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Hurricane season 2024: how to prepare your supply chain

Resilinc

Learn more about the most significant extreme weather and climate-related risks procurement professionals should pay attention to in 2024: How Will Climate Change Impact Supply Chains in 2024? 1 Production delays Manufacturing facilities in the hurricane’s path may be damaged or forced to close, leading to production delays or stoppages.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 19-23, 2013)

Talking Logistics

I went to Home Depot earlier this week to return a purchase, and the customer in front of me wanted to exchange a defective power tool with the same model, but he couldn’t find any on the shelf even though the store’s inventory system said 5 units were in stock. Freight Shipments Fell 0.2% in June from May. Be Sociable, Share!

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Driverless Trucks, China, COVID and the Future of the Supply Chain

Turvo

A consultant, a tech wizard, a VP at a large Transportation company, and an ex-freight broker turned, a strategic sourcing specialist, turned HR consultant, mother of 3, trying to navigate her next career phase. Interestingly, we all had significant experience in the freight, logistics, sourcing, and supply chain world.

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Which States are Making the Grade in Logistics?

Material Handling & Logistics

The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S. The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 3-7, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Con-way Freight Introduces Drive Safe Systemsâ„¢. FedEx Freight to Increase Shipping Rates. Of course, this makes sense for logistics service providers like Ryder, but a similar opportunity exists for manufacturers and retailers. Is Walmart’s WAVE Concept Truck The Fuel-Efficient Future Of Semis? Yahoo Autos ).

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Supply Chain & Logistic News (September 9th- 13th)

Logistics Viewpoints

semiconductor manufacturing. has added 800,000 manufacturing jobs since taking office, including those related to COVID-19 economic recovery. However, the Bureau of Labor estimates that the actual number is 739,000 manufacturing jobs created since Biden assumed office in January 2021. Harris later claimed that the U.S.

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Supply Chain & Logistic News (September 9th- 12th)

Logistics Viewpoints

semiconductor manufacturing. has added 800,000 manufacturing jobs since taking office, including those related to COVID-19 economic recovery. However, the Bureau of Labor estimates that the actual number is 739,000 manufacturing jobs created since Biden assumed office in January 2021. Harris later claimed that the U.S.