Material Handling & Logistics
JANUARY 15, 2019
In a similar fashion, when Puerto Rico was struck by Hurricane Maria last year, the supply chain of two of the island’s most important industries—pharmaceuticals and medical devices—ground to a complete halt. Graham Parker is CEO of Gravity Supply Chain Solutions , a supply chain technology solutions provider.
Cathy Roberson
MAY 31, 2022
Many retailers were slow to invest in required technologies until 2020 when the COVID pandemic temporarily forced physical stores to close and/or limit hours of operation, e-commerce purchases jumped, and last-mile delivery providers struggled to deliver goods on time to consumers. Costco, for example, acquired Innovel Solutions in 2020.
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Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 8, 2017
A shortage of pharmaceuticals in Puerto Rico. I worked for a software company for almost a decade and implemented demand management solutions in the 1990s for multiple companies. Test new solutions against the traditional demand sensing providers of E2open (Terra Technology), SAP and ToolsGroup. One thing is clear.
Resilinc
MARCH 7, 2023
Take this example: when category 5 Hurricane Maria was approaching Puerto Rico in 2017, suppliers and critical FDA-regulated materials were threatened. With this visibility, our customers initiated a dual-sourcing effort to secure supplies ahead of time. One customer in particular successfully secured $1.5
Supply Chain Matters
APRIL 18, 2024
The report points to the three major hospital group purchasing organizations (GPOs), that control around $250 billion in health purchasing, roughly 90 percent of the market that have locked in sole-source contracts without alternative choices for hospital pharmacy buyers. “ in regions such as China , India or other countries.
The Logistics of Logistics
MAY 13, 2013
Now, UPS has aggressively grown into freight and other transportation solutions through a series of strategic acquisitions. The latest addition to this portfolio includes LTL and truckload freight services, which complements UPS’s global capabilities to provide customers a single source for multiple modes of transportation.
Intelligent Audit
JUNE 22, 2021
Domestic and US-to-Puerto Rico package services under FedEx Express will see a 1% increase, up from 7.5% Increase Accountability in Your Network With the Right Data Analytics Solution. That all begins with using a single source of truth for understanding your logistics data.
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