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Commentary: Lost at sea

American Shipper Magazine

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Risk mitigation, supply chain reliability and disaster recovery were some of the main themes at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ big annual rodeo in Atlanta, Oct. 1-3. So it was ironic when word leaked that the reason everyone’s program and promotional materials at registration came in a plain plastic bag was that the shipment of cloth bags or soft briefcases from China didn’t make it to port in time. It turns out that the vessel on which the conta...

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