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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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Port of Los Angeles: Disintermediation and Other Risks

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

  The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are vital to the LA economy, not only because they provide a significant number of jobs in the shipping and logistics industries, but also because they give the city itself a competitive edge with regard to shipping times and transportation costs when it comes to operating a global businesses here. .

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Ship Mate App Finds Smooth Sailing - UCLA Anderson School of.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. Los Angeles Business Journal. Ship Mate App Finds Smooth Sailing. The sale was ideal in that it included not only cash, but also the opportunity to continue building Ship Mate,” Mike says. For more on Ship Mate, head to their website.

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Los Angeles and Long Beach Terminal Congestions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

However, it is feared that a similar situation in Los Angeles will be created if there is significant change in volume to alternate ports. Numerous trade groups are working to persuade the ILWU-PMA to reach an agreement prior to the end of 2014. Anticipate congestion for future peak shipping periods. FUTURE STATE.

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Student Profile: Sue Andres-Brown ('14) - UCLA Anderson School of.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. Los Angeles Business Journal. Ship Mate App Finds Smooth Sailing » 12/09/2013. She spent six years teaching high school English in southeast Los Angeles, including her 2006 stint as a Teach For America corps member. October 2013.

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Hollywood’s Top 10 Supply Chain Disaster Movies

Resilinc

Historical events like Pompeii (2014) are omitted, assuming supply chains were relatively less connected way back then. In the movie, super-storms ravage the world: Tokyo is struck by giant hailstorms, Los Angeles faces massive tornados, and temperatures drop to -150 Fahrenheit. and key regions worldwide.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 3-7, 2014)

Talking Logistics

XPO Logistics Announces Third Quarter 2014 Results. Free shipping? In related news, the Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon recently “tested package delivery by licensed cab in San Francisco and Los Angeles using taxi-hailing mobile app Flywheel.” Delivery used to be a cost of doing business. That’s so old school.