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Supply Visibility: More Important Than Ever. Yet Elusive.

Supply Chain Shaman

Linkedin Comment Donald Cavin Data Warehousing Consultant at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute. We are making slow progress on transportation visibility, but not supplier visibility. Also insufficient pay to attract truckers, longshoremen, etc. See You There?

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Even if you don’t grow or ship produce, your transportation performance and spend can still be directly impacted. How Produce Season Transportation Affects Rates and Capacity – State by State.

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The Time for Inventory Management Automation is Now

QAD

Transportation, scheduling and on-time delivery are important for any manufacturer and inventory manager to keep manufacturing and supply chain businesses running smoothly. But minutes ago, his coworkers in Ohio called to explain a time-sensitive business scenario and he needed to understand the risks before approving their creative solution.

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Panama Canal Drought: Lower Water Levels, Higher Supply Chain Risk

Resilinc

Due to the drought, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) updated booking conditions for ships for the Panamax locks (the older locks of the Panama Canal used by smaller ships). Weight limits have also been adjusted, forcing some ships to unload and transport cargo to the other side of the canal via train—increasing transportation costs.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 20-24, 2015)

Talking Logistics

JDA “Writes the Book” on Supply Chain. For related commentary, see Drones – The Birth of a New Transportation Mode. In the warehouse automation realm, Swisslog announced that it has acquired FORTE Industries, a warehouse automation system integrator based in Mason, Ohio.

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Hitendra Chaturvedi’s Reality Check

Resilinc

But in his 2021 book “ Sense and Sustainability ,” Chaturvedi shows he’s an idealist as well as a realist. Chaturvedi: So far this year, Ohio, Arizona and Tennessee have seen the most job announcements associated with reshoring. In your book, you recount a conversation with a senior exec at a U.S.

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Logistics Market Stays Flat as May Begins

Zipline Logistics

Columbus , Ohio has recently been a desirable market for carriers. Re frigerated freight out of California to the region has been difficult to book with limited capacity. . Vendors should not expect much transportation disruption in Iowa. . New Jersey has an open-ended stay-at-home order on the books.