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How the Supply Chain Can Thrive in the Face of Natural Disasters

Material Handling & Logistics

As climate change drives up the regularity of natural disasters, supply chains must rely on real time data to thrive. . . . . Supply Chains at Risk. How then can your business protect itself from the risks of such overwhelming supply chain disruptions? Graham Parker. . To put it simply, context matters.

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Last-Mile Success - Closer and Faster

Cathy Roberson

The recent batch of retailers' earnings offers insights into the success that retailers are achieving in connecting the online and physical store, better known as omnichannel which was first coined around 2010. Costco, for example, acquired Innovel Solutions in 2020. Innovel is now rebranded as Costco Logistics.

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The Cost of Disaster

Elementum

Hurricane Maria, which knocked out all power supply for 3.4 million residents in Puerto Rico for more than three months, cost $90 billion, while Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane in recorded history, left 97 people dead and recorded losses of $50 billion.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Port truck drivers on West Coast protest costs, working conditions ( Cargo Business News ). In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6 UPS Sets 2014 Rates.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Before the Covid pandemic hit, brick and mortar retailers were already feeling the pressure of e-commerce. FourKites , a market leader in real-time supply chain visibility, announced its acquisition of Haven, Inc., In March 2020, as the supply chain stoppage brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic was felt at U.S.