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This Week in Logistics News (August 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

Texas led the expansion of hiring, followed by North Carolina and New York. Imports are falling as businesses carefully manage inventory in anticipation of softer demand. That was underscored by other data showing a bigger decline in wholesale inventories in June than initially estimated. The trade deficit contracted 4.1

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This Week in Logistics News (February 26 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Liquor stores in Canada pull Russian products from shelves. will include participation from the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association (OCEMA), Consolidated Chassis Management LLC (CCM), Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), and North Carolina State Ports Authority (NC Ports).

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Podcast: Rob Handfield on Suppliers, Data, Tech, and Talent

Requis

On every screen there were moving graphical visualizations of material inventory. Tom had literally put his inventory on these control towers, and it was all updating in real time. In the post-COVID world, suppliers in the US, Mexico, and Canada will become much more integrated. It’s not about nationalizing everything.

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How to implement a supply chain management system

Unleashed

Cloud-based systems offer a cost-effective way to manage and monitor suppliers, inventory and more. Unleashed Software and accounting software firm Xero have a plug-and-play integration that allows you to manage the entirety of a business’s inventory and accounting processes. Cloud-based software. A mobile sales app.

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Perspectives on the Global Trade Environment: A Panel Discussion

NC State SCRC

It is not so much the application of a tariff, or even leaving NAFTA, but more like “North Carolina leaving the United States!” We source 250 miles of tubular steel out of Canada, but were hit with a 232 tariff, and every piece of pipe suddenly was assigned a 25% penalty. US/Canada/Mexico, EU, Middle East, APAC)?

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Navigating the Future in an Uncertain Political and Regulatory Environment

NC State SCRC

The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative held its bi-annual Industry Partner Meeting in the Talley Student Center at North Carolina State University this past week. It excludes Canada, USA, Mexico, Chile, and Peru. The RCEP doesn’t cover labor laws, data, information services – just products.