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Baltimore Bridge Collapse- A Reminder of Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Matters

A day has passed after a container ship lost power and crashed into a support pylon of Baltimore, Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26. miles to partially collapse into the Patapsco River that leads to the Port of Baltimore. The collision caused this massive bridge spanning 1.6 All rights reserved.

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FreightTech Investment Environment with John Larkin

The Logistics of Logistics

His mission is to help craft the firm’s growth strategy while assisting with deal sourcing, capital raising, and the creation of value within portfolio companies. For 17 years, Mr. Larkin headed up Stifel’s transportation and logistics research effort. Systems Engineering Consultant with Day & Zimmermann, Inc.,

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Logistics Industry Outlook with John Larkin

The Logistics of Logistics

His mission is to help craft the firm’s growth strategy while assisting with deal sourcing, capital raising, and the creation of value within portfolio companies. For 17 years, Mr. Larkin headed up Stifel’s transportation and logistics research effort. Systems Engineering Consultant with Day & Zimmermann, Inc.,

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Port of Baltimore Bridge Collapse Update

Supply Chain Matters

It has been just over two weeks since a container ship lost power and crashed into a support pylon of Baltimore, Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26. miles to partially collapse into the Patapsco River , blocking the main shipping channel that leads to the Port of Baltimore.

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Bait and Switch

Supply Chain Shaman

Source Merriam-Webster Dictionary. As a writer of research on demand-driven supply chains for over eight years, I find many amusing. Each time that they are published, the Shaman sighs and chuckles in her little apartment in Baltimore. The problem is that it is not OBJECTIVE, and lacks research rigor.

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Taming the Supply Chain. Will It Ever Be Social?

Supply Chain Shaman

It is one of the reasons that I went from working at AMR Research to being a partner at the Altimeter Group. They would ask how social can impact their supply chain source, make and deliver processes. It is a beautiful day in Baltimore. It is also why I launched the Rise of Social Commerce Event at Altimeter. Have a great week!

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Do No Harm…

Supply Chain Shaman

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1943. _. The research that I have conducted has enabled me to look at this holistically. When I left AMR Research I invested over 400K in building a database of supply chain financial ratios to correlate supply chain results. ” —Translation from the Greek by Ludwig Edelstein.