QAD

AUGUST 15, 2023

There are FTZs in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. A Foreign-Trade Zone is a specifically designated, secure area that is considered outside of US Customs territory. FTZs are similar to its global counterparts, Free Trade Zones. The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are responsible for compliance enforcement in zones.

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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

JANUARY 8, 2018

Hurricane Maria, which slammed into Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, is a prime example of a catastrophe that reverberates through supply chains.

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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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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 28, 2022

” Despite his fundraising efforts, Wofford reports, “[In 2017,] when [Hurricane] Maria hit Puerto Rico, World Central Kitchen had [only] three full-time employees.” ” The story continues: “ The celebrity chef and his tech-maven sidekick were received coolly by more established aid groups in Puerto Rico.

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SupplyPike

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Additional information to collect: Supplier # Purchase Order # Freight Carrier Location Shipping Method: Pre-paid Collect Parcel Description.

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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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Freight Plus

OCTOBER 23, 2017

But that was before Puerto Rico was devastated by Hurricane Irma and Tesla's entry level electric car (Model 3) experienced production delays. Diverting resources to fix Model 3 bottlenecks & increase battery production for Puerto Rico & other affected areas. ".

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Adexa

OCTOBER 8, 2020

On the other hand, Pharmaceuticals are a lot more exposed to policy changes, hurricanes (regional dependency in Puerto Rico) and cyberattacks than many others. For example, economic depressions can have a significant impact on apparel industry vs. pharmaceutical companies.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 6, 2018

Supply chains struggled for months to return to operation, and in some areas, such as Port Aransas and Puerto Rico, recovery from the disastrous season is still on-going, eight-months after landfall, reports the Statesman. Supply chain black swans occur without warning, and recovery can last months.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

While the infrastructure disaster in Puerto Rico continues, the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have taken a backseat, and these areas are struggling to get the trucking industry moving at all. However, Hurricane Irma quickly disrupted that plan.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

My wingman in basic training was a gay, red-headed man from Puerto Rico who told me my Spanish needed help (which it did!). I had my own biases and assumptions of what the “stereotypical” service member looked like – that they weren’t my type of people. I was, of course, wrong.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Yes, I went to Chicago, New York, Washington DC, Florida, California, Hawaii, and to Puerto Rico and Mexico. My favorite was Puerto Rico as it felt like vacation! I learned the culture and learned English really well. Did you travel away from Michigan while you were in the U.S.? Yes, it is!

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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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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. Export surcharges rose to 24.25%, while imports rose to 28%.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Puerto Rico and the islands, unfortunately, were not so fortuitous. Hurricane Irma caused plenty of damage, that much is true, but it’s nothing compared to what she would have done to the southeastern coast of the United States if she had hit with full force. It brings to light just how badly disasters can set us back.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

In Puerto Rico, more than a million people were left without power and 50,000 without water. St Kitts & Nevis was "spared the full brunt" of Irma but "significant damage" to property and infrastructure are still highly likely. In the Bahamas, meanwhile, the extent of damage remains unavailable.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

DHL Global Forwarding, Deutsche Post DHL Group’s air and ocean freight specialist, is expanding its Certified Life Science Station in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico by investing in additional cold storage space and technology for the life sciences and healthcare sector.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 18, 2018

To highlight his point, Thornley shared this example: The API was manufactured in China, granulation was performed in Puerto Rico, and then packaging was performed in Netherlands. In a very compelling presentation, Brian Thornley of Merck spoke of his organization’s journey from siloed, node-to-node planning to concurrent planning.

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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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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 8, 2021

IAG Cargo has recently announced the start of a new route to Guayaquil, Ecuador, increased frequency to Sao Paolo, Brazil and Mexico City, and plans to restart regular flights to San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Marianne Hudson

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Stewart Thompson is bringing 70 employees of Puerto Rican startups to Calgary. Angels, accelerators and entrepreneurs helped in extraordinary ways to support the startups affected by recent hurricanes. Supporters can have a hand in preserving the startup ecosystem in an emerging economy.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 6, 2016

The MEP national network, a public/private partnership in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, is represented in Illinois by the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC). The continued recovery and advancement into the future of manufacturing means understanding fundamental challenges that the sector faces and meeting those head-on.

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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. Costco, for example, acquired Innovel Solutions in 2020. Innovel is now rebranded as Costco Logistics.

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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. Hurricane Maria, which knocked out all power supply for 3.4

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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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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. The National Guard has also been tasked with aiding relief, search, and rescue operations.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, drug manufacturing plants were faced with production delays, fueling nationwide shortages of basic medicines. Case Studies. Hurricane Maria Disrupts the Pharma Industry.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 18, 2017

We were bringing jets into distribute pallets of water to people in Puerto Rico, for example. Two days after we had a cyber-attack and our computers went down, we didn’t even miss a single shipment, due to the hard work of our SCM team. During the recent weather disasters, Merck has been on the front lines helping people. “We

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

percent) and lowest in Puerto Rico (22.3 In contrast, of the 175,077,077 individuals without disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community , 131,940,323 individuals were employed —75.4 The percentage of people with disabilities employed was highest in South Dakota (50.1

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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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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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AFFLINK

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Case in point, when Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico – the home of many manufacturers for American medical supplies – hospitals suffered a shortage of IV saline bags. The disaster created an unprecedented shortage of this critical yet basic staple of healthcare, as the majority of hospital patients are given a saline IV.

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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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Kinaxis

APRIL 18, 2019

Then, in 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. Line fill rates went from 84% to 96%, backorders were significantly low and they established an end-to-end planning organization in a cloud-based advanced planning system. They were well prepared when the cyber attack hit, yet it still took a year to fully recover.

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