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Upstream and Downstream Supply Chain Explained: Don’t Get Caught Without a Paddle

ShipBob

In an ecommerce business, supply chain performance is one of the key factors affecting the performance of the business as a whole. If the supply chain isn’t moving as seamlessly as it should, it could cause disruptions further down the line, and even result in delivery delays and customer disappointment.

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Top Digital Supply Chain Cities in the U.S.

Material Handling & Logistics

A look at the supply chain readiness of several major U.S. Deloitte Consulting and the Metro Atlanta Chamber have teamed up to analyze how seven large metropolitan areas of the United States are transforming their traditional supply chain base into digital supply chains. New York City. Media Type.

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Fine-Tune Your Supply Chain By Looking at Amazon

Savi

Heads up UPS and FedEx, Amazon is piloting package delivery in Los Angeles for marketplace customers. Take a Page From Amazon’s Supply Chain Playbook Your business probably doesn’t have the wealth, and market power Amazon uses to achieve scale and drive pricing down. Not necessarily.

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The Story Continues…. Let’s Don’t Sugar Coat the Real Issue

Supply Chain Shaman

Unloading at the western ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been an issue for many months. Others say February… Where they all agree is that the labor union discord was the icing on the top of a broken link in the supply chain. Lora Cecere is the Supply Chain Shaman.

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Warehousing News Roundup: April 8, 2019

Stord

True Value is investing $150 million in upgrades to its supply chain that will cover a new distribution center in Pennsylvania, ordering software, and more. Macy’s hired its first chief supply chain officer (CSCO) to oversee sourcing, inventory management, distribution, and sustainability. This number fell by 5.4%

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The State of Holiday Shipping & Learnings for Next Peak Season

Intelligent Audit

The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have both been in the news on a nearly daily basis concerning the backlog of containers. UPS to Houston has experienced the most delays—8.9%, followed closely by New York and Los Angeles. Create a Future-Ready Supply Chain by Taking Stock of Lessons Learned From Peak Season 2022.

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Four Keys to S&OP Effectiveness

Kinaxis

I heard a colleague once give the following analogy: Imagine a pilot flying from New York to Los Angeles at night without any navigation systems or instruments to measure his location, wind speed, or altitude. Executives know this integration of demand and supply is vital to gain: Cross-enterprise view. Cross-functional view.

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