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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

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The most obvious impact was the disruption of traffic and transportation. The neighboring port in Norfolk Virginia and other east coast ports like New York City can absorb the additional traffic without many complications or delays, but this incident provides an opportunity to discuss the importance of supply chain resilience.

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Understanding Inventory Tax: An eCommerce Merchant’s Guide

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Everything you need to know about inventory tax. Learn which states collect it, its impact on your business, how to reduce it, and how to leverage fulfillment technology to accurately track and control inventory. Understanding Inventory Tax. Is There a Federal Inventory Tax? How Does Inventory Tax Affect My Business?

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Warehousing News Roundup: February 25, 2019

Stord

Target is evaluating its options as well (though it didn’t offer any specific information). California warehouses are struggling to handle increased import volume ( as retailers ship inventory early to avoid added costs from looming tariffs ). Amazon announced long-term plans for net zero carbon shipments in a blog post.

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Amazon’s AWS Supply Chain Joins the B2B Supply Chain Platform Race

Supply Chain Matters

automatically combine and analyze data across multiple supply chain systems so businesses can observe their operations in real-time, find trends more quickly, and generate more accurate demand forecasts that ensure adequate inventory to meet customer expectations. ”. East ( Northern Virginia ), U.S. Announcement Significance.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

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In addition, several agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) require unique device identifiers (UDI) usually in the form of barcodes to contain information such as manufactured date and lot number to provide traceability. Use the form below to send us your information! West Virginia. Schedule Now. First Name *.

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

Elementum

Over 1 million people have been ordered to evacuate in the Carolinas and Virginia. Recognize that there is a big gap in weather forecasts and actionable information — the ultimate best practice is to err on the side of caution, always. Mitigate this as much as possible by moving at-risk inventory to strategic locations.

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Top Supply Chain and Logistics Articles of 2019

PINC

Here’s a synopsis of his most-read articles for the year and the evergreen insights that he shared with readers: Excess Inventory? Transportation Trends: First Autonomous Spotters, Then Autonomous Trucks. The High Cost of The One Percent Inventory Accuracy in Your Supply Chain (Logistics Viewpoints). No Problem.