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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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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

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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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This Week in Logistics News (April 6 – 12)

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Retailers and manufacturers are flying more goods around the shipping crisis in the Red Sea , industry experts say, helping boost international airfreight operators after a long period of sagging cargo volumes. ports,” NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said. “As

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This Week in Logistics News (April 20 – 26)

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per month on orders over $35 from Whole Foods Market, Amazon Fresh, and other local grocery and specialty retailers on the platform, including Save Mart, Bartell Drugs, Rite Aid and Pet Food Express. The subscription plan would allow Amazon’s Prime members to get unlimited grocery delivery at $9.99

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Will Warehouses Eventually Go Dark?

Enterra Insights

Phillips ( @EricaEPhillips ) reports some retailers were so desperate to find warehouse space this past holiday season they created pop-up warehouses in vacant suburban lots and parking garages.[1] These retail structures also typically offer dock doors, ample parking and clear heights compatible with industrial usage.

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Do No Harm…

Supply Chain Shaman

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1943. _. Today, nine out of ten supply chains are stuck. Despite two decades of advancement in supply chain technologies, companies are struggling to gain balance at the intersection of operating margin, inventory turns and case fulfillment. For me, this has been discovery.

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Partnering is a Win-Win-Win: Meet Len Ostroff

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Len joins as SVP of Partnerships to expand Crisp’s data reach and build new solutions for CPG brands and retailers. Role: SVP of Partnerships Lives in: Suburbs of Baltimore, MD Favorite grocery store product: Anything dark chocolate (he also has a special hiding place in the kitchen for Oreos). A partnership pro.

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