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This Week in Logistics News (October 29 – November 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Canoo to build battery manufacturing facility in Oklahoma. Electric vehicle startup Canoo Inc said on Wednesday it would build a battery manufacturing facility at Pryor in Oklahoma with a capacity of 3,200 Megawatt hours production. Walmart is now offering small businesses short-term rental leases. Tone sours on Q3 trucking calls.

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

GlobalTranz

Parts of I-44 are closed near Oklahoma City, OK. Parts of I-35 in Oklahoma are closed. Wind chill advisories extend as far south as Oklahoma, with wind chills as low as -10 degrees Fahrenheit possible through Saturday. I-10 is closed from Baton Rouge, LA to Lafayette, LA due to ice and accidents. Much of the central U.S.,

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What if the United States broke in half? Is Your Company Ready in the Event of a Catastrophe?

The Network Effect

The New Madrid Fault Zone stretches across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Tennessee. The post What if the United States broke in half? Is Your Company Ready in the Event of a Catastrophe? appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

Logistics Viewpoints

To demonstrate, one California autonomous vehicle company, TuSimple, tested the efficacy of long-haul driverless vehicles in a recent trek from Nogales, Arizona to Oklahoma City, shaving 10 hours (42%) off of what would otherwise be a 24-hour trip.

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Memorial Day 2021

Enterra Insights

Born in landlocked Oklahoma, “‘into a world of low prospects and ill will,’ Ernest beat what seemed impossible odds. And even after Evans died in battle, the legacy of this Native American naval officer from Oklahoma lives on.”[4] His story is inspiring and his courage legendary. 5] Schneller, op.

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Good-bye siloed, functional planner. Hello storm chasing network planner.

Kinaxis

2013 – Massive tornado packing 200 mph winds in the Oklahoma City area. Let’s just look at some events: 2017 – Hurricane Irma (plus others). 2016 – Hurricane Matthew (plus others). 2015 – Nepal earthquake, 7.8 2014 – California wildfires (150 homes destroyed, massive power outages. See 2014 side note). 2012 – Hurricane Sandy. I’ll stop there.

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Inventory Obsolescence: It Can Get Complicated

ToolsGroup

The firm operates 17 automobile dealerships across Texas and Oklahoma with a mission that includes providing better financial terms than its competitors. Tricolor Auto Group is an example of a company with unique obsolescence patterns and a need to minimize obsolescence costs.