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The Trucking Industry In The COVID-19 Era

Shipchain

But today, any trucker transporting essential goods or anything used to manufacture said items is exempt from the rules. Additionally, as per Ian Duncan from the Washington Post , the lack of traffic has been instrumental in allowing truckers to deliver their shipments as quickly as possible.

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

Well-documented ~ Your contingency plan is of little value unless all relevant stakeholders are trained on it and prepared to jump into action when a disruption does occur. This inventory glut crowded warehouses, eventually forcing companies to cut back on their new orders to clear out their backed-up storage facilities. Case Studies.

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Seeing Supply Chain Visibility through Different Lenses

Bristlecone

In order to quote a lead time, the customer representative had to follow a long, drawn-out process of calling the tile distributor in the state of Washington and leaving a message – only to finally get back to me the next day to tell me that the shipment might be available around next week. Recently, in a conversation with a leading U.S.

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

Well-documented ~ Your contingency plan is of little value unless all relevant stakeholders are trained on it and prepared to jump into action when a disruption does occur. This inventory glut crowded warehouses, eventually forcing companies to cut back on their new orders to clear out their backed-up storage facilities. Case Studies.

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Creating a Greener Warehouse Through Automated Data Collection

RFgen

When manufacturers implement green materials or retailers reroute shipping to reduce fuel usage, they advertise their new practices. Inventory operations are also redefined with eco-friendly goals in mind. Warehouses don’t utilize the raw materials necessary for manufacturing, but they require energy and resources to operate.

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Creating a Greener Warehouse Through Automated Data Collection

RFgen

When manufacturers implement green materials or retailers reroute shipping to reduce fuel usage, they advertise their new practices. Inventory operations are also redefined with eco-friendly goals in mind. Warehouses don’t utilize the raw materials necessary for manufacturing, but they require energy and resources to operate.

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Accessing Bathrooms

Cathy Roberson

(Source: Reddit ) There’s been a lot of supply chain pains over the years, many of which are well documented – port congestion, capacity issues, rising spot rates, plunging spot rates, hidden fees, maxed out warehouses – just to name a few but one that I’m still trying to wrap my head around is access to bathrooms.

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