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Hurricane season 2024: how to prepare your supply chain

Resilinc

Hurricane Katrina’s impact on supply chain (2005) Hurricane Katrina was a devastating Category 5 hurricane that caused catastrophic damage and loss of life along the U.S. Gulf Coast in August 2005. Hurricane supply chain disruption examples Let’s take a look at some real-life examples of how hurricanes have disrupted the supply chain.

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LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

Holland is a regional LTL carrier that provides service to the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin. Reddaway became a part of YRC Worldwide in 2005. Reddaway became a part of YRC Worldwide in 2005.

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Could You Face a Category 4 Supply Chain Disaster?

Kinaxis

Lowe’s also had distribution centers in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina with extra supplies ready and waiting. The fuel supply chain could be one of many chains affected by a hurricane, especially if the hurricane threatens the Gulf of Mexico hampering the oil fields like Katrina did in 2005.

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Bio-based Products Future is Promising, but Hurdles Exist

Supply Chain View from the Field

We were surprised to find that many states with the highest Location Quotients were not states that are typically associated with the biofuels economy, including Oregon, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Maine, and others.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

Belk experienced substantial growth in its e-commerce business in 2011 and 2012, leading to the expansion of its original North Carolina fulfillment center plus the opening of an additional 515,000 square foot fulfillment center in South Carolina.

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Hurricane Irma's Chemical Fallout Could Be Worse than Harvey's

Material Handling & Logistics

As with Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Fukushima, Japan, nuclear disaster in 2011, water defied Arkema’s efforts to protect the facility in the town of 2,300 about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of Houston. If someone needs 10 people, send them 20," he said. "If If they need 20, send them 40.".