Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 10, 2024
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore being struck by the Dali and collapsing is an unpredictable disruption to the supply chains of several industries including automobiles, coal, and agricultural machinery. The port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products.
Supply Chain View from the Field
DECEMBER 4, 2014
Ocean carriers are also a challenge, as there is not enough capacity – and US imports exceed exports by 40B. And there is a massive challenge with rail capacity due to the shale oil crisis. In 2011 a student project team focused on packaging and where there were changes in sourcing and whether weights were correct.
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DAT Solutions
JUNE 2, 2016
In the South Central region, Houston is the biggest source of flatbed loads, and rates rose 30¢ to $2.38 On the East Coast, choose between Baltimore to the north and Raleigh to the south, or go from one to the other, with a TriHaul (triangular) route to replace the low-priced southbound leg. mile last week for flatbeds.
DAT Solutions
MARCH 15, 2016
The big Texas markets, primarily Houston , but also Dallas and Fort Worth , continue to be stable and reliable sources of flatbed loads. McAllen , TX has been the top source of reefer load posts on DAT load boards for the past six weeks, because of fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, on both sides of the border.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
For the prior ten years, as a city dweller in Philadelphia and Baltimore, I walked everywhere. There is no true end-to-end solution that enables bi-directional orchestration across deliver, make, and source processes. The optimization routines single thread through functions not enabling trade-offs across source, make, and deliver.
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