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Inventory is Everything with Jeff Flowers

The Logistics of Logistics

Below are some threats to successful inventory management that Jeff and Joe discussed: The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) contract expires on July 1. The ILWU is a labor union which primarily represents dock workers on the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii, and in British Columbia, Canada.

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Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You Can Hire

SCMDOJO

Asif Iqbal (Ex Google) Location: United States (US)/Remote Rating: 5/5.0 Primarily focused on Supply Chain, Warehousing, Logistics, S&OP and Inventory Management. Nathan A Cunningham Location: United States (US) Rating: 0/5.0 His variety of courses are available at SCMDOJO Academy.

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LTL Carrier Profile: Con-Way Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

Menlo provides supply chain solutions including: transportation management, warehouse management, and information technology. The truckload division operates in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Con-Way Freight’s service area includes the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

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Air Freight Explained: Calculating Costs and Price Trends

Freightos

Speed – Think five days from a factory in China to a warehouse in the United States. DHL Global Forwarding actually got started by taking ocean freight documents by air to expedite release along a new West Coast-Hawaii ocean line. Why Ship Cargo by Air? Airplanes are about 30 times faster than ocean liners.

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Everything You Need to Know About USPS Ground Advantage

ShipBob

This way, business owners can divert their attention away from warehousing and shipping to focus on other pressing matters, such as marketing and growing their brand. USPS Ground Advantage is a new shipping service provided by the United States Postal Service. What is the new USPS Ground Advantage?

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

Logistics Viewpoints

The United States is considering limiting shipments of American chipmaking equipment to memory chip makers in China including Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd, according to four people familiar with the matter, part of a bid to halt China’s semiconductor sector advances and protect US companies. That’s all for this week.

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8 Inventory Costing Methods That You Might Not Know About

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While LIFO is used in the United States, it is not permitted in other countries because it has the effect of depressing gross profits and taxable income. And $1,000 owed to the warehouse for storage costs. Melissa sells handicrafts from Mauritius at various festivals and fairs in Hawaii.