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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 port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products.

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

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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 has already jumped in to meet the challenge. Len Ostroff is all about creating the win-win-win. but also the beach and the mountains.

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The Backorder, April 10 2024

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Baltimore bridge disaster adds new stress to global supply chains. Sustainable seaweed – Meet Hayley Fraser-Mackenzie We recently chatted with Hayley Fraser-Mackenzie, Managing Director at Pacific Harvest Seaweeds , to discuss how she’s manifested success with an edible seaweed brand in 2024. in March – up 2.5% from February.

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Transportation Strategy in a Constrained Infrastructure: 30th SCRC Meeting Kicks Off Today

Supply Chain View from the Field

The 30 th SCRC meeting kicked off today with a theme on “Transportation Strategy in an Infrastructure Constrained Environment”. This is a theme that was discussed a year ago at a conference in DC on Transportation Infrastructure, over coffee with William Lucas from Caterpillar. It is also happening at border crossings such as Mexico.

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The Big Sigh

Supply Chain Shaman

I hopped on the plane in Baltimore on my way to Atlanta last week. Identify the goals, and set up exploratory meetings with a short-list of technology providers. Always late, I squeezed past a middle-aged man wearing a black mask in the aisle seat and promptly fell asleep nodding my head on the window ledge. What brings you to Atlanta?

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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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Taming the Supply Chain. Will It Ever Be Social?

Supply Chain Shaman

Yes, you see Dell with their social listening organization; and yes, you see weekly meetings at Whirlpool to discuss twitter feedback; but this is the exception, not the rule. It is a beautiful day in Baltimore. They are just now becoming a topic for the VERY EARLY adopter in supply chain management. Have a great week!