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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

From January 28 to February 4, a Chinese-operated high-altitude balloon was seen in North American airspace, including Alaska, western Canada, and the contiguous United States. A 20 percent increase in freight snarled supply chains because of a lack of space on docks and in warehouses as well as a shortage of truckers and trucking equipment.

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Top Mobile Barcoding Case Studies for Oracle’s JD Edwards

RFgen

Capstone Nutrition manufactures hundreds of dietary supplement products. The manufacturer was using manual data collection to record raw material inventory transactions by hand, including weight and quality measurements. Trident Seafoods operates fishing vessels and manufacturing facilities in Alaska.

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Top Mobile Barcoding Case Studies for Oracle’s JD Edwards

RFgen

Capstone Nutrition manufactures hundreds of dietary supplement products. The manufacturer was using manual data collection to record raw material inventory transactions by hand, including weight and quality measurements. Trident Seafoods operates fishing vessels and manufacturing facilities in Alaska.

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Sustainable Frozen Ecommerce Fulfillment with Cathy Hayward-Hughes and Mike Bradburn

The Logistics of Logistics

Cathy was born into a fishing family in Alaska. She spent her childhood and much of her professional life managing people, originally on processing ships in the Bering Sea, then later in manufacturing. Their climate-controlled warehouses will store your products until orders are fulfilled and shipped via carriers of your choosing.

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What is excise duty? A guide for alcohol producers

Unleashed

The role bonded warehouses play in the industry, and how they can be used to help manage the finances of a business. Excise duty is commonly charged to the manufacturers of these products, with laws also requiring the areas where the products are made to have special licences. Excise duty is payable by the manufacturers of the product.

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Matrix Commerce is Coming Will You Be Ready?

Supply Chain Network

When it comes to how many products to manufacture and where to make and deploy them of course the earliest and more accurate picture you have of demand the better decisions can be made. Also, in the past it was brands and retailers who determined how and where you would buy their products and what price they would be sold for.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

by which a commodity is produced and distributed: the companies, materials, and systems involved in manufacturing and delivering goods). In case you’re unfamiliar with that term, mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field that refers to the skill sets needed in the contemporary, advanced automated manufacturing industry.