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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. Redundancy is the ability of a supply chain to have extra or alternative resources and options to cope with disruptions.

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PayCargo and Gnosis Freight to Power Container Payment Portal for Hapag-Lloyd

Logistics Viewpoints

This innovative solution will enhance cargo visibility, reduce container dwell times, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve payment efficiency for all Hapag-Lloyd stakeholders in the U.S. imports from any country. The CPP will be phased in across all major U.S.

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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. He resides, with his wife of 38 years, Nancy, in Dallas, TX, Baltimore, MD, and Saranac Lake, NY, and on Water Island, USVI.

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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. He resides, with his wife of 38 years, Nancy, in Dallas, TX, Baltimore, MD, and Saranac Lake, NY, and on Water Island, USVI. About Clarendon Capital.

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Impact Now: 3 Success Factors for Multi-Site Manufacturers

QAD

Baltimore Bridge Collapse. While manufacturers have used different strategies to survive, the most successful ones share one trait: adaptability. Having a unified ERP strategy across sites makes the knowledge more accessible, particularly when it’s ERP designed for manufacturing. Chip Shortage. Suez Canal. War in Ukraine.

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Taming the Supply Chain. Will It Ever Be Social?

Supply Chain Shaman

I believe that social technologies will be suspended in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) technologies as they mature. I believe that the greatest value lies in reducing signal latency in the extended supply chain. It is a beautiful day in Baltimore. They will help, but the assimilation will not be fast. Is there value?

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When the Heavy Hand of Government is Not a Burden

MIT Supply Chain

Responding to large-scale crises such as the Ebola outbreak requires government resources. In the maritime example I cited above, the lack of a centralized management strategy for our nation’s port system puts us at a competitive disadvantage. There are many other areas where a centralized strategy is needed.