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3 Ways to Get the Supply Chain Ready for Disaster

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DHL avoided this problem because it had planned for alternative freight methods in the event of a disaster and was able to enact the strategy when signs of an eruption began to emerge. A large thunderstorm impacting Maryland and West Virginia caused an almost 193-hour outage that affected 145,000 people.

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3 Ways to Get the Supply Chain Ready for Disaster

RFgen

DHL avoided this problem because it had planned for alternative freight methods in the event of a disaster and was able to enact the strategy when signs of an eruption began to emerge. A large thunderstorm impacting Maryland and West Virginia caused an almost 193-hour outage that affected 145,000 people.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

This is leading to an inventory pile-up of processors and memory chips used in PCs. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories. The companies building their inventories are looking to ensure they have items on hand at the right moment. Walgreens takes its delivery service round the clock. The largest U.S.