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Hurricane season 2024: how to prepare your supply chain

Resilinc

Flooded or closed roadways, bridges, and overpasses can delay freight, rail, and even air cargo. 3 Higher freight rates Hurricanes can reduce truck capacity as carriers divert resources to aid relief efforts. For example, during Hurricane Harvey in 2017, the total trucking freight load fell by 10%.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 10 2023

Supply Chain Matters

In its reporting, Bloomberg indicated that Amazon has long practiced a strategy of taking stakes in business areas deemed a priority including a grocery chain, cargo airlines, EV powered parcel vans and others. with more than 75 locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina , and South Carolina.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 26 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Drennan struggled to obtain a driver’s license from the Railroad Commission in charge of regulating motor-freight at the time, allegedly because of her hearing loss, though Drennan believed it to be related to her gender. The economy grew at a 7 percent pace in the fourth quarter, with inventories contributing a whopping 4.90

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. Content Summary: Trucks Platoon Across North Carolina Turnpike. Media Image.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 25 – July 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

US port backups are extending into freight rail supply chains. Retail’s inventory glut means big business for liquidators. Cardinal Health started air delivery of pharmaceutical products and medical supplies via Zipline drone in North Carolina. Cardinal Health starts Zipline drone deliveries of drugs and medical supplies.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

In higher-traffic markets, Advance Auto Parts has “hub” stores that keep more inventory in-stock to give customers what they need when they need it. Bed Bath & Beyond is also implementing inventory reduction strategies and is on track for a 5% reduction year-over-year by the end of the current fiscal year.