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The 2022 Chlorine Shortage: Another Year of Poolmageddon

ToolsGroup

Covid-19 had its fair share of global supply chain victims , and chlorine is no exception. Image source: Cape Analytics. At the mercy of Hurricane Laura, the Louisiana production plant was completely eradicated. Want more ways to overcome supply chain disruptions? Why is there a chlorine shortage?

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POOLCORP Selects ToolsGroup to Improve Supply Chain Resilience

ToolsGroup

Joint Microsoft and ToolsGroup planning solution will support POOLCORP’s goals of improved service to customers and increased profitability amid demand and supply volatility. Headquartered in Louisiana, POOLCORP serves roughly 120,000 wholesale customers around the world.

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Building the Future of Your Supply Chain

QAD

QAD Explore 2019, the company’s premier customer conference connecting its global community of leading manufacturers, recently took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was a pleasure to attend. Among others, this year’s Explore featured informative sessions dedicated to the game-changing evolution of the modern supply chain.

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Harvey’s Impact on the Global Supply Chain: The Role of Analytics

NC State SCRC

Entire warehouses full of products, as well as significant links in the global supply chain could be affected, as well as transport and other nodes. What is the role of analytics in creating managerial insights into such events? A third area for analytics is loss of limitation.

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Supply Chain Risk in the Age of Big Data

Enterra Insights

Megginson, a Louisiana State University business professor, stated, “It is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt and adjust to the changing environment in which it finds itself.”[1]

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2021 Produce Season Transportation Capacity Outlook and How to Navigate the Market

GlobalTranz

Adequate coverage isn’t found until getting to sweet potatoes in Louisiana, apples and pears in Yakima Valley and Wenatchee District Washington. Using data analytics to recognize which carriers are most likely to have capacity, allowing producers to reduce harvesting to minimal levels to account for such delays.

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Halloween 2021 Predictions

Enterra Insights

According to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, “Consumer spending on Halloween-related items is expected to reach an all-time high of $10.14 5] Alex Janin, “ The Scariest Part of Halloween This Year Is the Supply Chain ,” The Wall Street Journal, 10 October 2021. [6]