Material Handling & Logistics
SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
to the region of Texas that was affected by Hurricane Harvey, and 300 of them are in the Houston vicinity. Every product used or manufactured today relies in some way on these chemicals and chemical intermediates. Second sources may also be overwhelmed with business and shifting customer priorities.
NC State SCRC
OCTOBER 26, 2021
The Texas freeze and the power outages brought the world’s largest petrochemical complex to a standstill, forcing more plants in the Gulf of Mexico region to shut down than during Hurricane Harvey in 2017. For one of the high grade ethylene required, there is only one manufacturer in North America, who is in Texas (Eastman Chemical).
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Talking Logistics
AUGUST 23, 2013
I went to Home Depot earlier this week to return a purchase, and the customer in front of me wanted to exchange a defective power tool with the same model, but he couldn’t find any on the shelf even though the store’s inventory system said 5 units were in stock. Kewill Announces Intention To Acquire Four Soft. Freight Shipments Fell 0.2%
NC State SCRC
DECEMBER 11, 2019
The goal is to create redundant sources based on supplier-specific and country-of-origin, to ensure that each product category has redundancy as a form of insurance on the supply chain. Andrew Partis shared his views from ThermoFisher, a global contrat manufacturer for the pharmaceutical industry.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 13, 2023
But one source mentioned the unlucky nature of the number “13” is a Norse myth about 12 gods having a dinner party in Valhalla. billion of goods stuck waiting in Mexico. to test autonomous truck runs from Houston to Oklahoma City with a safety driver aboard. And now on to this week’s logistics news.
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