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Hurricane Ian supply chain impact will last for months

Resilinc

A similar story could be told for manufacturing industries whose supply chains extend into Florida. According to Resilinc data, more than 4,500 sites responsible for making, packaging, or handling about 74,000 parts across these industries were in the path of the storm.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20-24, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Walmart Secures Patent for Drones to Carry Products Inside Stores (Digital Trends). Shipt debuts Costco delivery in Tampa (Tampa Bay Business Journal). May the days ahead be filled with peace and healing, for all the injured and mourning, and for all of us.

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Does Your TMS Support Rail’s Unique Requirements?

Talking Logistics

Most tier 1 transportation management systems (TMS) are built around providing visibility to and optimization for full truckload and less-than-truckload (LTL) modes, primarily into and out of a Retail or Consumer Packaged Goods DC network. The post Does Your TMS Support Rail’s Unique Requirements?

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Leveling the Playing Field for Small Businesses

Elementum

From the logistical challenges in smaller companies to the complexities in supply chains as they grow and mature into a full-blown enterprises, one’s fate in the business world is determined by how one responds to these challenges. All businesses are bound to experience some bumps in the road in the course of their corporate existence.

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Fourth Quarter Comebacks: How Dispatchers Handle Last-Minute Deliveries

Locus

The high-stakes environment of last-minute deliveries requires a similar concoction of precision, adaptability, and resolute decision-making, shaping a journey that is not merely about transporting packages, but more significantly, about delivering promises and navigating challenges with finesse.

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Leveling the Playing Field for Small Businesses

Elementum

From the logistical challenges in smaller companies to the complexities in supply chains as they grow and mature into a full-blown enterprises, one’s fate in the business world is determined by how one responds to these challenges. All businesses are bound to experience some bumps in the road in the course of their corporate existence.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon has been pushing its same-day delivery model for Prime members over the last year, making large investments in its supply chain infrastructure. With the new expansion, Amazon is rolling out same-day delivery to Prime members in Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa, Charlotte and Houston, bringing the total markets served to 12.