Turvo

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Hurricane Ida and a February severe frost in Texas wreaked havoc on the petrochemical supply chain, causing delays in manufacturing resins, plastics, and other components needed in everyday items. Here’s a look back at the top 5 logistics stories from this year (2021): Suez Canal blockage that affected global supply chains.

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Resilinc

JULY 21, 2023

In this blog, we’ll look at the supply chain explanation for the current global paint shortages. We’ll also look at how to plan for shortages and why low-tier suppliers play an important role in your supply chain. Meanwhile, Hurricane Laura hit Louisiana in August of 2020 with Hurricane Zeta coming a month later.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The Louisiana Department of Transportation reported that all state-maintained roadways, except for I-20 and I-49 (sections that remain open), in the seven-parish Northwest region were deemed impassable because of winter weather conditions. Parts of I-35 in Oklahoma are closed. All westbound lanes of I-40 near Albuquerque, NM are closed.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 20, 2018

Megginson, a Louisiana State University business professor, stated, “It is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt and adjust to the changing environment in which it finds itself.”[1]

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Ice accumulations of a quarter to a half-inch are forecast in East Texas, northern Louisiana, southern Arkansas, and western Mississippi, with crippling totals over a half-inch also possible. Residents in these areas can expect dangerous travel conditions, power outages, and extensive tree damage. These weather events are rapidly evolving.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 29, 2021

Tropical Storm Ida pummeled New Orleans and the Louisiana coast overnight with lashing rain and ferocious gusts, leaving much of the region without electricity and bracing for widespread floods.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 22, 2020

supply chains face seasonal risks as the hurricane season begins — and it could be a tough season. Nichols explains, “With the right application of intelligent technologies, manufacturers and supply chain partners can more easily make proactive decisions, like diverting vessels and making other route changes.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Planes, Cranes, and Barges: How America Is Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos. s industrial heartland is dotted with examples of how some links in the supply chain have been adapted to keep the wheels of commerce turning while others seized up. So New Orleans is erecting the Louisiana International Terminal, an estimated $1.5

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 17, 2021

Today’s Wall Street Journal article on the impact of the Texas winter storm on the petrochemical industry highlights many of the challenges that exist with this supply chain, that has been overlooked for perhaps too long. It is also testament to the fragility of this supply chain.

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APICS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

weather news and supply chain news have been focused on Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 storm that made landfall in southeast Texas last Friday night. The storm parked itself over the Houston area for five straight days and dumped more than 50 inches of rain before heading east to Louisiana on Wednesday, The

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Resilinc

MAY 25, 2021

And much commentary can also be found on whether supply chain disruptions that arose indirectly from the pandemic—such as the semiconductor shortage—can result in FM relief for suppliers. a robust FM clause can help manage risks in your supply chains. In fact, the last year has seen many other major FM events.

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Requis

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

As I write this blog, Louisiana is in the?earliest?stages The people of Louisiana are?resilient,?and stages of recovering from Hurricane Ida.?I I have spent the past few days trying to reach?family,?friends,?and and colleagues to?confirm confirm that?they they are safe, and to check on their homes. resilient,?and during that entire?

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Major supply chain disruptions due to weather related incidents are on the rise, and one can’t dismiss these as a “once in a century” event any more. Almost all packaging today is petroleum based, and in the lower 48 states, the bulk of refineries (which feed petrochemical plants) are in the Texas and Louisiana region.

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AB&R

JANUARY 10, 2019

The great news about supply chain compliance is that AB&R® makes it a breeze. Supply chain compliance may include things such as employee labor laws, hazardous material handling, and environmental concerns. Labels and Supplies. A compliant barcode is just the first step to supply chain compliance.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2021

” Zone 5 – South Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico): “Expect a chilly Halloween, with increasingly cloudy skies and stormy conditions for Arkansas and Louisiana. 5] Alex Janin, “ The Scariest Part of Halloween This Year Is the Supply Chain ,” The Wall Street Journal, 10 October 2021. [6]

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 16, 2021

Adequate coverage isn’t found until getting to sweet potatoes in Louisiana, apples and pears in Yakima Valley and Wenatchee District Washington. Leveraging the scalability and size of larger entities to amp up the producer’s bargaining power helps create supply chain efficiency.

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Turvo

JUNE 8, 2020

Interestingly, we all had significant experience in the freight, logistics, sourcing, and supply chain world. Supply Chain, one of the rare exceptions of this century, to this day remains relatively unchanged and undisrupted in a world dramatically reshaped by technology. Hot topics included the rise of driverless trucks.

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TMC

AUGUST 31, 2017

As the unprecedented flooding and impact from Hurricane Harvey continues to be felt throughout Houston, SE Texas, and into Louisiana, the extent of the damage and cleanup efforts needed is becoming more clear. As suspected, the storm is also having a significant impact on supply chains across North America.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This blog was co-written by Chirag Modi , Corporate Vice President, Industry Strategy – Supply Chain Execution and 3PL Global Lead, and Jen McQuiston , Product Marketing Director. In a recent earnings call, energy company Avance Gas admitted to paying $2.4 million to win an auction and get to the front of the line.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Wyld , a Professor of Strategic Management at Southeastern Louisiana University, to declare Halloween America’s “Growth Holiday.”[5] 5] Williams notes, “Statistics show that in the previous decade, 3 in 10 costumes were purchased for adults from HalloweenExpress.com.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 2, 2021

As a gay man who grew up on a dirt road in rural Louisiana during the ‘80s, I’ve needed enormous amounts of courage my entire life — the courage to stand up to bullies, the courage to come out to my conservative, religious parents, the courage to move across the country and live a life that’s open and free.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 30, 2017

Entire warehouses full of products, as well as significant links in the global supply chain could be affected, as well as transport and other nodes. ” The challenge for analytics is to be able to map supply chains that are dependent on a single geography, and this would be important to prepare for risk.

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TMC

AUGUST 31, 2017

As the unprecedented flooding and impact from Hurricane Harvey continues to be felt throughout Houston, SE Texas, and into Louisiana, the extent of the damage and cleanup efforts needed is becoming more clear. As suspected, the storm is also having a significant impact on supply chains across North America.

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TMC

AUGUST 31, 2017

As the unprecedented flooding and impact from Hurricane Harvey continues to be felt throughout Houston, SE Texas, and into Louisiana, the extent of the damage and cleanup efforts needed is becoming more clear. As suspected, the storm is also having a significant impact on supply chains across North America.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 9, 2021

What is becoming increasingly clear is that the US economy will not go back to a “normal” pre-pandemic state, but that we have set off a number of triggers that have changed the way we work and operate supply chains permanently. If a hurricane hits the Louisiana coast, we could see some devastating effects.”

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GTG Technology Group

OCTOBER 10, 2018

However, new tariffs currently being imposed between China and the United States are predicted to have a serious impact on supply chain industries. The Impact of Tariffs on Supply Chains. Profound fluctuations in U.S. They have implemented tariffs on a range of products, including agricultural products and automobiles.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Other Louisiana shipping hubs forced to close by the storm included ports in Plaquemines, Cameron, Lake Charles and Houma.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

As utility crews strive to restore power to New Orleans, one of hurricane-ravaged Louisiana’s most pressing needs is fuel.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Harvey hit Houston on Friday evening, August 25, and hung over the metro area for days, dumping more than 50 inches of rain on Southeastern Texas and Southwestern Louisiana. But rates remain elevated in the region due to supply chain disruptions and pent-up demand. That doesn't mean nothing has changed.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 31, 2021

I disagree 100% with the Fed Chairman’s assessment last week in Jackson Hole that supply chain problems are a short-term temporary issue. When Ida hit the southwestern Louisiana coast, all we know is that those plants were evacuated, and many of them have no power, and may not have power for several days or possibly weeks.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 18, 2024

The Cameron LNG export plant in Louisiana canceled at least one scheduled shipment while other deliveries from Cameron and Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi facility in Texas were also delayed

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Today hurricane Nate’s north winds are pushing against the bayous of Louisiana. Higher spikes for lumber and building supplies. I know of few areas in supply chains discussion that raise as much dialogue or ire. Most supply chain leaders can easily conceive supply flows, but not those of demand.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 23, 2013

For all the talk about Big Data, omni-channel fulfillment, and other sexy technology, at the end of the day, bad data (and in many cases, store-level execution) remains the Achilles heel of supply chain management. Manhattan Associates Launches 2013 Inventory Optimization Release. Kewill Announces Intention To Acquire Four Soft.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 15, 2021

The global shortage of semiconductor chips that is disrupting supply chains in the automotive and consumer electronics industries is forcing chipmakers to decide which customers’ orders to fulfill when product is in short supply. Fortunately, there are tried and tested frameworks to tackle the product allocation conundrum.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company started out by offering less-than-truckload (LTL) service, then expanded into truckload (TL), supply chain, and ground service. Firstly, Pitt Ohio’ s services span across North America.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company started out by offering less-than-truckload (LTL) service, then expanded into truckload (TL), supply chain, and ground service. Firstly, Pitt Ohio’ s services span across North America.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company started out by offering less-than-truckload (LTL) service, then expanded into truckload (TL), supply chain, and ground service. Firstly, Pitt Ohio’ s services span across North America.

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