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Digitization and the Future of Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

” People who live in Pennsylvania are familiar with anachronistic encounters with the Amish who still traverse busy streets riding in horse-drawn carriages. Motorized coaches and cars bring passengers to their stores and restaurants and modern transportation systems ship their handmade goods to a broader customer base.

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Doing Business in South Korea

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At 99,720 sq km in size, the country is slightly smaller than the US state of Pennsylvania. As of 2019, it has 1,880 vessels, of which 83 are bulk carriers, 86 are container ships, 368 are general cargo ships, and 187 are oil tankers. South Korea is in eastern Asia in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula.

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The Christmas Tree Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Pickyourownchristmastree.org states that in 2019 over 26 million new trees were purchased in the U.S., the majority of trees are grown in Oregon, followed by North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Washington. The cost of trees in all cases will be affected by all of these factors, including higher shipping costs.

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Supply Chain Leaders Prepare For The Long Haul. Caution: It Will Be Gray.

Supply Chain Shaman

While my town in Pennsylvania is releasing restrictions, and people are starting to gather again in large groups, I say, “We cannot be too careful.”. As shown in Figure 1, based on data collected in the period of September-October 2019 from over 600 business leaders, at the start of the year, the likelihood of a pandemic was low risk.

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How to Sell CBD Online: Information and Tips on Selling CBD From Home

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The rest of this article provides general information on shipping CBD products. Fulfill and ship customer orders You’ll need a system for warehousing your CBD products and managing inventory over time. They were managing CBD shipping and logistics themselves but didn’t understand just how massive and difficult retail fulfillment was.

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Analyzing Supply Chain Risk

Enterra Insights

Analysts from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business explain, “Globalization can bring numerous benefits, but these come with risks. 5] Suresh Acharya, “ Three Types of Analytics That Can Be Used to Address Supply Chain Disruptions ,” Industrial Distribution, 18 March 2019. [6] ”[7].

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Freight Volume Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Zipline Logistics

Volume increases started mid-last week and have steadily climbed since then, exceeding 2019 levels. According to an article published in FreightWaves , “ Tender volumes are racing to the upside and are tracking positive year-over-year in May, albeit off of a depressed 2019 comparison. Shipping in or out of Alabama should be?back

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