Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 10, 2024
The port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products. For example, a redundant supply chain may have safety stocks, contingency contracts, multiple sourcing, and diversified networks to ensure the availability and continuity of supply.
Supply Chain Matters
APRIL 11, 2024
Reportedly as of Sunday, 32 vessels have managed to traverse 11 and 14 foot temporary channels, while 11 cargo vessels remain trapped within the port. East Coast ports including the Ports of New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Virginia. President Joe Biden visited the site last week and again vowed to help marshal various U.S.
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Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
Alphabet Drones to Deliver Burritos as Part of Test at Virginia Tech (WSJ – sub. The intelligent cargo space management system automatically transfers packages for manual delivery to the deliverer at the delivery destination by means of a package dispenser on board the vehicle. DOT pushing slower truck speed limits (The Hill).
Supply Chain Matters
MAY 12, 2023
Graves indicated in an interview with Bloomberg that the combined entity will have a “ focus on building a supply chain in the Americas, as US automakers look for non-Chinese sources of the battery metal. The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon , with offices in Ashburn, Virginia , Rochester, New York and Barcelona, Spain.
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 5, 2022
Cargo begins clogging Port of Los Angeles amid railroad worker shortage. If President Joe Biden’s administration proceeds with the move, it could also hurt South Korean memory chip juggernauts Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and SK Hynix Inc, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Apparently, warehouses are full.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
Thanks to the ease at which data can be shared automatically between devices, we can tie together information from many different sources. Allow me to introduce the Internet of Things (IoT), the biggest agent of change in technology since the Gemini space program of the 1960s. 3D PRINTING IS REVOLUTIONIZING MEDICINE.
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 22, 2022
The two designs, one that looks more like a small plane used by hobbyists and another with a big belly used for additional cargo space, were recently unveiled in a company blog post. To meet demand, 3PLs increasingly tapped the spot market to source carriers to cover shipments. Alphabet Inc.’s
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