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The Impact of the Coronavirus Crisis on Reverse Logistics

Enterra Insights

Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, writes, “The coronavirus has disrupted U.S. Therefore, reverse logistics companies are preparing for managing the influx of returned or replaced items during this time.”[2]. Reverse logistics: An inconvenient challenge. ”[2]. ”[4].

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. The field is large and growing.

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New supply chain refreshment program at Arizona State University

Supply Chain Movement

That’s why supply chain management is such a popular field, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimating a 26-percent increase in logistics jobs by 2020. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University offers a program for that. Carey School of Business. It covers analytical decision modeling. Carey School of Business'

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New Year, New Horizons: Transportation Industry Gets Ready to Take On 2023

Intelligent Audit

As the transportation industry waves goodbye (and good riddance) to 2022, innovative logistics professionals are already working hard to make 2023 a banner year for the global transportation industry. Walmart to Expand Drone Delivery in Arizona, Florida, Texas. UPS to Continue Service Despite Threat of Strike. 15 press release.

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With New Year Underway, Key Players Look Back On 2022

Intelligent Audit

The Logistics Managers Index (LMI) showed a reading of 36.9% Walmart now offers customers drone delivery service through these vendors in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. . DoorDash Announces Return Service to Meet Post-Holiday Demand For Reverse Logistics. Postal Service locations.

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Connecting Canada, the US and Europe

Cathy Roberson

Photo courtesy of GLS UK-based postal operator, Royal Mail further expands its international operations through its subsidiary, General Logistics Systems (GLS) with the acquisition of Canadian freight operator, Rosenau Transport, announced on Oct 8. How does this all benefit postal operator Royal Mail? International cross-border.

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