GlobalTranz
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
80 in Rankin County, Mississippi blocked all lanes of the interstate and a semi that slid off the road shut down westbound I-22 in Lee County, Mississippi. Source: NWS. Showers and thunderstorms in the Southeast are predicted to cause icy conditions across the lower Mississippi Valley and up to the Mid-Atlantic.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 5, 2021
Despite the significant amount of effort involved in going from running a business on Excel spreadsheets to implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP), they are very grateful that their efforts to improve their supply chain agility were underway when the pandemic hit. The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans.
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Kinaxis
AUGUST 11, 2017
by Melissa Clow This guest post comes to us from Jim Fulcher , Blogger on the Supply Chain Expert Community. Those sources also said the manufacturing facility would require at least 1,000 acres of land. We do have supply lines in the U.S. We do have supply lines in the U.S. What supply chain risks do you see?
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Retailers are racing to tap seasonal demand as they struggle to reduce bloated inventories, and they have little choice but to offer price cuts in stores and online to entice consumers who have been hammered by this year’s surge in inflation. Amazon in the news: Amazon plans to hire 150,000 workers for the holidays. As of Oct.
Enterra Insights
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
As I pointed out in the first part of this article, two of the world’s most vital maritime chokepoints — the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal — are experiencing serious challenges. ” Intensifying Storms Because so much of the world is covered by water, the world’s oceans generate most of the weather patterns we see. .
Resilinc
AUGUST 30, 2023
Demand for the canal remains high, leading to increased wait times. Currently, in the US, the Mississippi and Ohio River water levels are falling at an alarming rate due to heat and lack of rainfall. Last fall, when the Mississippi River closed sections due to low water levels, it caused $20 billion in economic damage.
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 14, 2013
As they say in Mississippi, “Talk doesn’t cook the rice.” I have worked for Gartner Group, AMR Research, Altimeter Group and now my own company, Supply Chain Insights. I have now been an industry analyst in the supply chain management space for ten years. In this time, I have worked with over 500 companies.
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