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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply shortages resulting in empty shelves or parking lots of WIP inventory represent a spectre causing supply chain leaders to reconsider supply chain inventory practices. Opinion of just-in-time (JIT) as a practice has taken a battering and inventory is rising. Is supply chain inventory the problem?

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The Ultimate Guide to Contract Logistics: What You Need to Know

SCMDOJO

It involves outsourcing logistics activities, such as warehousing, transportation, distribution, inventory management, and order fulfillment, to a dedicated logistics service provider. Additionally, its strategic location in proximity to Germany, France, and the UK adds to its appeal.

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Another Equity Infusion for project44 With Notable Added Investors

Supply Chain Matters

Moeller Holding , the privately held investment company affiliated with Maersk Line, and France based CMA CGM , now a global carrier in sea, land, air and logistics services. The usual stumbling block has been monetization of information, especially for originators of that information. That includes Denmark based A.P.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. The six areas are energy use, nature, waste, packaging, transportation, and product use and design. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Robots are everywhere these days.

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The Challenges of Donating Food Inventory

RFgen

Cosmetic damage to products is a common problem in inventory management, but holds special challenges for food manufacturers. The Guardian reported France is the first country in the world to create laws that ban grocery stores from throwing out consumable food. Donating food inventory is noble, but not always easy.

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The Challenges of Donating Food Inventory

RFgen

Cosmetic damage to products is a common problem in inventory management, but holds special challenges for food manufacturers. The Guardian reported France is the first country in the world to create laws that ban grocery stores from throwing out consumable food. Donating food inventory is noble, but not always easy.

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o9 Solutions and Genpact Partner to Digitally Transform Supply Chain of Eckes-Granini

o9 Solutions

The joint initiative digitizes end-to-end supply chain processes at Eckes-Granini and breaks down information silos within the organization. The implementation will reduce supply chain costs and inventories, eliminate excess inventory, waste and duplicative processes and enhance operating efficiencies to support long-term goals.