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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

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 most obvious impact was the disruption of traffic and transportation.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 16-20, 2015)

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Prime Now Expands: One-Hour Delivery on Tens of Thousands of Daily Essentials Now Available to Prime Members in Baltimore and Miami. Roadnet® Transportation Suite 3.6.9 TomTom Telematics: Innovative real-time driving advice lets professional driver anticipate the road ahead. Sears Tries to Calm Supplier Jitters (WSJ – sub.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 28 – October 2, 2015)

Talking Logistics

It will be available soon in New York, Baltimore, Miami, Dallas, Austin, Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Portland. Here are some details from the press release: Same Day TMS offers the same features that any shipper would expect from a transportation solution. You can work as much or as little as you want.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1.28-2.1

Freight Plus

In May, DHL Americas Innovation Center will open in Chicago. Truckers protest Baltimore port delay times. They work the ships hard and heavy because if they don’t turn them in a timely manner, then they get fined, or the ships won’t come here,” Miller told The Baltimore Sun, “But they let us sit in there for hours on end.”

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

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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. More agile governments will lead the way in innovation while rigid institutions fall behind. On behalf of C.H. For example, in the U.S.,

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Why Your Truck Needs Wings with Dan Burrows

The Logistics of Logistics

Daniel was born in Baltimore, Maryland and received a Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Science degree in Physics from Imperial College in London. After driving millions of miles, it was apparent that the truck and the driver should be at the heart of how to approach innovation and build products. About Dan Burrows.

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Maryland Department of General Services Announces eMaryland Marketplace Advantage Goes Live

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BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Department of General Services today announced the Office of State Procurement launched the state’s new e-procurement system eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA). Maryland Department of General Services Office of State Procurement launches new e-procurement system. Governor Rutherford. “It

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