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Crime is Adding to Supply Chain Woes

Enterra Insights

Rodriguez ( @OlgaRRod ) reported, “A group of thieves smashed windows at a department store at a luxury mall in Los Angeles, triggering a police pursuit just days after high-end stores throughout the San Francisco Bay Area were targeted. Looting trains, especially in the Los Angeles area, has also become an area of concern.

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UCLA Anderson Forecast Recommends Holiday Gift: Piggy Bank.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. Los Angeles Business Journal. But there’s really a difference in performance in parts of Los Angeles and inland. William Yu, economist at the Forecast, focused on the human capital in Los Angeles, citing his First 5 L.A./UCLA

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How to Plan for Common Disruptors in Ocean Freight

Talking Logistics

In 2014, a port strike at Los Angeles-Long Beach caused severe congestion and freight delays. As the recent cyber-attack on Maersk showed, security risks exist for all of us. Union labor contracts. On September 30th, 2018, it’s the East Coast’s turn for a potential labor strike.

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Amazon vs. Alibaba: A Battle for Southeast Asia

Elementum

2015 was a big year in terms of logistics and globalization for Amazon, who began making their way into the shipping industry, registering in China as a freight forwarder and a shipping broker for 12 routes, including Shanghai to Los Angeles and Hamburg. Alibaba, the prominent ecommerce leaders in China, has its share of expansions.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Fitting facilitates cargo security and enables automation of container handling processes. Competition for container traffic is increasingly giving way to coordination between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

As a bonus, at the Imagine 2014 Magento e-commerce Conference, Malcolm Gladwell spoke about Malcolm McLean (just as he did in this Inc. Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. In 2014, the shipping ports of America received $1.73 Readers' choice!

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Ryder Places First Medium-Duty Electric Vehicle Order with Chanje Energy and Begins to Roll Out Charging Stations

Supply Chain Network

Ryder also plans to equip its maintenance facilities in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and San Jose, Calif. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a 2014 SmartWay Affiliate Challenge award and SmartWay Excellence Awards in 2014 and 2013. Ryder was also recognized by the U.S.