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The 2022 Chlorine Shortage: Another Year of Poolmageddon

ToolsGroup

A combo of pandemic-related increased demand, and the tragic destruction of a key chlorine manufacturer have led to 2022’s swimming pool chlorine shortage. Image source: Cape Analytics. Image Source: Nola. Image Source: USA Today. Image source: CNBC. Image source: Meme Generator. The result?

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NRF 2022: 4 Big Session Themes from Retail’s Big Show

ToolsGroup

In his opening keynote address, Target CEO Brian Cornell said the supply chain crisis necessitates greater data transparency and analytics to win in the short term. The new infrastructure bill invests $17 billion for shipping ports , but Ruda maintains “We can’t build our way out of this problem. Upstream supply visibility is crucial.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

That assessment comes as a result of 10 months of subdued demand, inventory de-stocking, and high interest rates, the New Jersey-based company said in its “The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index.” That index fell below zero in April to -0.04, from 0.32 The audit determined that CPW emitted 1.2 billion, up 0.9

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Why Evolved Supply Chain Management Relies on Actionable Analytics and Meaningful Logistics Intelligence

Intelligent Audit

Actionable analytics and meaningful logistics intelligence are essential elements in freight. Actionable analytics gather large volumes of data and interpret it in a meaningful way, translating it into effective business strategies. Provide Discounts on Worthy Purchases.

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How Microsoft & ThroughPut are helping Global Manufacturers increase Output during the COVID-19 Pandemic, and how every Operations Professional can help

ThroughPut

Automotive manufacturers are remobilizing to produce ventilators. Currently, in the advanced analytics space for supply chain, I have the flexibility to help eliminate bottlenecks for some of the world’s largest canals while also ensuring things end up on Mars in one piece.

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The Real Winner at the 2022 World Cup? Supply Chain.

BlueYonder

million and a land area of nearly 4,500 square miles — about half the size of New Jersey — Qatar is about to become an epicenter of global logistics. Companies first need to have the right formation, or logistics network, in place —including physically and financially optimized suppliers, manufacturing sites, and regional warehouses.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Logility Acquires Halo Business Intelligence to Expand Advanced Analytics. Kane Is Able Purchases Vintners Logistics. Albertsons teams with Instacart to offer one-hour delivery (Supermarket News). For the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, October’s total cargo volume broke the all-time record for the month.