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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

If the reason can be determined, the model needs to be updated.For example, it may be that there was a spike in restaurant chains sales at restaurants in Phoenix metro area in the second week of February. The forecaster should not assume there will be a similar spike in sales next January in Phoenix.

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Emerge Levels Up with Michael Leto

The Logistics of Logistics

Emerge’s award-winning marketplace provides access to direct capacity and live market conditions helping shippers and carriers make the strongest, most beneficial decisions when procuring domestic freight. Emerge , based in Scottsdale, AZ, is one of the fastest-growing startups in the U.S.

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Top 10 signs you’ve been working in supply chain too long

Kinaxis

Research firm Gartner even has it listed as a hot topic for its Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, May 14–17. The early days of capacity planning consisted of calling Joe in operations to see if his team could produce a few more units. It’s no secret supply chain talent has been top of mind for many executives for some time.

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Reports That TSMC Eyeing Second Fab Production Facility in the U.S.

Supply Chain Matters

Citing sources familiar with plans, The Wall Street Journal report ( Paid subscription or metered view ) indicates that the semiconductor producer plans to announce in the coming months the building of a second cutting-edge plant north of Phoenix, Arizona , a presence that the chip maker originally committed to in 2020.

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Spreading Rainbows: A Blue Yonder Associate Shares His Volunteer Story

BlueYonder

For the past 13 years, I have been fortunate to be part of an extraordinary community of volunteers at Phoenix Children’s Hospital’s Camp Rainbow. hours north of Phoenix), Camp Rainbow offers a transformative week-long summer camp experience for children between the ages of 7 and 17.

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Retailers turn toward private fleets

Cathy Roberson

Supply chains have encountered delivery delays, capacity constraints, and volatile rates since the COVID pandemic began in 2020. The old notion that you can buy the capacity as we need it—and turn the tap on or off—is a thing of the past." The shipper community has a collective sense that control has been slipping away.

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Warehousing News Roundup: March 25, 2019

Stord

Ulta is closing one of its existing distribution centers (in Phoenix) later this month, shifting product to other locations. This rush of shipments filled storage locations beyond capacity, forcing many companies to store product on chassis throughout Southern California.