Operations and Supply Chain Management
JUNE 5, 2023
Dockworkers have throttled cargo operations from Southern California to Seattle in a series of walkouts and slowdowns, the WSJ Logistics Report’s Paul Berger writes, in a blunt sign of deep divisions between the union and port employers after more than a year of contract negotiations. West Coast ports.
GlobalTranz
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Starting Saturday, a Pacific storm system will cause heavy snowfall from Portland to Seattle. The GlobalTranz team will continue to track these storm systems' impact on shippers and carriers in the affected regions and assist with any weather-related supply chain disruptions. These weather events are rapidly evolving.
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Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 29, 2022
Starting this week, customers across the US will begin to see custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages , with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.
Supply Chain Matters
APRIL 9, 2024
In the midst of the ongoing production quality crisis involving commercial aircraft producer Boeing , labor contract renewal talks among union workers at the Seattle production complex are anticipated to get underway. Such activism involves other industries as well.
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
El Niño and Jonas are the latest reminders that weather and other natural events, such as earthquakes, can lead to supply chain disruptions. In light of these risks, developing a flexible supply chain is the best strategy for success, but what does that mean exactly and how can companies get there?
Supply Chain Matters
MAY 19, 2022
The specific quote by O’Leary that caught our attention was: “ Boeing needs a management reboot in Seattle, and either the existing management needs to up its game or they need to change the existing management.” Seattle was an apparent reference to the company’s commercial aircraft business unit management.
QAD
DECEMBER 16, 2021
The global supply chain is facing a perfect storm of challenges, and dealing with it, according to GE CEO Larry Culp , “really is akin to playing Whac-A-Mole.” And the current global supply chain disruptions may be sticking around longer than we might think. As one headache is eased, another pops up.
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