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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 All rights reserved.

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Vaccines are the Utility Needed for the Global Economy

NC State SCRC

” Variants are going to continue to emerge until we can eliminate COVID globally through vaccination. However, this overlooks the fact that until COVID is eliminated, global economic growth will be put on hold. The post Vaccines are the Utility Needed for the Global Economy appeared first on Supply Chain Resource Cooperative.

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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. Next up was Dan Carrell, Vice President of Global Procurement at IBM. I will be speaking on procurement analytics tomorrow, but got to attend a set of great sessions over the first half of the day. 22,000 sourcing events. $50

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The Big Sigh

Supply Chain Shaman

I hopped on the plane in Baltimore on my way to Atlanta last week. I also print a small print run and sign them at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. (I We have a week left to get enough respondents to unveil the new results at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. See You At the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit?

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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 joins us from Twilio, where he developed partnerships with over 150 global mobile carriers as Vice President of Carrier Relations. Life at the home base.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Starting this week, customers across the US will begin to see custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages , with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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Driver Work Stoppage in Baltimore

American Global Logistics

Please be advised that “ongoing labor job actions” by truck drivers at Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore appear to be heightening with a planned refusal by drivers to enter the Port tomorrow, Wednesday, January 30. The post Driver Work Stoppage in Baltimore appeared first on AGL.