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Supply Chain Logistics in 2018: How They Keep the Lights on in Las Vegas

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Editor’s Note: Today’s blog is from Connie Benton who discusses the state of supply chain logistics and how they keep the lights on in Las Vegas. Las Vegas location isn’t exactly conducive to building a city. Others include water, food, transportations and so on. And that’s just one problem. Click Here.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 3 – 9)

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We have all seen the math, and even with her concert in Tokyo on February 10, she still has time to get to Las Vegas for kickoff thanks to the magic of the international date line. In a strange twist, all the parking spaces for private planes in Las Vegas are currently booked, according to the Associated Press.

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Top Takeaways from Coupa Inspire

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It ran from April 11 th through the 13 th at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas. Coupa offers a Business Spend Management (BSM) platform based on a public cloud. The platform connects hundreds of organizations representing the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, with millions of suppliers globally. That has recently changed.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 18 – 24)

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China’s excessive production of green energy technology has become a pressing trans-Atlantic concern in recent months. The building’s roof features a solar array system consisting of more than 10,000 solar panels that will produce five million kilowatts of electricity per year, enough to support operations during daylight hours.

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Top Take Aways from Oracle CloudWorld

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Last week in Las Vegas, Oracle had its first in person CloudWorld in three years. Oracle’s Technology Value Proposition. 1-800-Flowers gave a presentation in which they talked about implementing Oracle warehouse management and transportation management systems in the Cloud. There was more confirmation at the show.

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The 2022 Chlorine Shortage: Another Year of Poolmageddon

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A combo of pandemic-related increased demand, and the tragic destruction of a key chlorine manufacturer have led to 2022’s swimming pool chlorine shortage. Demand for chlorine skyrocketed. Labor shortages and transportation struggles as a result of the pandemic impeded production even further, resulting in a true chlorine shortage.

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The National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy and Plans to Decarbonize Transportation in the US

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In March 2024, the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation released the National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy , which aims to decarbonize and advance zero-emission freight along the United States main shipping corridors. The Volvo VNR Electric also features a modern design, an ergonomic interior, and a driver-assist system.