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The Big Sigh

Supply Chain Shaman

The oppressive heatwave is passing in Pennsylvania. This is post is 502 in a series started in 2012. I am ready for fall. Ten Years a Blogger. Ten years ago, one of my favorite clients, Joe, challenged me to make the research more accessible, which led me to compile the blog posts annually into an e-book. (He

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Best-Cost vs. Least-Cost Sourcing

Talking Logistics

Back in December 2012, for example, Apple announced that it is investing $100 million to build some of its Mac products in the US. And earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal published an article about how the toy maker K’Nex has moved most of its manufacturing operations from China to its factory in Pennsylvania.

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Thanksgiving 2018

Enterra Insights

Other states with significant turkey production include Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, South Dakota, Utah, and California. 2] Sarah Zielinski, “ 14 Fun Facts About Turkeys ,” Smithsonian Magazine , 15 November 2012. [3] Footnotes. [1] ” Smithsonian Magazine , 21 November 2011. [2]

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Global study reveals increased use of third party logistics providers and outsourced logistics services key to success in emerging markets

Supply Chain Network

The 2012 Third-Party Logistics Study is based on over 2,250 responses from both shippers and logistics service. About the 2012 Third-Party Logistics Study. America, as well as other regions and geographies, participated in the 2012 Third-Party Logistics Study via a. world such as the Middle East and Australia. 3plstudy.com.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

“You’ve got to tread carefully if you try to ratchet back ease of returns, so that you don’t drive your customer to your competitor,” said Chuck Johnston, who served as Walmart’s senior director of returns between 2005 and 2012 and is now the chief strategy officer at goTRG, a returns management company.

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3 Ways to Get the Supply Chain Ready for Disaster

RFgen

A Utility Dive report detailing the longest power outages of 2012 – the year when Hurricane Sandy devastated parts of the east coast – showed the six longest outages of the year were all caused by the hurricane. The shortest of the top six took place in Eastern Pennsylvania and lasted almost 224 hours.

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3 Ways to Get the Supply Chain Ready for Disaster

RFgen

A Utility Dive report detailing the longest power outages of 2012 – the year when Hurricane Sandy devastated parts of the east coast – showed the six longest outages of the year were all caused by the hurricane. The shortest of the top six took place in Eastern Pennsylvania and lasted almost 224 hours.