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Walgreens’ Digital Commerce Evolution: Microservices to the Rescue

Logistics Viewpoints

This is a large public company with 8,900 stores in the US, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands. But the inventory planning systems that forecast where inventory will be needed are not. No forecast is perfect. The problem with this is that forecasts are based on history. They generated $132.5

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Hurricane Irma: Updates and Impacts

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Contrary to initial forecasts that projected Irma would make its way up the East Coast, the storm took a critical turn once it hit the Florida Keys and is now moving westward along the Florida coast. An estimated 4,600 American troops are assisting relief efforts in the Virgin Islands-Puerto Rico region.

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Hurricane Harvey & Irma's Threat on the Product Economy

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According to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency’s estimate, 90% of Anguilla’s power infrastructure was damaged, 90% of government buildings damaged, and that the island suffered “significant damage to [its] main water supply. ”. Widespread damages were also reported in Turks and Caicos Islands and US Virgin Islands.

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Hurricane Irma: What We Know So Far

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Here’s what we know so far: FORECASTS. Virgin Islands. In the Caribbean , the storm is expected to make its presence felt in the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands by Wednesday, September 6. Storm surges between 7 and 11 feet are expected throughout the British and U.S.

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Hurricane Irma Updates

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Six islands in the Bahamas were ordered to evacuate to Nassau, while a state of emergency was also declared in the US Virgin Islands. Communications on the islands of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy are reportedly down. The weather system has already claimed two lives and injured at least another two people.

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IMO 2020 is Here. Are You Ready?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Virgin Islands, the shipowners and operators incurred a penalty. Virgin Islands and detained along with the crew while the investigation was underway. Each party is incented to avoid delays in the supply chain and avoid unnecessary delays, penalties or fines. The first cost is FINANCIAL. As with the case in the U.S.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

United States Minor Outlying Islands. Virgin Islands, British. Virgin Islands, U.S. This young, publicly listed American software vendor recently bought out Terra Technology, a specialist in demand sensing (short-term forecasting based on point-of-sale data). United Arab Emirates. United Kingdom. Uzbekistan.