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Supply Chain & Logistics News Round Up (October 7th-11th 2024)

Logistics Viewpoints

Additionally, much of my attention this week has been focused on my hometown, Tampa, FL. Fortunately, the expected storm surge never materialized, and landfall narrowly missed the densely populated Tampa Bay area. If you find yourself in London soon, I highly recommend visiting this exhibit!

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Walmart Looks to Expand Drone Deliveries to Five Cities

Supply Chain Brain

As part of its partnership with drone company Wing, the retail giant intends to bring drone deliveries to Houston, Tampa, Orlando, Atlanta and Charlotte by June of 2026, and will expand existing services in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

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What Contractors Need to Streamline Procurement in 2025

IT Supply Chain

Everyone from project managers to junior estimators needs to understand the basics of sourcing, negotiation, and digital workflows. Standardized Procurement Training Even the best tools fall flat without the right people using them. Procurement in 2025 isn’t just the responsibility of a single coordinator. error: Content is protected !!

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Hurricane Milton Threatens Supply of Key Industry Inputs

Exiger Perspectives

Hurricane Milton Threatens Supply of Key Industry Inputs Client Alert Hurricane Milton’s expected wake of destruction in the Tampa Bay area will likely lead to constraints in commodities and goods that are key inputs into sectors like agriculture, food, medical & surgical devices, and defense & aerospace.

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Does Your TMS Support Rail’s Unique Requirements?

Talking Logistics

Preparing a rail shipment relies on the base data (or data source) to take carrier route codes, rail junctions and transfers into account when planning routes. For example, shipping goods from Atlanta to Tampa may cover 400 truck miles, but using rail the trip could be closer to 800 miles.

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Seasoned Leadership in Actionâ„¢! An Interview with Michael Massetti, VP at Gartner!

Supply Chain Game Changer

I live in Tampa, FL, USA with my wife. The biggest career transformation for me was after leaving Dell when I joined Lucent in 2002 and entered supply chain in technology sourcing. We achieved recognition both internally and externally for our sourcing and procurement accomplishments in the spend management area.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- March 5 2022 Edition

Supply Chain Matters

Intelligent procurement technology provider JAGGAER announced the finalization of a partnership with TealBook , a tech provider that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to gather, predict and refine supplier data and to provide companies with additional product sourcing options. Global Health Exchange Acquires Syft.