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This Week in Logistics News (July 30 – August 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

With the new partnership, retailers will fulfill orders from inventory in their stores, and a Flex delivery driver will pick them up from the retailer. Samsung has two big factories in China while SK Hynix Inc is buying Intel Corp’s NAND flash memory chips manufacturing business in China. That’s all for this week.

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3 Ways a Poorly Managed Inventory Can Ruin a Business

RFgen

Poorly managed stocks of inventory can devastate a company’s bottom line. Do you know how much inventory you have, whether it’s in your office, warehouse or in the field? Inventory management is a top business process that, if not tracked correctly, can irreversibly damage companies. You should. It’s Costly.

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Risk Management Can Be a Competitive Advantage, Part Two

Enterra Insights

”[6] Recent events in Hawaii and California should be evidence enough that climate change is having an impact. … Aside from changing the physical elements of ports and infrastructure to protect against impending climate change, manufacturers can shift their own strategies to adapt.

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3 Ways a Poorly Managed Inventory Can Ruin a Business

RFgen

Poorly managed stocks of inventory can devastate a company’s bottom line. Do you know how much inventory you have, whether it’s in your office, warehouse or in the field? Inventory management is a top business process that, if not tracked correctly, can irreversibly damage companies. You should. It’s Costly.

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8 Inventory Costing Methods That You Might Not Know About

EMERGE App

Inventory costing or valuation is an accounting concept that has a direct impact on your gross profit and thus taxable income. Methods of valuing inventory are simply different cost-flow assumptions about how to allocate your cost of goods available for sale. We’ll start by explaining why inventory costing is important.

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Leveling the Playing Field for Small Businesses

Elementum

Leg Avenue, a provocative costume manufacturer based in Los Angeles, California, chose to partner with UPS after seeing the challenge in delivering a large volume of small packages. Small companies also have an option to work directly with a carrier. Both solutions offer services that are best suited for each client.

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Leveling the Playing Field for Small Businesses

Elementum

Leg Avenue, a provocative costume manufacturer based in Los Angeles, California, chose to partner with UPS after seeing the challenge in delivering a large volume of small packages. Small companies also have an option to work directly with a carrier. Both solutions offer services that are best suited for each client.