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What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo?

Freightos

Alaska Airlines launched online seat booking in December 1995 – over 20 years ago! Image courtesy of Alaska Airlines. Disruption in supply chain and freight forwarding creates uncertainty when dealing with companies inventories. Passenger travel’s timeline is a great indicator of this.

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Top 5 Aerospace and Defense Supply Chain Challenges of 2024 

Resilinc

Further complicating matters, the FAA capped Boeings 737 Max production at 38 units per month following the Alaska Airlines 737-9 Max door plug incident in early 2024. In 2024, they remained the top disruption for the aerospace and defense industry and all sectors tracked by Resilinc for the sixth consecutive year.

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Top Mobile Barcoding Case Studies for Oracle’s JD Edwards

RFgen

Each scan transacts against the ERP in real-time, eliminating lag time and ensuring accurate inventory levels. The manufacturer was using manual data collection to record raw material inventory transactions by hand, including weight and quality measurements. Continue Reading: Just-in-time Distributor Automates Inventory Control ».

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Understanding Inventory Tax: An eCommerce Merchant’s Guide

Ware2Go

Everything you need to know about inventory tax. Learn which states collect it, its impact on your business, how to reduce it, and how to leverage fulfillment technology to accurately track and control inventory. Understanding Inventory Tax. Is There a Federal Inventory Tax? How Does Inventory Tax Affect My Business?

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Protect Your Business From Flooding (and other Natural Disasters)!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Unsurprisingly, floods can lead to all kinds of problems, from loss of inventory to damaged company vehicles. Fortunately, they don’t often happen in America – and when they do, it’s usually in California or Alaska. Before anything else, it’s important that you take out insurance to protect your business and its inventory.

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Matrix Commerce is Coming Will You Be Ready?

Supply Chain Network

The complexity really starts when you look at the distribution of the products and how you can actually calculate and track the carbon footprint of a product sent to a store around the corner from the plant versus sending the same product to a store in Alaska.

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RFgen Recognized as a Top Software and Technology Provider by Food Logistics Magazine

RFgen

Learn More: How Clif Bar achieved 100% traceability and inventory visibility ». With the introduction of the 2001 Bioterrorism Act and the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act, companies must now be able to quickly deliver full inventory tracking datasheets to appropriate regulatory forces when requested. Tracing Food from Field-to-Fork.