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How to Get a New Arizona Facility Running Optimally in a Hurry

AB&R

How to Get a New Arizona Facility Running Optimally in a Hurry If you’re setting up a new warehouse or manufacturing facility in Arizona, you will want to make sure you’re being as efficient as possible in everything you do. The same company also saw 60% fewer data capture errors. One technology to consider is RFID.

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Global Supply Chain Volatility Continues to Moderate But Not Inventory and Warehousing Costs

Supply Chain Matters

The Logistics Managers Index Report® , compiled by researchers at Arizona State University, Colorado State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and the University of Nevada Reno , and in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , reported a September value of 61.4,

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Embracing the Supply Chain as A Complex Non-linear System

Supply Chain Shaman

In the past five years, companies have 5-10X the number of AGVs in their warehouses, but 40-60% more planners in corporate. We have successfully reduced warehouse labor, but planning is more labor intensive today, and less effective. The supply chain has two important buffers–inventory and capacity. Performance Declines.

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A Key to Manufacturing and Warehousing Success in Arizona

AB&R

A Key to Manufacturing and Warehousing Success in Arizona The Phoenix metropolitan area and surrounding cities are booming with new warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing plants right now. AB&R helps thousands of companies across North America identify, track, and manage their critical assets and inventory.

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November U.S. Logistics Manager’s Index- Noteworthy Trending

Supply Chain Matters

The report specifically indicates : “ November’s dip was largely triggered by a decline in Inventory Levels (-9.1) which is attributable to Q4 holiday sales and the subsequent dips in Warehousing Capacity (+3.6) and slowdown in Warehousing Utilization (-14.0) and Transportation Capacity (+5.2)

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June 2023 US Logistics Managers Index Drops to a Revised Low

Supply Chain Matters

According to the June report summary , the primary driver of the latest decline was the inventory metric, which reportedly contracted 6.5 Consequently, the warehousing capacity metric increased a reported 6.8 Logistics Managers Index (LMI) that again dropped to an all-time low for June 2023. Further, the current LMI value has slid 21.5

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Supply Chain Volatility Indexes Moderate in February

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights two February 2023 published indexes of supply chain volatility both reflecting moderation of disruption and higher logistics costs. A further significant change noted was Warehousing Capacity moving back into expansion levels by 10.2 percentage points down from the January reading of 57.6.