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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2022

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Top Five Transportation Trends ; Chris Cunnane. From a transportation standpoint, this has included major technological advancements. In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. Inventory Management in a High Inflation Environment ; Clint Reiser.

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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

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First, even if fines are not applied, goods moving across borders with incorrect documentation can be held up at the border. Companies who have experienced these delays often add inventory across their network to buffer the risk. Secondly, one core supply chain application is a transportation management system.

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting Supply Chain Disruptions

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In the United States for example, many companies have been considering – and some already taken – strategies like near-shoring and reshoring. How will you make sure that unused returns go back into inventory instead of being scrapped? Ensures all relevant and needed documents are included.

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Walmart: 3 Keys to Successful Supply Chain Management any Business Can Follow

GlobalTranz

Walmart would not have the ability to provide such low prices and have consistent inventory in the over 5,000 stores in the United States and over 1.3 ” Walmart states early on. The retailer also instituted cross-docking at its warehouses, a method that moves inventory directly from arriving or departing trucks.

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Reshoring Or Not, What is Manufacturing? 4 Questions to Ponder with Real American Manufacturers

GlobalTranz

But regardless of whether reshoring is increasing or not, we are still seeing world class manufacturing companies reshore their operations back to the United States. GBC manufactured and assembled shredders, and equipment to encapsulate paper documents in plastic. Inventory was not accurate and either were the BOMs, so GIGO.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

INTTRA Collaborates with JDA Software for Streamlined Transportation Management. Here in the United States, FedEx experienced significant delays again this year , with many employees volunteering to work on Christmas to deliver delayed packages. LoJack SCI and TransVoyant Partner to Deliver Supply Chain Risk Alerting.

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Customs Duty De Minimis Thresholds: A Guide for SMEs

Unleashed

As this document shows, the figures vary hugely and it is important to be across the detail and keep up with recent changes to policy. What are the United States’ de minimis rules? New Zealand’s Customs team will then invoice based on the value of the items, the cost of the Customs Value, and the cost of transportation.