international-shipping-news/

Indonesia plans to build 24 seaports to handle trade to and from China and Europe.

A Clearer Path to LTL Carbon Footprints

LTL transport is varied and lots of aspects are difficult to quantify. And carbon footprint is one of those annoying measures that not only needs to be estimated for the truck, but also for each shipment in it.  Advances in modeling this are always welcome, and here is a new one sponsored by C. H. Robinson. It’s available free from inside the article, from CH Robinson’s website.

A Clearer Path to LTL Carbon Footprints | Supply Chain @ MIT.

More on this:  Article in Supply Chain 24/7

4 Ways to Really Cut Supply Chain Risk

It’s not really about Apple or Walmart, but about British Telecom’s methods to improve supplier compliance, reduce risk, and drive for sustainability

Lessons from Apple and Walmart: 4 Ways to Really Cut Supply Chain Risk – Supply Chain 24/7.