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Inventory Obsolescence: It Can Get Complicated

ToolsGroup

Shorter innovation cycles, multi-channel complexity, and long-tail stock-keeping units (SKUs) accelerate the inevitable decline in value. Tricolor Auto Group is an example of a company with unique obsolescence patterns and a need to minimize obsolescence costs.

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How to Reduce Shipping Costs: 8 Effective Ways

Ware2Go

For example, a package sent 2,000 miles through USPS from Seattle to Tulsa would be Zone 8. But the same package sent only 107 miles from Oklahoma City to Tulsa would be Zone 2. The point of origin is in Zone 1, and zones measure the distance a shipment travels. The higher the zone, the more expensive an order is to ship.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 19-23, 2013)

Talking Logistics

New innovations include inline analytics, process-driven workflows, packaged event-response levers, consolidated demand signals and in-memory technologies. Its Control Tower solution for an equipment and supplies provider includes on-site staff in Houston, Oklahoma and Louisiana executing more than 75,000 truckloads per year.”.

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Fearless Females of Supply Chain: Overcoming the Seeds of Doubt

BlueYonder

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Store was founded on the values of integrity, customer focus, strong work ethic, innovation, and perseverance. Our supply chain team works primarily from our headquarters in Oklahoma City, but we also spend a decent amount of time out in our stores and with our merchandising team.

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Perspectives on the Global Trade Environment: A Panel Discussion

NC State SCRC

As an example, there are tariffs on the automotive rotors that go into a brake system, and over the last ten years, the vast majority of these are produced in northern China. Example might include free trade zones, mapping of supplier material flows, multi-sourcing, business continuity planning, etc.). I don’t think so.

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