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Understanding Inventory Tax: An eCommerce Merchant’s Guide

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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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What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo?

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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 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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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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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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Boeing’s Corporate Culture Fix is a Systemic Challenge

Supply Chain Matters

Background In early January, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft flying at 16,000 feet experienced a main cabin decompression as a result of a rear exit fuselage door plug blowing out. Fortunately, the aircraft was able to return to its point of departure, Portland, Oregon for an emergency landing.

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Supply Chain Talk: The Secret to Standardization – Imagine Wearing a Standard Shoe Design on Both Feet

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This is not surprising because the typical hospital carries inventory for more than 10,000 items, and may have as many as 25,000 items on its books. The cost per seat mile for the value-based airlines like Alaska and Spirit is as much as 25% less than most full-service airlines. Take the airline industry as an example.