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Inventory is Everything with Jeff Flowers

The Logistics of Logistics

Jeff Flowers and Joe Lynch discuss why inventory is everything. Key Takeaways: Inventory is Everything. In the podcast interview, Jeff explains the importance of effective inventory management to supply chains. Inventory is tricky – buy too little and miss out on potential sales, but buy too much and your carrying costs rise.

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Sustainable eCommerce: Examples of Environmentally Friendly Online Retail

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Even with increased demand for 1 to 2-day delivery , advancements in the logistics industry enable merchants to stock their inventory closer to their customers to lower time in transit and reduce next day air shipments (which emit nearly 6 times more carbon than ground shipments). The problem?

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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

David Ho, a climate scientist at the University of Hawaii, wasn’t buying it. Although port volumes increased in August, demand remains lower as shippers continue to face excess inventory levels. Aside from cutting down trees to make the straws, it turned out that the straws were not recyclable, so there was just as much waste.

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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.

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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.

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What are Ecommerce Shipping Zones?

Supply Chain Game Changer

For example, if a package originates at Red Stag Fulfillment’s Knoxville warehouse, the origin ZIP code starts with 377. A shipment to Hawaii falls into Zone 45. The further your fulfillment warehouse is from your customer, the higher the zone. Ask your fulfillment warehouse if you can benefit from negotiated shipping rates.

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8 Inventory Costing Methods That You Might Not Know About

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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.