This past week was a bit slow. I must confess, it was a busy
week for me and proved difficult in keeping up with my reading assignment! As
such, I’d like to include Chapter 5 along with Chapters 6 and 7 for this week’s
chat.
For this week, please include #logcluster_3 when posting
thoughts. Feel free to throw out any thoughts, links to websites etc.
If you’d like to comment on the previous chapters, again,
feel free to do so either on Twitter or on the blog.
My thanks to @MITesd for retweeting posts!
A few posts from this past week include the follow:
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Chapter 4 covered operational advantages of
logistics clusters. How can transport be an operational advantage? How can
warehousing/distribution be an operational advantage?
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How can reverse logistics benefit from logistics
clusters?
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CO (consolidated operations) carrier hubs seem
to be natural locations for logistics clusters to develop. Carriers such as
FedEx, DHL and UPS all seem to benefit. What are other pluses?
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Ports, airports, rail/intermodal hubs are also
locations for logistics clusters to develop. Thoughts?
Articles of interest:
The expansion of the Panama Canal has resulted in many
Caribbean islands, particular Cuba, Dominican Republic and Jamaica to create
plans for logistics hubs. Investments are underway to improve infrastructure –
roads, airports and expansion of ports.
The White House announced that it will coordinate three
competitions for teams across the U.S. to win a combined $200 million to
develop manufacturing innovation hubs. The competition comes on the heels of
the government’s successful pilot program of the innovation hub model in
Youngstown, Ohio. The process of additive manufacturing, which is the technical
term for 3-D printing, is being developed in Youngstown to help advance the
understanding and use of this new technology in the U.S.
