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Procurement Technology: An Update from Spend Matters in Baltimore

NC State SCRC

Today I travelled to Baltimore to attend the ISM/Spend matters Global Procurement Tech Summit. The first speaker was Anne Rung, Administrator from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. I will be speaking on procurement analytics tomorrow, but got to attend a set of great sessions over the first half of the day.

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

Talking Logistics

Prime Now Expands: One-Hour Delivery on Tens of Thousands of Daily Essentials Now Available to Prime Members in Baltimore and Miami. These new rules] wouldn’t allow Prime Air to operate in the United States,” stated Paul Misener, Amazon’s vice president for global policy, at the time. Since it’s late and I have a 3 a.m.

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Organized Retail Crime is Growing, Losses up 7% from Last Year

Material Handling & Logistics

The retail industry is fighting this battle by upgrading technology, improving relationships with local law enforcement and taking steps such as tightening return policies, but it is a never-ending battle.”. “These criminals find new ways to expand their networks and manipulate the retail supply chain every day.

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When the Heavy Hand of Government is Not a Burden

MIT Supply Chain

An example in the supply chain space is US maritime policy. What is to stop individuals from using other gateways in the region such as Baltimore or Washington DC to enter the country? I’m no fan of Big Government, but there are some cases where a system-wide view is much more efficient than a localized, distributed view.

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The Southwest Airlines Debacle – What Really Happened

Logistics Viewpoints

And while Southwest says they are point-to-point, Atlanta (ATL), Baltimore/Washington (BWI), Chicago Midway (MDW), Denver (DEN), Houston Hobby (HOU), Nashville (BNA), Oakland (OAK), Phoenix (PHX) and St. Then the plane flies to San Diego. Then it stays there overnight, and the next day the plane might fly to Dallas.

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

TMC

Environmental Protection Agency holds up a shipment at the Port of Baltimore because the agency is understaffed, the delays can quickly ripple through the entire supply chain. Next week, I’ll share recommendations and insights around how an increasingly connected world impacts policy, society, and the flow of goods around the world.