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The Onshoring, Reshoring, and Nearshoring Strategies Calm Supply Chain Chaos

Logility

According to Reshoring Initiative , companies seeking to limit their exposure to supply chain uncertainties and global conflict risks are moving operations from East Asia to the United States or as close as possible. Whatever the rationale, this trend – which includes onshoring, reshoring and nearshoring – offers enticing tradeoffs.

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Are You Prepared for a Climate-Change Charged Hurricane Season?

Enterra Insights

The 2020 one brought a record 30 named storms to the North Atlantic, including 12 that hit the United States, causing some $40 billion in damage. ”[5] Rice reports, “Meteorologists from Colorado State University, among the nation’s top hurricane forecasters, predicted nine hurricanes would form this year.”

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My View on the U.S. Elections and the Opportunities Ahead

BlueYonder

I write on the heels of the nationwide elections in the United States. A passionate citizenry exercised its right to advocate for issues important to them and the candidates who they believe the nation, the state, the local government would be best seated with. Those words inspire me.

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The IoT Reality Check

C3 Solutions

The few scaled-up implementations are being undertaken by retail giants – Amazon, Walmart and supermarket giants, primarily in dense markets like the United States and Europe. Its ability to bring about accuracy and efficiency to both inventory and inventory-related tasks absolutely has a cost-benefit component.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. Most online shoppers assume that items they return go back into regular inventory, to be sold again at full price. Zachary said.

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Scope 3 emissions, Explained

crisp

By exercising best practices for scope 3 emissions reporting, CPG organizations can meet growing retailer expectations and gain full-range visibility into their supply chain to identify areas for sustainability and continued improvement. the regulatory landscape concerning scope 3 emissions reporting is becoming increasingly unavoidable.

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Preparing the Supply Chain for the Hurricane Season

Enterra Insights

The summer hurricane season is a particularly problematic time because nearly half the planet, and a majority of the production capacity for many industries, are located in areas routinely struck by catastrophic weather — East Asia, the Northern Indian Ocean, and the Southeast and Gulf coasts of the United States.”