Talking Logistics
JULY 29, 2022
Well, I did visit a beach in Iceland, but the water was way too cold for my Cuban blood (and probably Icelandic blood too), and there were signs everywhere warning about “sneaker waves” that can pull you out to sea. It’s the last Friday in July and I’ve yet to go to the beach.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 1, 2022
In 2017, Flytrex successfully launched the world’s first fully autonomous urban drone delivery system in Reykjavik, Iceland, and we covered that initiative in these pages on June 15, 2018. The cost to transport containerized goods peaked at unprecedented levels in late 2021. I gotta admit, I’m intrigued. Maybe try Boston next?
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Logistics Viewpoints
DECEMBER 5, 2022
This involves a lot of long-haul transportation.” The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe. The data from Infor Nexus also helps the transportation teams do better carrier sourcing. First and last mile shipments are usually by truck.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JULY 16, 2023
These changes can be caused by factors such as natural disasters, political unrest, trade disputes, or disruptions in transportation networks. Similarly, the food industry faced significant disruptions due to lockdown measures and transportation restrictions.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
Manhattan Transportation Management Enhancements Enable the Acquisition and Supervision of Additional Shipment Capacity. Iceland Gets On-Demand Drone Deliveries (BloombergTechnology). MacroPoint uses this data to help transportation brokers, logistics service providers and shippers track the locations of deliveries in trucks.
Supply Chain Movement
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
It’s remarkable that there aren’t many more companies consolidating their transport operations. While R&D remains in Iceland it has operational centers in the Americas, Europe, Asia and it employs around 2,300 people across 18 locations. I can’t understand why they’re not doing it yet.” 33 | Checklist S&OP.
MIT Supply Chain
AUGUST 17, 2021
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. For example, replacing lost ocean transportation capacity can be time-consuming owing to the dynamics of the ocean market. Source: James B.
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