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Emergency Freight: What Harvey Tells Us About Irma

DAT Solutions

Less than ten days after Hurricane Harvey, trucks are already moving freight out of Houston, with almost the same volume as before the storm. Harvey hit Houston on Friday evening, August 25, and hung over the metro area for days, dumping more than 50 inches of rain on Southeastern Texas and Southwestern Louisiana. It could take months.

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Supply Chain Impact of Hurricane Harvey Could Be Worse than Expected

Material Handling & Logistics

They warn that Hurricane Harvey’s disruptions will ripple through the supply chain and be realized at factories and facilities far away from the impacted area. Let’s not kid ourselves—this is going to be a big supply chain disruption,” says Vakil. needed to operate is not going to be there for weeks.”.

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3 Ways to Get the Supply Chain Ready for Disaster

RFgen

Hurricane Harvey has caused incredible damage in Houston and the surrounding area as heavy, sustained rainfall has led to flooding. With Houston largely unavailable from a commerce perspective, businesses can no longer rely on their supply, transport and warehouse networks in the area. Establish Remote Management.

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3 Ways to Get the Supply Chain Ready for Disaster

RFgen

Hurricane Harvey has caused incredible damage in Houston and the surrounding area as heavy, sustained rainfall has led to flooding. With Houston largely unavailable from a commerce perspective, businesses can no longer rely on their supply, transport and warehouse networks in the area. Establish Remote Management.

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Winning Supply Chain Procurement Strategies for 2022

Ware2Go

Should you change your supply chain procurement strategy in light of continuing supply chain disruptions? The 2021 holiday shopping season was characterized by high freight rates, elevated lead times , and over-crowded warehouses. On the other hand, a Just in Case model is capital-intensive.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

While many retailers are discounting, canceling orders, and otherwise scrambling to get rid of a glut of goods filling their stores and warehouses, some are embracing their higher inventory levels. The companies launched their pilot program about a year ago to autonomously transport goods between Dallas and Houston.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 30 – November 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

With a network of micro-warehouses, it aims to raise the game and deliver within 10 minutes in neighborhoods of Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi. Most of our holiday shipments have already been shipped to the retailers, so we’re already in the game well before the full holiday season starts, which is rare in this moment of disruption.”.