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Charlie Grahn

Charlie Grahn

Charlie Grahn is a supply chain veteran who lives in Vancouver, Canada. He also teaches this subject at Langara College and for Supply Chain Canada, and has been a guest lecturer at several institutions including the Banking Academy in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Charlie Grahn is a supply chain veteran who lives in Vancouver, Canada. He also teaches this subject at Langara College and for Supply Chain Canada, and has been a guest lecturer at several institutions including the Banking Academy in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Opinion | North American ports must automate or risk losing out to Asia and Europe

While automated hubs in Asia and Europe attract more trade, ports in the US and Canada are mired in inefficiency and recurring labour disputes.

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In decades past, supply chains were smooth, inflation levels were low and long-term supply contracts with annual price-adjustment clauses posed few risks. Cut to today’s inflation and supply chain crisis, and it’s clear that ‘vintage’ contracts with built-in cost inflators need to be brought up to date.

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The true cause of the disruptions is that most human of errors – believing the past will simply repeat itself. Because today’s supply chains are global, efficient and more perilously constituted than before, new risk mitigation systems are needed.

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