article thumbnail

This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

BMW to Mazda Imports Slowed as Strike Shuts Baltimore Port ( Bloomberg ). Years from now, when we look back at 2013, we might say this was the year where logistics truly became a strategic weapon for companies. Tweet The post This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

article thumbnail

10 Books Logistics And Supply Chain Experts Need To Read

Freightos

Why this book rocks: In 2013, China exported $2.2 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. trillion dollars worth of goods. The country has become synonymous with exports.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Rock on!

Supply Chain Insights

They deliver pantry supplies to our small office in Baltimore <without charging us shipping> a couple of times a week. We will mine this rating data and launch evaluative frameworks called the “ Voice of the Supply Chain” in 2013. We love Amazon. At Supply Chain Insights, we are loyal Amazon shoppers.

article thumbnail

All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 11.5-11.9

Freight Plus

Amazon’s safety record scrutinized after Baltimore warehouse tragedy. Amazon has suffered seven workplace fatalities since 2013, according to the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH). Two Amazon contractors died last Saturday after a tornado collapsed a 50-foot concrete wall.

article thumbnail

Transportation Strategy in a Constrained Infrastructure: 30th SCRC Meeting Kicks Off Today

Supply Chain View from the Field

The expansion of Panama has shifted shipments from West Coast to East Coast, but only Norfolk and Baltimore can handle these larger ships – and this will result in longer berths where will the funding be coming from for these port expansions – and it is something that is happening, but we aren’t sure how to handle it.

article thumbnail

Taming the Supply Chain. Will It Ever Be Social?

Supply Chain Shaman

Which would lead them to implement text mining/sentiment analysis as a core project for 2013 into their business intelligence systems. It is a beautiful day in Baltimore. They would ask how social can impact their supply chain source, make and deliver processes. Are supply chain organizations doing this? Have a great week!

article thumbnail

This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier this week, the company warned officials in Maryland that it plans to close two delivery stations next month in Hanover and Essex, near Baltimore, that employ more than 300 people.