Kinaxis
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
In the Fleetowner article, author Sean Kilcarr discusses a textbook example of a massive supply chain crisis: Hurricane Sandy, which devastated large parts of the United States back in October 2012. The Port of New York and New Jersey was hit hard, and they “had about 24 hours’ notice before Sandy hit,” she said.
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 12, 2014
SAP Fuels New Era of Social Collaboration to Transform Work. SAP Readies a Big Business Marketplace ( New York Times ). October 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Amazon to use bike messengers for one-hour delivery in New York City ( Reuters ). Robinson Expands Focus in Dutch Market.
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Freightos
MAY 10, 2015
Why this book rocks: Whether you focus on ocean, air, truck, barge or rail freight, it’s probably a steam engine that’s making it all work. Read this if you’re interested in: What the important freight shipping origins and destinations of the future will be. The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas Friedman ( Link ). That’s it!
Talking Logistics
MARCH 12, 2014
Then the con artists offer low bids to freight brokers who handle shipping for numerous companies. And of the 1,192 cargo theft incidents reported to CargoNet in 2012, 73 were described as fictitious pick-ups, a 25 percent increase over 2011. When the truckers show up at a company, everything seems legitimate.
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
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.”.
The Logistics of Logistics
MAY 17, 2022
When it started, it was a lot of discussion about over the road trucking and freight brokerage. They cover both fulfillment and freight logistics. and was featured on the cover of Trade Show Executive in 2012. You ask about the future of logistics. We want to help create it by having an event like Manifest.
RFgen
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
DHL avoided this problem because it had planned for alternative freight methods in the event of a disaster and was able to enact the strategy when signs of an eruption began to emerge. The longest outage took place in Long Island, New York, where more than 632,000 people were left without power for 336 hours.
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