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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

I have to go to the grocery store again today to replenish our inventory (yeah, I don’t shop for groceries online; as the son of a bodegero, I’m old fashioned that way.). I’ve learned a lot this week: my kids eat a lot, they dirty their clothes a lot, they have to be driven to many places a lot. Did I mention they eat a lot?

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This Week in Logistics News (February 26 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Cybersecurity has emerged as a key area of concern in Japan, where government critics say responses to hacking threats have been hampered by a fractured approach: an attack on a hitherto obscure supplier was enough to bring one of the world’s mightiest manufacturers to a domestic standstill. The new pool, to be known as SACP 3.0,

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Who said supply chains are boring?: Disney 'Imagineers' a Supply.

Supply Chains Rock

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts recently announced it will be importing almost all of its merchandise through Jaxport , the state-of-the-art logistics hub in Jacksonville, Florida, instead of through the previous port in Savannah, Georgia. Manufacturing Central. EDITORS NOTE: If Disney cant make supply chains interesting, who can?

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Could You Face a Category 4 Supply Chain Disaster?

Kinaxis

Going up the coast in Jacksonville, FL, there is a huge port that receives the second-most automobiles in the US along with all types of cargo. This involved in some cases, diverting some inventory bound for other regions. Up to date inventory status. Selecting the distribution center best equipped to fulfill orders.