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.

Puerto Rico 92

Puerto Rico Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Massachusetts 92

Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Transport network disruption. Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, drug manufacturing plants were faced with production delays, fueling nationwide shortages of basic medicines. Potential Sources of Disruption. Unplanned IT or telecommunications outage. Cyberattack and data breach. Weather event.

Pharmaceutical 94

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Design Software 94

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

Cost Reduction Strategies 112

Cost Reduction Strategies Expense Reduction Resource Reduction Puerto Rico 112

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The storm is expected to reach Puerto Rico on Friday morning with winds up to 73 mph. Storm surges make headlines, but they are just the beginning of potentially weeks of compromised delivery routes and warehouse operations. Hurricane Florence isn’t the only storm threatening communities and businesses right now.

South Carolina 68

South Carolina North Carolina Puerto Rico Forecasting 68

Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Transport network disruption. Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, drug manufacturing plants were faced with production delays, fueling nationwide shortages of basic medicines. Potential Sources of Disruption. Unplanned IT or telecommunications outage. Cyberattack and data breach. Weather event.

Pharmaceutical 60

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Design Software 60

Elementum

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The storm is expected to reach Puerto Rico on Friday morning with winds up to 73 mph. Storm surges make headlines, but they are just the beginning of potentially weeks of compromised delivery routes and warehouse operations. Hurricane Florence isn’t the only storm threatening communities and businesses right now.

South Carolina 60

South Carolina North Carolina Puerto Rico Forecasting 60

3PL Insights

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

ALAN regularly publishes a “Situation Report,” detailing the current needs across the country—air transport, warehouse space, transportation, material handling, and more. Varying disaster areas are listed on the map, most recently with a focus on locations such as Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

Puerto Rico 56

Puerto Rico Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Warehousing 56