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You Should Be Worried. Supply Chains Are Not OK. Let’s Lock Arms To Drive Change

Supply Chain Shaman

jump in apparel costs and 5.5% I also laugh when newscasters quip, “Just move west coast ships through the Panama Canal…” With new locks in 2016, the Panama Canal is able to handle vessels with an overall length of 366 m (1201 feet), 49 meters beam (increased by the Canal Authority effective 1 June 2018 to 51.25

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The Circular Supply Chain: A Push for Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

Circular systems employ re-use, sharing, repair, refurbishment, re-manufacturing, and recycling to create a closed-loop system to minimize resource inputs and reduce waste, pollution, and carbon emissions. This is common for apparel and other non-electronic items, where it is easier to get an item back into a selling channel.

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A New Decade: Give Science A Chance

Supply Chain Shaman

Starting with apparel, let’s compare the two top performers –Nike and VF Corporation. The first story is about a large regional food manufacturer. An example for this client would be to use 2017 and 2018 history to forecast 2019. The second story is about a regional beverage manufacturer. The answer?

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Top 25 Supply Chains of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Our look at the Top 25 (plus 4) Supply Chains of 2018 examines how the best companies in the world excel at managing their global supply chains. Also, for whatever reason, Gartner limits the scope of the Top 25 to companies in the manufacturing, retail or distribution sectors. Media Image. transactionID.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 27 – June 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. By 2018, Embark had raised about $47 million in funding and was valued at $5.2 Help us deliver your mail safely by keeping your dog secure and out of the way before your carrier arrives.”

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Doing Business in China

QAD

Manufacturing in China. as of 2018. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. By the end of 2018, China had more than 29,000 km of high-speed rail, which still serves as the longest high-speed railway network in the world. In 2018, China exported $2.48 It has the largest population in the world of over 1.4

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Warehouse Labor Woes Are Worse than Ever

Logistics Viewpoints

Retailers, manufacturers, and distributors all have warehouses. Radial operates fulfillment centers for well-known apparel brands. By 2018, the year of the survey, this number fell to between 2 and 5 applicants per job. That is because it is not just the contract logistics sector that hires labor for their warehouses.