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Committed Americans and Trusting Germans

Obviously, selecting the right third-party logistics provider (3PL) for your supply chain is an important decision in supply chain risk management, but not every country decides in the same manner. While Americans focus on commitment, Germans appear to rely more on trust. Why is that?

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Catastrophic events in supply chains

Finding the right facility location is difficult enough. Keeping it safe is even more difficult. One of the building bricks of the this article is the identification of so-called key supply chain locations.

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ARTICLES and PAPERS
Supply chain agility - Risk mitigation and response
How does company culture shape a firm's risk mitigation and response, and thus, how does company cul[...]
The Final Frontier: The Northern Sea Route
Sought after by polar explorers and long awaited by the shipping community: The Northern Sea Route. [...]
BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
Book Review: Customs Risk
International trade and global supply chains are filled with goods that are criss-crossing the globe[...]
SC Design and Management
More than 500-page heavy and laden with real-life examples and thoroughly calculated details, Design[...]
REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS
Supply chain vulnerability: an invisible global risk?
Supply chain disruption - a global issue? All companies and governments dependent on external suppli[...]
Supply Chain and Transport Risk
In our interconnected world, safety, reliability and efficiency can only be secured through collabor[...]
from HERE and THERE
If the UK goes cold, blame me
Still thinking about my recent post on the importance of security of supply, I first added salt and [...]
Cutting costs or cutting risks?
One of the blogs I like to browse from time to time, particularly when looking for topics related to[...]