by Nelly Bubenheim
Unpredictable and sudden disruptions of planned transport routes are a challenge for more than just the logistics industry, as often a postponement of the estimated time of arrival (ETA) sends shaking waves down the supply chain.
Every transport and production planner can tell you a thing or two about how a delayed delivery can severely affect even the most perfectly crafted manufacturing plans and follow-up orders.
These days, in private life, every journey begins with the setting of a navigation device. Long gone seems the time of folding maps and asking for directions.
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