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Hurricane Harvey & Irma's Threat on the Product Economy

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In the Bahamas, meanwhile, the extent of damage remains unavailable. Currently, Hurricane Irma is monitored north of Cuba, where mandatory evacuations were ordered, and is forecast to hit Florida. Price spikes haven’t been seen yet because companies are still burning through existing inventory. Kako Escalona via Shutterstock.

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Hurricane Harvey Updates

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This has alerted shipping lines and prompted some to entertain rerouting cargo to New Orleans and Alabama, and even as far away as the Bahamas and Mexico. US Coast Guard warned that it may take weeks before an all-clear can be given. Auto production in Texas, led by General Motors Co. in Arlington and Toyota Motor Corp.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

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This young, publicly listed American software vendor recently bought out Terra Technology, a specialist in demand sensing (short-term forecasting based on point-of-sale data). Such a system enables those companies to fulfil orders flexibly by dispatching the goods from various inventory points (e.g. Afghanistan. Ă…land Islands.

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

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Poor forecasting leads to rush orders to meet the delivery requirement demands of customers. Finally, the system should enable intelligent inventory location management to ensure optimal on-shelf availability for the end customers. Afghanistan. Ă…land Islands. American Samoa. Antarctica. Antigua and Barbuda. Azerbaijan. Bangladesh.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

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However, Technavio’s analysts now forecast the 3PL market in Europe to grow at a CAGR of 2.87% over the period 2014-2019. Afghanistan. Åland Islands. American Samoa. Antarctica. Antigua and Barbuda. Azerbaijan. Bangladesh. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bouvet Island. British Indian Ocean Territory. Shipper-3PL relationships.