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Inventory is Everything with Jeff Flowers

The Logistics of Logistics

In 2016, Jeff partnered with Franklin Young to purchase PTI Security, a leader in Physical Access Control and with support from Source Capital, an Atlanta based Private Equity firm. The ILWU is a labor union which primarily represents dock workers on the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii, and in British Columbia, Canada.

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Air Freight Explained: Calculating Costs and Price Trends

Freightos

Since air cargo is prohibitively expensive, it’s usually limited to smaller, high-value goods or time sensitive items, such as: Electronics. DHL Global Forwarding actually got started by taking ocean freight documents by air to expedite release along a new West Coast-Hawaii ocean line. Security surcharges. Seasonal shipments.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 30 – August 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

I read earlier this week that Hershey said it would fall short of meeting demand for the Halloween and Christmas holiday seasons this year, blaming a scarcity of raw ingredients and difficulties in securing suppliers. he crackdown, if approved, would involve barring the shipment of U.S. s KitchenAid. That’s all for this week.

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Hollywood’s Top 10 Supply Chain Disaster Movies

Resilinc

An attack on a symbol of political power like the White House would likely lead to increased security measures globally. This heightened security could impact the movement of goods and people, slowing down the supply chain as stringent security checks and protocols are implemented.

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A Day to Honor Our Veterans

BlueYonder

During my tenure in the Navy, I served in the advanced electronics warfare field as a CTM. My very first duty station was part of the NSGA (Naval Security Group Activity) in Kunia, Hawaii, (also known as the tunnel base). It was never planned, it just happened. I was stationed in Pensacola, Florida, for most of my training.

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Doing Business in the United States

QAD

The last two states added were Alaska and Hawaii in 1959. The climate is mostly temperate, but Alaska is arctic, Florida and Hawaii are tropical, and the Great Plains are mostly arid or semi-arid. In addition, security against terrorism is a high priority as the U.S. Manufacturing in the U.S. Donald Trump has been the U.S.