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How manufacturers can respond to supply chain disruptions

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

This also includes delays in local manufacturing as well as inflationary pressures due to escalating costs because of the increased fuel prices – increases are already at 10% and shipping is about 30%. Industries such as high-tech electronics and semiconductors, and rare earth minerals are highly susceptible to unpredictability.

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The Impact of the Coronavirus Crisis on Reverse Logistics

Enterra Insights

”[1] He adds, “Dependence on China for their manufacturing has put small and midsize businesses in jeopardy. ” What Chaturvedi doesn’t address is the fact that the increased use of the digital path to purchase comes with a dramatic increase in consumer returns. Reverse logistics: An inconvenient challenge.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Brick-and-mortar stores also allow shoppers to return unwanted purchases. Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. “If Petco takes back dead fish,” Demer said.

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What Will We be Eating in Five Years and is the Food Industry Ready for These New Trends?

DELMIA Quintiq

The food and beverage industry has long been highly competitive, and in order to stay ahead in the market, key industry players are always trying to figure out what consumers will want next. This will create new challenges for industry players in satisfying market demand for food that is both global yet local.

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Reverse Logistics for the Holidays

3PL Insights

The global reverse logistics market is expected to grow to $603 billion by 2025, so developing a strong reverse logistics strategy is important. What is Reverse Logistics? Reverse logistics is returning a product from the end user back to the supplier, manufacturer, or distributor.

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What Exactly Is Reverse Logistics?

Supply Chain Game Changer

And then at some point all of these activities were included under the banner of “Reverse Logistics” What on earth is Reverse Logistics? So What Is Reverse Logistics? The term “Reverse Logistics” was first coined by James R. And Why Is Reverse Logistics Important?

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Reverse Logistics emerging from the "dark side" and into earnings calls

Cathy Roberson

I missed sending out a post last week and really am sorry about that but…here’s my excuse…I was at the Reverse Logistics Association (RLA) Leadership Conference last week. by industry and lots more. Reverse logistics is a fascinating part of supply chains that tends to get overlooked by many.