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The Importance of Transparency in Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

The article cites Dr. Darren Prokop, of the University of Anchorage Alaska, who explains supply chain visibility involves seeing “a particular activity with access to information at selected nodes.” In retail, buyers want to understand where the products they are purchasing are coming from and how they were created.”

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Matrix Commerce is Coming Will You Be Ready?

Supply Chain Network

Early in January of 2012 I found myself struggling with the current terms around multi-channel, cross channel and omni-channel to adequately describe the current retail and e-commerce marketplace reality we all face. The first materials handling system solution I am tracking is the Fulfillment Factory from SSI Schaeffer.

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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. At the point of purchase, the consumer also pays Value Added Tax, known as VAT, of 20% on all alcohol products. A Goods and Services Tax (GST) of 10% is also payable on all retail sales of alcohol. What is excise duty?

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Everything You Need to Know About USPS Ground Advantage

ShipBob

To form USPS Ground Advantage, the Postal Service consolidated two of its previous shipping services, First Class Package and Retail Ground (named Parcel Select Ground when purchasing postage through online shipping software services ), to create an affordable “catch-all” option for packages less than 15.99

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Recap: State of the Supply Chain in 2022, Live Chat with Tom Linton

Resilinc

And with these multi-tier mapping tools now available, it can be very awkward for a CPO to explain to their CFO or CEO why a lower-tier disruption came as a surprise. Yet, many supply chain organizations still aren’t using these advanced tools. We had the purchasing power to accomplish that. Linton: That’s right.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

Blue Yonder , a leading supply chain solutions provider, announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Doddle, a first and last mile technology business. Once completed, the deal will allow Blue Yonder’s suite of supply chain management and commerce offerings to expand with final mile, returns management, and reverse logistics solutions.