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Ready For the Next Port Crisis?

Talking Logistics

Those same words were said when the ports were shut down for 10 days in 2002 , and again in December 2012 when 600 clerks went on strike , shutting down the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for 8 days. The serious and negative impacts this dispute left on the economy demonstrates why we cannot let this happen again.”.

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What’s Your Plan if There’s a West Coast Port Strike?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Or, will we see a repeat of 2002, when a 10-day lockout left dozens of ships lined up outside the West Coast docks, unable to unload? Consider moving critical products via air freight and/or using a sea-air option to minimize the impact of increased costs. When the current contract expires on June 30, will they have a deal? of all U.S.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

Logistics was first applied and recognised in military operations, its most significant impact is felt through the functions of production, distribution and consumption (Rodrigue and Slack, 2002). Federal deregulation of transportation in the United States has resulted in a more competitive and flexible system (R. Neil Southern.

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Ocean Ports Lead the Way in Logistics Technology Advancements

Material Handling & Logistics

The United States has become one of the most prosperous and innovative nations on Earth due to its connectivity with the rest of the world via the oceans. million during the period 2002 through 2017. The North American continent was discovered by sea-faring explorers. and its trading partners that ships can carry. million to 34.8

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Introductory Guide to Spend Analysis - SupplyChainOpz

Supply Chain Opz

In fiscal year 2002, the U.S. In case your products are not the standard commodities or your company is outside the United States, data classification may be less effective because you really dont have price to compare with. - However, some companies have thousands of payment transactions a month such as freight bill payment.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

This is due in part to the chokepoints they cause in the flow of global freight as well as the fact that they give people access to resources and commercial activity more effectively. In addition, the United States is the origin or destination of about 70% of the traffic through the Panama Canal.

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Beroe Founder Vel Dhinagaravel speaks at NC State on Origins of Company

NC State SCRC

I learned that to manage logistics you have to manage relationships with people in the supply chain, and I also learned that there is an informal network of relationships that had to be managed in the supply chain… this was in 2002. Today we are at 450 categories, which is more than a 1 to 1 map to our analysts.