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Hurricane season 2024: how to prepare your supply chain

Resilinc

Discover why experts predict robust storms and how to safeguard your supply chain. The 2024 hurricane season is expected to be extremely active, with multiple forecasts predicting above-average activity, increasing the potential for supply chain disruptions. Resilinc’s data reflects this change.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 24-28, 2016)

Talking Logistics

He was one of my instructors at Northeastern as part of the supply chain certificate program I completed almost 15 years ago. The case studies we analyzed and discussed in his class opened my eyes and mind to the beauty of supply chain management, a field that was still relatively new to me at the time.

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Future of Logistics Takes Center Stage in 2017

TMC

While a variety of issues were discussed, the hottest topic across transportation policy professionals was new technology that could dramatically shape the future of logistics: autonomous vehicles (AV) and their potential implications on society and transportation. Policymakers view safety as AV’s greatest benefit. Timelines are accelerating.

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Are You Prepared for a Climate-Change Charged Hurricane Season?

Enterra Insights

.”[1] Unlike many events that disrupt supply chains, hurricanes can be anticipated and plans can be put in place to mitigate their effects. Zachary Elfman, a freelance finance consultant, notes, “For the last few years, breakdowns in the global supply chain have been front and center in world news. ”[7].

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This Week in Logistics News (December 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Back here on Earth, this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Nikola One Hydrogen-Electric Truck Revealed. In related news, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that “officials in Colorado are planning a public-road test of battery-charging technology capable of powering electric trucks while they drive.”

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One Year After U.S. Withdrawal From Paris Agreement

EcoVadis

CO 2 emissions declined 14 percent from 2005 to 2017 , the Energy Information Administration projects that emissions will rise 1.8 Our recent webinar with Andrew Winston , globally recognized eco-expert, discusses where companies can focus their efforts first and key factors to integrate targets in global supply chains for success.

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Low unemployment is great for everyone, right? (Not so much in logistics…)

NC State SCRC

The Bureau of Labor Statistics noted that in May 2017, unemployment rates in seven states were at their lowest levels since the state unemployment data series began in January 1976. Colorado had the lowest unemployment rate in May, 2.3 But much of that gain came from Americans working longer hours. Average hourly pay increased 2.5%.