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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. Most online shoppers assume that items they return go back into regular inventory, to be sold again at full price. Zachary said.

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What is excise duty? A guide for alcohol producers

Unleashed

We also look at: Using brewery inventory software to track and manage alcohol excise duty costs, and. The role bonded warehouses play in the industry, and how they can be used to help manage the finances of a business. The duty will be payable if you are importing to your own premises, or if you are transferring stock into a warehouse.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

This is leading to an inventory pile-up of processors and memory chips used in PCs. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories. The companies building their inventories are looking to ensure they have items on hand at the right moment. Walgreens takes its delivery service round the clock.