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Baltimore Bridge Collapse- A Reminder of Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Matters

A day has passed after a container ship lost power and crashed into a support pylon of Baltimore, Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26. miles to partially collapse into the Patapsco River that leads to the Port of Baltimore. The collision caused this massive bridge spanning 1.6

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The Big Sigh

Supply Chain Shaman

I hopped on the plane in Baltimore on my way to Atlanta last week. He was also unaware of how to measure Forecast Value-Added, the Bullwhip impact and the health of inventory. What is the role of the forecast, budget, market data, and inventory in the proposed project? The event is designed for extreme networking.

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Partnering is a Win-Win-Win: Meet Len Ostroff

crisp

Role: SVP of Partnerships Lives in: Suburbs of Baltimore, MD Favorite grocery store product: Anything dark chocolate (he also has a special hiding place in the kitchen for Oreos). Len works his magic from his family’s home in Maryland, which he loves: he’s conveniently near Baltimore and Washington D.C., Life at the home base.

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Procurement Technology: An Update from Spend Matters in Baltimore

NC State SCRC

Today I travelled to Baltimore to attend the ISM/Spend matters Global Procurement Tech Summit. On software, there is a move towards government-wide software licenses, to begin to appoint individuals to manage software license inventory, and establish government-wide solutions that are smarter on refresh cycles.