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U.S. Freight Rates Reach Six Year Low Milestone

Supply Chain Matters

freight rates have reached their lowest levels in nearly six years. In essence, it is confirmation of a freight recession condition. That is not good for retailers and manufacturers, each under the looking glass to reduce not only transportation but also inventory carrying costs. Separate U.S. All rights reserved.

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The Pros and Cons: International and Domestic Sourcing

Unleashed

It’s easy to oversimplify the differences between sourcing for parts locally or internationally. When considering where to purchase from, the prevailing idea seems to be that domestic sourcing allows for better control and shorter lead time, but international sourcing is more cost-effective. International Sourcing.

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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

Everything from contrast dye, to tubing, to medical devices with embedded semiconductor chips would suddenly become difficult to source. If they were dependent, did they have East Coast distribution centers where they could preplace inventory before the strike occurred. What’s Next One of the tools Interos provides is the i-Score.

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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

At SAP their solution is developed by their governance risk and compliance team. Global trade services is one of 4 pillars of GRC at SAP, the others being enterprise risk and compliance, identity and access governance, and cybersecurity. There can be big fines for noncompliance with trade regulations.

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Changing Winds in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

There is no planning model in traditional solutions that recognizes a logistics bottleneck and drives bi-directional orchestration across source, make and deliver. Government policies are rational. Labor shortages and shifts in routes reduce the availability of air freight. Chemical Sector Inventory Availability.

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Changing Winds in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

There is no planning model in traditional solutions that recognizes a logistics bottleneck and drives bi-directional orchestration across source, make and deliver. Government policies are rational. Labor shortages and shifts in routes reduce the availability of air freight. Chemical Sector Inventory Availability.

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Strong Supply Chains Required For an Economic Rebound: Six Steps To Take

Supply Chain Shaman

My first focus was on China sourcing. China was the source of over 90% of PPE.) Operation Air Bridge by the US Government was also a welcome relief. Border crossings will be tough, and the infrastructure for the ocean and air freight tumultuous. Evaluate Inventory. Evaluate inventory health weekly.