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XX and XY: A Different World in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

The deserts of the southwest sprawl below me as the plane ascends from San Diego. It is such a very different landscape than the green mountains of my farm in West Virginia or my city streets in Philadelphia. It appears SO barren from my window in seat 4D. It has been a good week. In fact, it will probably be a long line.

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Gas Trucks U-turn as Shortage Shifts From Texas to Florida

Material Handling & Logistics

When that storm choked off major metropolitan areas like Dallas and San Antonio, surplus gallons in Florida was trucked about 1,000 miles west to the Lone Star State to ease the shortages ahead of a long holiday weekend. 6 one of the Florida-bound tankers made a sharp turn to deliver into Virginia instead.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company has announced a collaboration with Minibar Delivery, an independent marketplace for alcohol delivery, that will see select stores in Florida, Texas, and Virginia offer beer and wine delivery direct to customers’ homes. 7-Eleven was one company that moved into home delivery, and now the company is expanding its service.