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The Backorder, April 10 2024

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Baltimore bridge disaster adds new stress to global supply chains. That’s why AOV is an essential metric to improve. If dead stock is consuming vital inventory space in your warehouse try bundling your slowest-moving items with best-sellers. US manufacturing activity expands for first time since 2022. in March – up 2.5%

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 11.5-11.9

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We’ve used our transportation management system to make load times a critical metric for us.”. Amazon’s safety record scrutinized after Baltimore warehouse tragedy. Hospitals overpaying by $25 billion on their supply chains according to report. And I'm not about to answer that question without them," he said.