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Risk Management Can Be a Competitive Advantage, Part Two

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

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Many sources are warning that Florence will be the most intense storm to strike the region in at least 25 years, since Hurricane Hugo, which was a Category 4 and sustained winds of 140 mph. Tropical storm Olivia has prompted storm warnings in Hawaii, with an expected 5-10 inches of flooding to affect the main islands.

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

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Many sources are warning that Florence will be the most intense storm to strike the region in at least 25 years, since Hurricane Hugo, which was a Category 4 and sustained winds of 140 mph. Tropical storm Olivia has prompted storm warnings in Hawaii, with an expected 5-10 inches of flooding to affect the main islands.

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3 Ways a Poorly Managed Inventory Can Ruin a Business

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Ray Panko, a professor of the College of Business Administration at the University of Hawaii, suspected businesses were too confident in their manual data tracking capabilities, and he wanted to test their overconfidence. Employees make mistakes all of the time. But do they always know when they’re making them? It Hampers Productivity.

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3 Ways a Poorly Managed Inventory Can Ruin a Business

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Ray Panko, a professor of the College of Business Administration at the University of Hawaii, suspected businesses were too confident in their manual data tracking capabilities, and he wanted to test their overconfidence. Employees make mistakes all of the time. But do they always know when they’re making them? It Hampers Productivity.

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

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Based on the stock’s value after the announcement, that would represent a $61 million purchase worth about 10 percent of the company. 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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8 Inventory Costing Methods That You Might Not Know About

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It thus ignores the effect of prices of goods and their purchase dates. Maria is a manufacturer and wholesale distributor of fresh Mexican tamales and tortillas. Cost means the amount paid to purchase the goods. Market price is the amount paid if you were to purchase a replacement now. How to Calculate Retail Inventory.