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Hurricane Ian supply chain impact will last for months

Resilinc

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. Not only will damage to transport infrastructure delay shipments as factories recover, but truck capacity will be diverted to recovery and rebuilding needs.

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

Talking Logistics

Shipt debuts Costco delivery in Tampa (Tampa Bay Business Journal). Paragon Software Systems Ensures Drivers Follow Optimized Transport Plans with Paragon Waypoint Mapping. LOG-NET announces release of Next Generation Global Transportation Management with its version 8.0. Price-Fixing Probe (WSJ – sub.

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Does Your TMS Support Rail’s Unique Requirements?

Talking Logistics

If rail is a key part of your transportation plan, how can you be sure your TMS effectively supports rail’s unique requirements? For example, shipping goods from Atlanta to Tampa may cover 400 truck miles, but using rail the trip could be closer to 800 miles. The post Does Your TMS Support Rail’s Unique Requirements?

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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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Seasoned Leadership in Action™! An Interview with Michael Massetti, VP at Gartner!

Supply Chain Game Changer

I live in Tampa, FL, USA with my wife. Just think about it, we are discussing touchless orders, lights-out warehouses, autonomous transportation for delivery, and prescriptive actions taken by intelligent robots. All of my grandparents emigrated from Europe in the 1900s before starting their families here.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

FedEx announced a series of surcharges to cover the delivery of shipments during the upcoming peak shipping season, as well as a separate 60-cents-per-package surcharge to extend into 2022. per-package surcharge on shipments requiring “special handling.” One sector that is dealing with this now is fuel transportation.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end, Rob Gronkowski announced his second retirement this week. One, called Cardinal, is a robotic arm that can lift and move packages weighing up to 50 pounds, which Amazon hopes to deploy in warehouses next year. And just like that, once again, the Gronk spike is on its way out.