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Hurricane Harvey & Irma's Threat on the Product Economy

Elementum

Currently, Hurricane Irma is monitored north of Cuba, where mandatory evacuations were ordered, and is forecast to hit Florida. Fuel shortages were already reported in Florida and analysts estimate that the Irma’s cost could hit $125 billion should it make landfall in Miami. Several businesses in Florida, including banks , were closed.

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I am MAD!

Supply Chain Shaman

We can connect through EDI, but a document has latency and limitations for unstructured data. ” I then countered, “Why don’t we use this spring’s Shaman’s Circle to facilitate a new discussion between leading manufacturers and technologists and see if we could create a new way of thinking about the problem?

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This Week in Logistics News (December 7-11, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Hundreds of Cafe Bustelo cans washed ashore in Florida this week. MercuryGate extends invoicing and document management solution with HubTran integration. Establishing new hours-of-service supporting document (shipping documents, fuel purchase receipts, etc.) Source: Laurie Cus.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has implemented a new process to allow shippers to submit original vehicle export documentation electronically in lieu of delivering physical copies to their local CBP trade office. Click here to read the full story. Printer-friendly version. Self-Service Logistics.

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Delivering Green: Three Case Studies in Low-Carbon Logistics

MIT Supply Chain

The goal was to document the projects, and illustrate to other companies that it is possible to reduce cost and become more environmentally friendly. Prior to the collaboration, these boxcars were returning empty to the Florida region. Here is a summary of each project. Ocean Spray: Leveraging Distribution Network Redesign.

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Inside Arena: Get to Know High-Tech Customer Success Coach Lori Austin

Arena Solutions

Eventually, I went to work for a supply chain company that was partnering with a smart surveillance manufacturer named Pivot3. We ensure that all our conversations are documented and distributed to customers for future reference and to keep everyone on the same page. Shelly: What activities do you enjoy in your spare time?

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Reflections: Building the Network of Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

Working for a large manufacturer, she was trying hard; but failing, to integrate Ariba, Elemica, and GT Nexus. To help, I set up a series of dinner meetings for Maddy to speak to other manufacturers working on similar problems. Today, retired and tan, Maddy calls me from time-to-time from Florida. Let me tell you the story.