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

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TomTom launches toll reporting to help transport companies manage costs. Port truck drivers on West Coast protest costs, working conditions ( Cargo Business News ). In other transportation-related news, UPS announced that UPS Ground, Air and International, and Air Freight rates within and between the U.S., UPS Sets 2014 Rates.

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

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Transport network disruption. Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, drug manufacturing plants were faced with production delays, fueling nationwide shortages of basic medicines. Potential Sources of Disruption. Unplanned IT or telecommunications outage. Cyberattack and data breach. Weather event.

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The Cost of Disaster

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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. Hurricane Maria, which knocked out all power supply for 3.4

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

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Transport network disruption. Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, drug manufacturing plants were faced with production delays, fueling nationwide shortages of basic medicines. Potential Sources of Disruption. Unplanned IT or telecommunications outage. Cyberattack and data breach. Weather event.

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Climate Change and the Supply Chain

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In September, Hurricane Irma caused flooding and the closure of several logistics hubs in Florida, while Hurricane Maria brought strong winds that destroyed almost all facilities and knocked out electricity across Puerto Rico.