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Puerto Rico Is Becoming the Ultimate 5G Test Zone

Supply Chain Brain

For logistics and supply-chain professionals, there’s a new way to think about Puerto Rico: a 3,500-square-mile test bed for 5G and internet-of-things technology integration.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (September 30, 2022)

Talking Logistics

Hurricane Ian left a path of destruction in southwest Florida on Wednesday (following Hurricane Fiona’s destruction in Puerto Rico earlier this month), and as I write this, it is strengthening again into a Category 1 storm and heading toward Georgia and the Carolinas.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. FourKites , a market leader in real-time supply chain visibility, announced its acquisition of Haven, Inc., In March 2020, as the supply chain stoppage brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic was felt at U.S. Amazon is turning malls into distribution centers.

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Walgreens’ Digital Commerce Evolution: Microservices to the Rescue

Logistics Viewpoints

Brian Amend, Senior Director of Supply Chain Systems at Walgreens. Walgreens is a large drug store chain. This is a large public company with 8,900 stores in the US, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands. Mr. Amend is the senior director of supply chain systems at Walgreens. They generated $132.5

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What You Need to Know About Shipping to Puerto Rico

AFFLINK

Shipping to Puerto Rico is more complex than it might seem. Puerto Rico is a U.S. On top of that, as an island nation, shipping to Puerto Rico is also naturally more expensive and limited. Here's what you need to know about shipping to Puerto Rico. An Overview of Shipping to Puerto Rico.

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Disaster Logistics: The Nature of Disaster Recovery Planning

GlobalTranz

Puerto Rico and the islands, unfortunately, were not so fortuitous. More importantly, it highlights the incredibly complex and yet necessary disaster logistics required to help clean up and support communities after major disasters. Of course, the modern supply chain ties into all of this, as well.

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Drugmakers Face Puerto Rico Factory Challenges with Shattered Infrastructure

Material Handling & Logistics

Many are still trying to locate employees and find ways to move products and supplies around often-impassable roads. Drugmakers rode out Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, but keeping plants running while the devastated island picks up the pieces is likely to be tougher. Many of Puerto Rico’s 3.4