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What Lessons a Table Fable Teaches About Supply Chain Orchestration

Logistics Viewpoints

Multiple calls only muddied the waters, but a few things became clear: inventory was in the warehouse, but my order for it was stuck. The order management system wasn’t effectively connected to the warehouse management system showing tables available or the transportation management system showing the carrier had returned my first table.

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Hurricane season 2024: how to prepare your supply chain

Resilinc

If these forecasts are correct, 2024 will shake out to be the third most active hurricane season on record. The 2024 hurricane season is expected to be extremely active, with multiple forecasts predicting above-average activity, increasing the potential for supply chain disruptions. What sets this year’s hurricane season apart?

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How E-Commerce Is Reinventing the Humble Warehouse

MIT Supply Chain

Nowhere are these changes more evident than in warehousing. The warehouse, a mainstay of supply chains, is getting a makeover as retailers move closer to customers so they can fulfill buyers’ unquenchable thirst for instant gratification. Adapting existing stores to function as warehouses is another example.

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3PL Warehousing 101

Kanban Logistics

The modern warehouse offers much more than basic storage. While you can build and staff your own warehouse and perform these services yourself, more and more companies see the value in handing warehousing operations off to a third-party logistics (3PL) provider. Types of 3PL Warehousing. The Warehouse Management System.

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Hurricane Season: Why Supply Chain Preparedness Matters

Kanban Logistics

Preventing supply chain disruption begins with careful planning as soon as a major weather event is forecasted. If there aren’t enough trailers available for all doors, we will place clamps and lift trucks behind the doors in the warehouse to keep doors from blowing in. In this article, we’ll examine how Kanban does just that.

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Hurricane Florence: What We Know About the Year's First Major Storm

Elementum

It will deliver tropical-storm-level winds by noon Thursday to North Carolina's coast, and hurricane-force winds and dangerous storm surges by late Thursday or early Friday. Forecasted Effects on Environment, Communities, and Supply Chains. Over 1 million people have been ordered to evacuate in the Carolinas and Virginia.

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Hurricane Florence: What You Need to Know About the Year's First Major Storm

Elementum

It will deliver tropical-storm-level winds by noon Thursday to North Carolina's coast, and hurricane-force winds and dangerous storm surges by late Thursday or early Friday. Forecasted Effects on Environment, Communities, and Supply Chains. Over 1 million people have been ordered to evacuate in the Carolinas and Virginia.