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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

Logistics Viewpoints

She considered where she could get more, factoring in that it was Saturday night at 10:00 pm, she lived alone in Kansas City, and she’d be driving by herself. Biopharmaceutical company Ipsen avoided any stockouts in 2020, in spite of up to 70% demand spikes, transportation constraints, and temporary factory shutdowns.

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Warehousing News Roundup: April 8, 2019

Stord

For example, Kansas City Southern has accepted trains from other lines that it usually wouldn’t have to accommodate. Ports across the country are updating their progress on clean air goals for both rail and truck transportation.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 14-18, 2014)

Talking Logistics

We are a transportation company – we are not law enforcement. This case raises an interesting question, which FedEx brings up in its statement: What responsibility, if any, do transportation companies have in ensuring the legality of what’s inside the boxes it transports? C-TPAT, Importer Security Filing).

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

California. Connecticut. District of Columbia. Massachusetts. Mississippi. New Hampsire. New Jersey. New Mexico. New York.

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Nursing Hospital and Healthcare Supply Into a New Age

Logistics Bureau

Vendor-managed Inventory. While this form of inventory management may not totally transform a healthcare supply chain, many healthcare providers have turned to VMI as a way to improve service and cost performance. Linen management in general presents an interesting issue for hospital and healthcare supply chain leaders.