Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

To look at what risks will affect the supply chain in 2018, Rob Savitsky of AIR Worldwide ( a member of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Supply Chain Exchange program), wrote a blog for MIT discussing three broad categories of supply chain risk. Natural Catastrophes.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Estimates of damage in Puerto Rico could hit $30 billion, according to Chuck Watson, a disaster modeler at Enki Research, as reported by the Washington Post. It may take months to turn the power back on. After Maria hit the island on Sept. 20, with winds up to 155 miles per hour, electricity was knocked out across the island.

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Material Handling & Logistics

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

For companies with operations in Texas, Florida or Puerto Rico, last year’s hurricane season brought not only catastrophe to their communities, but also a wake-up call on how to better manage this type of risk going forward. based companies with operations in Texas, Florida or Puerto Rico.

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Resilinc

MARCH 7, 2023

Take this example: when category 5 Hurricane Maria was approaching Puerto Rico in 2017, suppliers and critical FDA-regulated materials were threatened. million worth of IV bag inventory (at the time Puerto Rico was the sole source of these bags for the majority of US-based healthcare providers).

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

This puts a strain on the existing transportation resources, and if mother nature wipes out the infrastructure in coastal areas, such as Houston, the Port of Miami or even shipments between Puerto Rico and the mainland, capacity tightens faster than anyone expects. Amazon May Cause a Ripple-Effect in the Capacity Crunch Pond.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 9, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. With eligibility requirements easing and vaccine supplies growing, Walmart is now administering vaccines in more than 3,800 stores and clubs across 48 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC. Amazon is turning malls into distribution centers. That’s all for this week.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 6, 2022

In response to continued rising fuel prices, both FedEx and UPS have implemented higher fuel surcharges as follows, effective April 4, 2022: FedEx Express and FedEx Ground Surcharges rose to 21.75% for Domestic and US to Puerto Rico. Stay Future-Ready for Supply Chain Recoil With the Right IT Logistics Provider, Intelligent Audit.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 31, 2022

Innovel provided last-mile delivery, installation, and white-glove capabilities for 'big and bulky' products across the US and Puerto Rico. Innovel is now rebranded as Costco Logistics. For its fiscal third-quarter ending May 8, Costco Logistics average "more than" 58,000 stops a week. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 18, 2018

Philippe Hemard, former VP of Logistics Europe for Amazon, discussed what pharma companies need to learn from Amazon: As life expectancy grows, there will be more patients with mobility issues. Also, reimbursements in such treatments are linked to outcomes, truly placing the patient at the center. Smart devices enable digital supply chains.

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Elementum

JANUARY 25, 2018

million residents in Puerto Rico for more than three months, cost $90 billion, while Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane in recorded history, left 97 people dead and recorded losses of $50 billion. Rallying the Logistics Community. Hurricane Maria, which knocked out all power supply for 3.4

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 22, 2017

With the recent hurricanes that have hit Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico, we’ve seen another practical example where assumptions on carrier capacity are challenged at inopportune times. Symptoms of those disruptions include carriers, who have traditionally been reliable, more frequently rejecting the loads they’ve been offered.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2019

In a similar fashion, when Puerto Rico was struck by Hurricane Maria last year, the supply chain of two of the island’s most important industries—pharmaceuticals and medical devices—ground to a complete halt. How then can your business protect itself from the risks of such overwhelming supply chain disruptions?

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 22, 2017

With the recent hurricanes that have hit Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico, we’ve seen another practical example where assumptions on carrier capacity are challenged at inopportune times. Symptoms of those disruptions include carriers, who have traditionally been reliable, more frequently rejecting the loads they’ve been offered.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

An estimated 4,600 American troops are assisting relief efforts in the Virgin Islands-Puerto Rico region. A number of logistics non-profits, such as Airlink and Global DIRT Disaster , are working in cooperation with United States government offices in response to Irma in the US Virgin Islands.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Chaos at Scale So, you ask yourself, what does a chef-turned-humanitarian know about supply chain management? World Central Kitchen is no run-of-the-mill organization.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The storm is expected to reach Puerto Rico on Friday morning with winds up to 73 mph. Get support from the logistics community. The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) has a dedicated Hurricane Florence website, and is reaching out to businesses to coordinate warehousing, transportation, and logistics aid.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The storm is expected to reach Puerto Rico on Friday morning with winds up to 73 mph. Get support from the logistics community. The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) has a dedicated Hurricane Florence website, and is reaching out to businesses to coordinate warehousing, transportation, and logistics aid.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 18, 2019

Then, in 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. You can find Coca Cola anywhere in the world, so why not leverage the logistical juggernaut to deliver medicines and vaccines to sub-Saharan African countries? They were well prepared when the cyber attack hit, yet it still took a year to fully recover.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

World Central Kitchen, which provided meals after the devastation in Puerto Rico last year, pitched in with fresh food for storm victims. Local breweries and national retailers including Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors provided fresh, sterilized drinking water to restaurants and other businesses.

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MIT Supply Chain

JULY 26, 2018

Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, offers an example of how current disaster response mechanisms fail survivors in this regard. In the after aftermath […].

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In March 2020, Real Estate Investor/Tax Analyst Carlos Colon (a Philadelphia native, raised in Puerto Rico) decided to bring an idea of his to life; one which was building in his heart for a long period of time. What is your Strategy? ThankX article and permission to publish here provided by Bruce Leto Jr.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 23, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The money comes in the form of roughly $400,000 being sent to every state and Puerto Rico through the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a program of the U.S. The post This Week in Logistics News (June 17 – 23) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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3PL Insights

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

The humanitarian organization, American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN), has operated as a clearinghouse in delivering supplies and services to natural disaster areas, and has capabilities in delivering those services to multiple disaster areas. The post ALAN Continues to Provide Logistics Needs appeared first on Evans Distribution.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

World Central Kitchen, which provided meals after the devastation in Puerto Rico last year, pitched in with fresh food for storm victims. Local breweries and national retailers including Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors provided fresh, sterilized drinking water to restaurants and other businesses.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Diverting resources to fix Model 3 bottlenecks & increase battery production for Puerto Rico & other affected areas. Love logistics technology? Which is why one of technology’s most respected minds is now fundamentally overhauling land freight (and he’s not just stopping at an electric truck).

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

All across the country, organizations showed the public what manufacturing really looks like through more than 1,660 open houses and events in each of the 50 states and Puerto Rico with an estimated 50,000 students, parents, and community members attending. Enter By Clicking Here.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 22, 2021

Domestic and US-to-Puerto Rico package services under FedEx Express will see a 1% increase, up from 7.5% That all begins with using a single source of truth for understanding your logistics data. On June 21, 2021, FedEx will increase the ground fuel surcharge rates based on the data reported for fuel prices on June 11, 2021.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 22, 2021

Domestic and US-to-Puerto Rico package services under FedEx Express will see a 1% increase, up from 7.5% That all begins with using a single source of truth for understanding your logistics data. On June 21, 2021, FedEx will increase the ground fuel surcharge rates based on the data reported for fuel prices on June 11, 2021.

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Freight Center

MAY 31, 2019

We aren’t fortune tellers at FreightCenter, but we have been in the logistics business long enough to predict what you’re about to ask: H ow much is the cost of freight to (insert destination) ? Even the logistics industry can’t predict what it will be. Puerto Rico. Fortunately, we have the answers you seek! California.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 12, 2015

All across the country, organizations showed the public what manufacturing really looks like through more than 1,660 open houses and events in each of the 50 states and Puerto Rico with an estimated 50,000 students, parents, and community members attending.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Coordination was even more critical in order to leverage all available logistics capacity in meeting human needs. As Hurricane Irma approached the Caribbean, public and private supply chains already affected and stretched thin by Hurricane Harvey had to ramp up again.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

In this week’s news… XPO Logistics Acquires Optima Service Solutions. In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6 higher than in September.”

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This storm had previously brought destruction and severe flooding among Caribbean regions to include Puerto Rico, Cuba , and other island nations, and rapidly grew to be a Category Four hurricane as it crossed the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The industry supply chain implications reflect on a number of dimensions.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2013

The other operating units are: Menlo Worldwide Logistics and Con-Way Truckload. Menlo Worldwide Logistics is Con-Way’s supply chain division. Con-Way Freight’s service area includes the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Con-Way Freight has 9.4% of the less than truckload (LTL) market.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 13, 2013

UPS Freight’s service area includes all of the United States including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, U.S. The post LTL Carrier Profile: UPS Freight appeared first on The Logistics of Logistics. Virgin Islands and Guam. UPS Freight also delivers to all of Canada and every major city in Mexico (over 600 points).

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Contact Intelligent Audit today to learn more about monitoring and planning for GRIs with smart freight management and logistics. FedEx Freight shipping rates will increase by an average of 4.9% for customers who use FXF PZONE and FXF EZONE, and by 5.9% and Canada. and Mexico.”.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 14, 2013

Tweet The post This Week in Logistics News (June 10-14, 2013) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Speaking of transportation, the Freight TSI Index fell 1.2 percent in April from March. Here’s some analysis from the press release: The 1.2% Unfortunately, I’m out of time this morning. Have a happy weekend!

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