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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

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Supply shortages resulting in empty shelves or parking lots of WIP inventory represent a spectre causing supply chain leaders to reconsider supply chain inventory practices. Opinion of just-in-time (JIT) as a practice has taken a battering and inventory is rising. Is supply chain inventory the problem?

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Looking for a Warehouse in North Carolina? Check out our pad

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The pandemic-related rise of eCommerce, combined with companies holding onto more inventory to guard against supply chain disruptions, has led to a tight real estate market where companies are battling for available space. Warehouses in North Carolina: what are your options? Why look for a warehouse in North Carolina?

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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

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With this information, are you any closer to knowing what to do about it, or have you just enriched your ability to admire your problem and see it close up? In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. Agility to act on transparency.

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What Lessons a Table Fable Teaches About Supply Chain Orchestration

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The issue wasn’t poor planning – they had the inventory. Months went by, but we were in the thick of the pandemic, with global supply chains under immense pressure, so I just assumed materials shortages were to blame. I should have known better. I work in supply chain. What was the problem?

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Better Ways to Address Trade-Offs with Supply Chain Optimization

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Malcolm McLean, a trucker from North Carolina, was tired of waiting. A plan is a point in time, so any solution must be paired with agility to adjust when the inevitable changes occur. Supply chain optimization has also improved in significant ways that can address these trade-offs better than before.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 24 – 30)

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The adult themed boxed meal will be available for a limited time from October 3 – 30. And for those of you that care about more than just collecting the toy figures – customers can choose between a Big Mac or a 10-piece McNuggets meal that comes with medium fries and a drink. And now to this week’s logistics news….

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Why a NC warehouse makes sense post-pandemic

Kanban Logistics

In fact, the eCommerce boom of 2020 has made warehousing harder to come by than any time in recent memory. In this article, we’ll look at current warehousing trends and tell you why a North Carolina warehouse may make sense for your company. As for inventory, the pandemic has caused companies to reevaluate their supply chains.