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5 Best Logistics Books to Keep Within Reach

Supply Chain Opz

Then, we use these criteria to rank the books, - Practicality: we look closely at how each book can provide basic concepts and strategies of the "Integrated Logistics Functions", namely, customer service, purchasing, production planning, warehousing, and transportation in a clear and concise manner. Our Rating: 4.9/5 Our Rating: 4.9/5

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Do You Want Real-time Visibility? IT is the Enemy

Logistics Viewpoints

Longbow Advantage had their first user conference in Nashville, Tennessee last week. Longbow Advantage’s main business has been doing warehouse management system (WMS) implementations. Here “near real-time” is defined as a refresh of key metrics every five minutes. WMS generates massive quantities of data.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

It is expected to generate 62,000 megawatt hours annually – reducing approximately 22,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year. The manufacturer’s private fleet has deployed a fleet of Einride EVs to haul freight between GE Appliances’ inbound warehouses and manufacturing facilities in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee.

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Hitendra Chaturvedi’s Reality Check

Resilinc

Chaturvedi: So far this year, Ohio, Arizona and Tennessee have seen the most job announcements associated with reshoring. As a consumer, let us say, you are given a choice between two identical iPhones—one that was made in China with Just-in-Time inventory management, and the second made in the U.S., What was your response?

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7 Pitfalls of Amazon FBA (Fulfillment By Amazon)!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Amazon has dozens of warehouses all over the country, and more around the world, so your products may be in your customers’ hands quickly. Amazon FBA Inventory Woes. The inventory that’s on the shelves and logged into the system is the inventory your 3PL warehouse can pick, pack and ship to your customers.

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Jumpstarting Your Journey Toward Digital Transformation in MRO for Manufacturers

RFgen

There are maintenance technicians to direct, labor to allocate, assets to keep track of, spare parts inventory to worry about and supplier networks to maintain. Assets are tangible inventory items that must be inspected, maintained, and are tracked with performance metrics. The Materials Supply Chain (MRO Inventory).

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SCRC Meeting – Tom Linton’s “Supply Chain Eight” and Golden Winged Warblers : Questions Every New CSCO Should Ask Their CEO

NC State SCRC

When it is not in motion, it is classified as inventory. My first Monday in, I asked for a full report of all our supply chain metrics, and my analyst told me he could get it to me by Friday. But this took time – we had to “defrag” our supply chain, and eventually I learned we had 59 days of inventory.