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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

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The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore being struck by the Dali and collapsing is an unpredictable disruption to the supply chains of several industries including automobiles, coal, and agricultural machinery. The port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products.

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10 Books Logistics And Supply Chain Experts Need To Read

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The Wire is an incredible TV show, following the drug ecosystem in urban Baltimore and the police officers tasked with bringing it into check. And season two is all about the Port of Baltimore. The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World’s Greatest Manufacturer by Jeffrey Liker ( Link ). The Wire, Season 2 ( Link ).

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Bait and Switch

Supply Chain Shaman

Each time that they are published, the Shaman sighs and chuckles in her little apartment in Baltimore. The first definition of Demand-driven Supply Chains was pushed into the market by AMR Research (now part of the Gartner Group) in 2004. What the articles that flood the market do not tell you about is: Slow Adoption.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 27 – April 3)

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As a 17-year periodical, these cicadas have lived underground in wingless nymph form since 2004, about a foot or two down, feeding on sap from tree roots. The cicadas rise up over a two-week period after the soil temperature has reached 65 degrees. When they do emerge, there can be as many as 1.5