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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Freight Companies Scramble to Reroute Goods in Wake of Harvey (WSJ – sub. LevaData to Transform Strategic Sourcing for Global Procurement and Supply Chain Leaders. Iceland Gets On-Demand Drone Deliveries (BloombergTechnology). Port Houston Container Terminals to Resume Operations Friday (WSJ – sub. Convey Closes $8.25

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Supply Chain Resilience Core Capacities

MIT Supply Chain

For example, the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption in Iceland caused a primary loss of freight transportation capacity, but that loss also robbed many companies of supply capacity. Source: James B. warehousing space) to several years (e.g., In the matrix, this is referred to as a secondary impact.

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How To Make Your Ecommerce Eco-Friendly

ShipBob

Freight movement is the fastest-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions with last-mile freight a major contributor to local air pollution. Blue Lagoon utilizes the healing effects of the famous Blue Lagoon in Iceland to create powerful skincare products. Michael Klein, Co-Founder at Herbaly.