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A New Red Wagon?

Supply Chain Shaman

I grew up in the mountains of West Virginia. Last week, I spent time with large chemical companies engrossed in this discussion. Let’s take a look at the world of the chemical manufacturer. As shown in Figure 1, the company has been unable to maintain balance on the portfolio of cost and inventory. Figure 2.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

The neighboring port in Norfolk Virginia and other east coast ports like New York City can absorb the additional traffic without many complications or delays, but this incident provides an opportunity to discuss the importance of supply chain resilience.

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Digitized Procurement: Your Setting-off Point to Autonomy

Jaggaer

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), to a state-of-the-art digital chemical management solution that brought advanced automation into the process. Now that we have conducted a digital transformation, all the information necessary for a researcher to place an order is readily available.

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Food Grade Warehouse

3PL Insights

Inventory Turnover Rate. Traps, chemicals and regular inspection by personnel is required. A refrigerated warehouse provides cold storage for foods and other products that need to be kept under a certain temperature. Produce and beverages are good examples of products that require refrigerated storage. FDA Approved.