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Retailers receiving inventories any which way they can

Cathy Roberson

Despite supply chain costs increasing and available capacity almost a rarity, retailers are undertaking a variety of ways to make sure they receive their inventory in time for the ever-important holiday season. “We feel good about the composition of our inventory. It's been difficult to plan inventory flow with much precision.

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From Globalization to Glocalization

Enterra Insights

At a supply chain event held last year in Cleveland, global business journalist Rana Foroohar told participants that “companies are taking to heart the lesson from the pandemic about redesigning supply chains for resiliency instead of simply for efficiency, but that transformation will play out differently by industry and region.”[8]

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NRF 2022: 4 Big Session Themes from Retail’s Big Show

ToolsGroup

Portland, San Diego, and Cleveland are cited by American Shipper as locations with more capacity to consider. ToolsGroup is how retailers, manufacturers and distributors improve product availability while right-sizing inventory, no matter how complex their supply chain is or how much demand changes.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Week of Aug. 31, 2017

Supply Chain Digest

Houston Chemical Factory Set to Explode after Flooding, New Drone and RFID Inventory System from MIT,Things Looking Up for Container Carriers for a Change, New Amazon FC from Ruins of Huge Cleveland Mall

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9 Headlines Striking Fear into Shippers Lacking a Strong TMS

Supply Chain Collaborator

Headline: Daimler Trucks to Cut its Workforce at Cleveland, NC Factory by 30%. Headline: Bloated Inventories May Slow Port Activity. Analysis: Weak holiday season sales and a stronger dollar have left retailers with excess inventories and the resulting depressive effect on imports from abroad. Over the Road Trucking.

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Supply Chain Secrets Going Global – But Where Should we Share Them?

Logistics Bureau

Inventory management and optimisation. USA – Cleveland, OH. Supply chain strategy development and alignment. Supply chain and logistics outsourcing. Procurement and purchasing. Career development in supply chain and logistics. Understanding customers and their needs. Supply chain technology, systems, and solutions. Germany – Hamburg.

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Freight Market Update and Q2 Trucking Outlook

Zipline Logistics

“The markets with the largest gains this week in OTVI.USA were Laredo, Texas (12.07%) Memphis, Tennessee (5.37%) and Cleveland (5.08%). The initiative comes in the wake of COVID-19 supply chain challenges that left consumers facing empty retail shelves as panic and increased buying depleted inventory reserves.

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