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Bridging Disruption: Control Tower Helps Customers Navigate the Tragedy in Baltimore

BlueYonder

Who can forget watching the shocking footage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore? It closed the Port of Baltimore to ship traffic. Baltimore ranks first in the movement of automobiles and light trucks. In addition, cargo ships bound for Baltimore were suddenly brought to a standstill, unsure how to proceed.

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The Big Sigh

Supply Chain Shaman

I hopped on the plane in Baltimore on my way to Atlanta last week. Analyze the gaps of the prior year and define the planning taxonomy and design the optimization models to close the gap. The conference has both an online and an in-person event designed for extreme networking. The event is designed for extreme networking.

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Bait and Switch

Supply Chain Shaman

And, should it be taken one step further to orchestrate bidirectionally market-to-market in market-driven value networks? The original principles of a value network that can sense, shape and translate demand with near-zero latency are being lost in the fog. Demand in the demand-driven network is about much, much more than forecasting.

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Parcel Volumes Decline But Revenue Increases for FedEx and UPS

Intelligent Audit

Our success was driven by continued gains in revenue quality and by leveraging the agility of our network to control costs,” UPS CFO Brian Newman told analysts. Also, FedEx is improving upon its optimization technology already implemented “to enable service providers to make real-time decisions that enhance their business’ daily efficiency.”.

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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 solution includes real-time delivery appointment scheduling, route optimization and execution, mobile applications and notification services, and is available in cloud-based or on-premise configurations. It should be a great week of learning and networking.

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Do No Harm…

Supply Chain Shaman

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1943. _. In my work on the Supply Chain Index , I see that companies I recognize as doing network design well are rising faster on the list of the Supply Chain Index work. The network design technologies have changed a lot in the last decade. (I Today, nine out of ten supply chains are stuck.

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DOT Gives $500 Million in Grants to Much-Needed Infrastructure Projects

GTG Technology Group

The truck parking initiative looks to optimize truck parking areas and make them easier to find. The initiative will use a combination of apps, websites, and other factors to optimize parking areas along major routes. Baltimore is one of the fastest-growing ports in the United States. Faster Highway Access From a Busy Port.