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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The bridge is part of the heavily traveled Interstate 695 linking Baltimore to Washington, D.C. mile-long span. An estimated 11.5

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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. In fact, supply and spend should not be separated, and he sees that these roles are converging. Trade financing is here to stay.

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

Talking Logistics

As you read this, I’ll be flying back home from Mexico City where I presented at the Logistic Summit & Expo 2015 , arguably the largest supply chain and logistics event in Mexico. Prime Now Expands: One-Hour Delivery on Tens of Thousands of Daily Essentials Now Available to Prime Members in Baltimore and Miami.

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

Material Handling & Logistics

“These criminals find new ways to expand their networks and manipulate the retail supply chain every day. 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.”.

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

TMC

The Internet of Things (IoT) is triggering changes that cross corporate silos and force companies to look holistically at their end-to-end supply chain practices—can governments do the same? Today’s global supply chains span multiple geographies and disciplines, including production, customer service, marketing, sales, and finance.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 30 – April 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

This is a significant acquisition that will change the supply chain software landscape. One Network provides supply chain planning, execution and a multi-enterprise supply chain network solution. Supply chain software vendor Descartes Systems Group has acquired OCR Services Inc.,

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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? With manufacturing already running at peak capacity, supplies may begin to fall short.