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Will Warehouses Eventually Go Dark?

Enterra Insights

David Sparkman, head of David Sparkman Consulting, reports, “Empty stores and shopping centers are increasingly being converted into warehouse and e-commerce distribution centers, according to the global industrial real estate firm CBRE, which examined in detail two dozen such projects ranging from southern California to Baltimore.”[2]

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When the Heavy Hand of Government is Not a Burden

MIT Supply Chain

In the maritime example I cited above, the lack of a centralized management strategy for our nation’s port system puts us at a competitive disadvantage. There are many other areas where a centralized strategy is needed. The State of Ohio, for example, is buffering its PPE inventories, for example.

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

Talking Logistics

BMW to Mazda Imports Slowed as Strike Shuts Baltimore Port ( Bloomberg ). The spotlight is starting to shine on home delivery, as retailers and others look for ways to execute on their omni-channel fulfillment and same-day delivery strategies. Wal-Mart seeks to tether small stores to big ones ( The Detroit News ).

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Do No Harm…

Supply Chain Shaman

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1943. _. Despite two decades of advancement in supply chain technologies, companies are struggling to gain balance at the intersection of operating margin, inventory turns and case fulfillment. From The Hippocratic Oath: Text, Translation, and Interpretation , by Ludwig Edelstein.

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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. If I do an excellent job at safety stock management, my company will have the right levels of inventory. Call the cross-functional strategy whiteboard meeting, and map the issues over the last year. The wheels are falling off this bus.