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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The bridge is part of the heavily traveled Interstate 695 linking Baltimore to Washington, D.C. Retail groups this week are applauding a U.S.

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When The Wheels Fall Off

Supply Chain Shaman

For the prior ten years, as a city dweller in Philadelphia and Baltimore, I walked everywhere. For example, Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) has very little to do with Transportation Planning (TMS). Trade-offs include options like an alternate bill of materials, a shift in sourcing, or the move to outsourced manufacturing.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

HighJump Software, TrueCommerce EDI Solutions Group Announces Strategic Partnership with Unisun Software. BMW to Mazda Imports Slowed as Strike Shuts Baltimore Port ( Bloomberg ). BMW to Mazda Imports Slowed as Strike Shuts Baltimore Port ( Bloomberg ). and “What is a transportation provider?”

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Will the IoT Revolution Force Government to Embrace Silo-Busting?

TMC

Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, on how the IoT impacts supply chains, logistics, and the movement of goods. And it enables consumers to buy directly from overseas retailers and manufacturers, helping to drive the rapid growth in ecommerce worldwide.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 30 – April 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain software vendor Descartes Systems Group has acquired OCR Services Inc., The channels are primarily open to vessels that are helping with the cleanup effort, along with some barges and tugs that have been stuck in the Port of Baltimore. And now on to this week’s logistics news. billion Walmart, retail: $2.1

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This Week in Logistics News (March 27 – April 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

Brood X, the largest group of 17-year annuals, will emerge from the soil in late April and early May, as ground temperatures trigger when the cicadas will come out. For example, asset-based carrier Cargo Transporters ran across-the-board pay raises but were still having trouble attracting drivers.