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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. Even in Australia, consumer sentiment index decreased to 102.2,

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Customs Duty De Minimis Thresholds: A Guide for SMEs

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This can create excellent selling or promotional opportunities for eCommerce and multichannel sellers, who can advertise deals up to that threshold to allow consumers to take advantage of de minimis benefits. In Australia, the administration of customs duties is administered by the Australian Border Force.

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Pet Food Manufacturing and the Pandemic: Inside an Industry Boom

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This increase in pet ownership—along with panic buying—has created a huge surge in demand for pet food. tended to buy their?pet in Australia?increased?in purchase in bulk, hoarding quantities?of data, which also presented a challenge to some pet food?manufacturers, Shortages in ground transportation equipment?and

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How to Secure Your First Supply Chain or Logistics Job

Logistics Bureau

The supply chain and logistics workforce in Australia will grow to around 161,000 persons by 2021-22, an increase of around 16,000 workers. Aiding in purchasing and inbound logistics management. Supporting logistics managers by gathering and presenting performance data. Buyer or Purchasing Agent. Supply Chain Analyst.

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Warehousing, the Rise of IT, Automation, and Now… Robotics

Logistics Bureau

Transport optimisation considerations dictate that warehousing is used at the end-point of a transport system to amass enough products for a full load for the subsequent transport system. Australia and Europe have similar surface areas but very different customer densities and concentrations.

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Barcoding and Inventory Management – the Ultimate Guide

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It is not necessary to buy them from a universal database (such as UPC) particularly if you are just starting out and testing the waters. While handheld scanner technology can vary widely, an adequate laser scanner can usually be purchased for less than $100.

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Cost To Serve – A Smarter Way to Improved Supply Chain Profitability

Logistics Bureau

Outbound transportation. Thus, if you find out that an expensive transport solution (courier for example) is routinely being used to deliver a low margin product to a customer, you’ll understand that much better if the end result for you turns out to be a loss. Marketing costs. Ordering and cash collection. Picking and packing.