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Winter Alert: Winter Weather Conditions Developing Across Much of the US

GlobalTranz

Eastbound lanes of I-84 in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge are closed. Please continue to visit the GlobalTranz blog and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter for updates and more information. Please continue to visit the GlobalTranz blog and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter for updates and more information.

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Amazon’s AWS Supply Chain Joins the B2B Supply Chain Platform Race

Supply Chain Matters

The underlining platform functionality is one of providing users the ability to setup a singular data lake consisting of key supply chain information utilizing this platform’s built-in connectors. West ( Oregon ), and Europe ( Frankfurt ) regions, with availability in additional geographies coming later. . Announcement Significance.

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4 Tips to Ensure the Upcoming Eclipse Doesn’t Leave Your Supply Chain in the Dark

TMC

The Oregon Department of Transportation states the eclipse will cause “the biggest traffic event in Oregon history.” The state is regulating that no over-width loads are allowed to operate anywhere in Oregon from noon on Friday, August 18, through 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, August 22. Use historical data.

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4 Tips to Ensure the Upcoming Eclipse Doesn’t Leave Your Supply Chain in the Dark

TMC

The Oregon Department of Transportation states the eclipse will cause “the biggest traffic event in Oregon history.” The state is regulating that no over-width loads are allowed to operate anywhere in Oregon from noon on Friday, August 18, through 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, August 22. Use historical data.

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Walmart Making Significant Bet on Warehouse Robotics

Supply Chain Matters

Other Walmart Actions This report comes to light after reports in late March indicated that the retailer informed hundreds of workers working either in evening or weekend shifts at five Walmart E-commerce fulfilment centers that they needed to find alternative jobs within other company locations in 90 days, or will be let go.

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LTL Carrier Profile: Con-Way Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

Menlo provides supply chain solutions including: transportation management, warehouse management, and information technology. The company was founded by Leland James in Portland, Oregon. For additional information on Con-Way’s history, click here for Wikipedia’s summary. Con-Way Truckload has over 3,500 employees.

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Boeing’s Newest Production and Quality Challenge

Supply Chain Matters

Fortunately, the aircraft was able to return to its point of departure, Portland, Oregon for an emergency landing. Latest Incident On Friday of last week, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft flying at 16,000 feet experienced a main cabin decompression as a result of a rear exit fuselage door plug blowing out.

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