Who said supply chains are boring?

Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supply chain" are muttered I immediately see glassy eyes followed by a yawn or two. Little do they realize that every time they discard or recycle a carton of milk they are completing the end of the supply chain cycle. Without supply chains consumers would be stuck using products that they had to make or grow with their own two hands. Still not excited, well visit often and eventually you will be.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Container Shipping's Post-9/11 Security Overhaul

9/11 forced a new security regime on seaports and ocean-going container ships. The U.S. and its trading partners around the world overhauled their screening and surveillance to safeguard containers without throwing off the sensitive supply-chain of the world economy. MarketWatch's Alexander Davis reports from Oakland, Calif.

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Monday, September 12, 2011

Container Shipping's Post-9/11 Security Overhaul

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