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Is the “shared economy” changing logistics?

Kinaxis

by Alvaro Fernandez Did you know it costs approximately $100 to send an envelope from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Caracas, Venezuela? To be fair, Canada has had its share of mail nightmares in the past). General News Inventory management capacity management Capacity planning Logistics shared economy' New York to London?

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What Supply Chains Can Learn From Switzerland

RFgen

Venezuela ranked last this year partly due to its exposure to natural disasters. This allows those in inventory management to ascertain whether there are too many items to safely store in the warehouse. Luxembourg. Netherlands. Of course, it is not only the top-performers that industry leaders could stand to learn from.

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What Supply Chains Can Learn From Switzerland

RFgen

Venezuela ranked last this year partly due to its exposure to natural disasters. This allows those in inventory management to ascertain whether there are too many items to safely store in the warehouse. Luxembourg. Netherlands. Of course, it is not only the top-performers that industry leaders could stand to learn from.

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The Supply Chain Impacts of the Russian Attack on the Ukraine

NC State SCRC

Although there are inventories of these minerals on hand, the industry is struggling to keep up with current demand, which is rising significantly, meaning the global chip shortage will continue to get worse. Biden is even talking to Venezuela! But that doesn’t mean we aren’t impacted.

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Checklist for working capital management

Supply Chain Movement

Working capital management revolves around inventory, debtors and creditors. 10 questions to assess working capital management. Some companies generate cash so quickly that they can even achieve negative working capital. Supply Chain Media and software vendor Slimstock have developed this checklist for working capital management. >>Please

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bouvet Island. British Indian Ocean Territory. Brunei Darussalam. Cape Verde.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

Such a system enables those companies to fulfil orders flexibly by dispatching the goods from various inventory points (e.g. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bouvet Island. British Indian Ocean Territory. Brunei Darussalam. Burkina Faso. Cape Verde. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic. Christmas Island. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. United Kingdom.