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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

Cooper is also home to a leading cancer center (MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper), the only Level II pediatric trauma center in the Delaware Valley (Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper), three urgent care centers, and more than 100 outpatient offices from Southeastern Pennsylvania to the Jersey Shore.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 25 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Slync to Wind Down Operations According to two published reports from supply chain focused media, freightech and Cloud based logistics visibility platform provider Slync is winding down operations and seeking an alternative form to bankruptcy. The action is termed an assignment for the benefit of the company’s creditors.

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Warehousing News Roundup: April 8, 2019

Stord

Rail freight volumes continued to fall at the end of March alongside service outages due to flooding in the Midwest. True Value is investing $150 million in upgrades to its supply chain that will cover a new distribution center in Pennsylvania, ordering software, and more. This number fell by 5.4%

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National Logistics Day™ 2022

Enterra Insights

With supply chain operations now in the limelight, the staff at Logistics Plus reports that National Logistics Day celebrations are beginning to catch on. In fact, trucking, rail and ocean freight have been tracked by satellite through telematics for decades. But that was not the only support. ”[6]. Concluding Thoughts.

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Analyzing Supply Chain Risk

Enterra Insights

” Several years ago, Susan Lacefield, Executive Editor of CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly, reported that a study released by Deloitte found, “More companies are starting to use supply chain analytics software to alert them to the possibility of supply chain fraud before it happens. Descriptive Analytics. Predictive Analytics.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Additionally, Amazon has doubled its shipping container processing capacity by increasing ports of entry and partnered with more ocean freight carriers to secure space in “critical ports.”. Amazon is clearly not the only company making plans for the upcoming holiday season. Walmart is rolling out some new delivery options for its customers.

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Foxconn, for example, announced plans to reshore in Pennsylvania, investing $40 million for a mostly automated plant. As many as 87% of industrial CEOs view environmental impact of their operations as a major concern, per a PwC report. Premium freight capacity improves.