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Editor’s Choice: What Supply Chains Must Overcome to Deliver on the Consumer Promise

Logistics Viewpoints

The same “If” statement was repeated for a host of financial and operational metrics. The following will delve into some of the intricate farm-to-table challenges that supply chains face across sourcing, demand planning, procurement and inventory management, transportation, and warehousing.

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Supply Chain Scope: New Study Shows Rise in US Inventories; California Estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030

Arkieva

A new study by the SupplyChainDigest analyzing the main components of working capital: Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO), and Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) revealed an uptick in DIO. Sustainable Freight Action Plan for California is estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030. Software Suite.

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The New Reality of Amazon FBA with Ephraim Ausch

The Logistics of Logistics

Tactical has warehouses in both Chino, California, and Elizabeth, New Jersey. The new performance metrics were a result of carriers arriving late and or missing appointments. The Inventory Performance Index , (IPI) is a score Amazon assesses to determine how well sellers are managing their inventory. Ephraim Ausch.

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SanDisk’s Story of Customer Segmentation Strategies Using Inventory Postponement

Supply Chain Shaman

Instead, in the SanDisk journey , they adjusted the speed of response to their customer segments, and actively designing inventory postponement strategies. Founded in 1988 in Milpitas, California, SanDisk is publicly traded on NASDAQ with 8,600 employees globally, and market capitalization in 2015 over $13B. It is systemic.

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Carrier Capacity Management Levels the Playing Field in a Carriers’ Market

Logistics Viewpoints

The unprecedented cargo logjams off the southern California coast wreaking havoc on supply chains show no signs of waning. Even if much of their sought-after inventory remains stuck at sea, merchants still need to move products that are available, and this brings its own set of relentless challenges.

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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

But variations exist between regions, e.g., California is at $4.291 as of August 30, 2021, while the Gulf Coast was at the lower end of the spectrum at $3.038. . Delays and congestion worsen each year, inventory strains continually affect capacity, and customer needs remain ever-changing. transportation metrics ?that

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Manufacturers, Technology, and the Digital Age

Enterra Insights

During a fall meeting of the Manufacturers’ Council of the Inland Empire, Gregg Profozich, Director of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies at California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC), told participants, “Technology is key to survival of manufacturers.”[1] You wouldn’t think encouragement would be required.