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Omnichannel In Manufacturing: Why Manufacturers Are Following Retailers to an Omnichannel World

GlobalTranz

The application of omnichannel in manufacturing primarily focuses on the collaboration between suppliers, or vendors, and distributors. Manufacturers still using disjointed processes and operating in functional silos are unable to keep up with demand. Retailers are evolving, and supply chains must evolve with them.

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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

are reporting that they are being inundated with requests from importers seeking to use provisions such as the “321 de minimis” rule, which allows goods worth less than $800 to be shipped to the U.S. Alternatively, you may want to relocate – totally or in part – where your product is manufactured. without being subject to tariffs.

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What is Inventory? Examples, Types, Techniques

Unleashed

Inventory is often the largest current asset in a business. Before you develop an effective inventory management strategy you need to understand what inventory is, its various types, and how it works in a business. What is inventory? Inventory is the stock of goods and materials currently owned by a business.

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The Evolving ‘New Normal’

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Shortage of commodities, raw materials, electronic components, computer chips, ships, lorries etc. left manufacturers and producers in limbo while millions of tons of finished goods were left sitting in containers at ports, at sea, in warehouses and in car parks across the world. How Shipping Can Help Save The Planet.

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Trends In Manufacturing: 5 Tangible Technologies are Shaping the Future of Manufacturing Now

GlobalTranz

Continuous improvement is part of the game in manufacturing. Among the new trends in manufacturing improving the industry, additive manufacturing and cloud-based systems will push manufacturing forward in 2017. Let’s take a closer look at final five trends in manufacturing to watch for in 2017.

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The Age of Agility: Building Resilience in the Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Border controls, China’s zero-covid policy and global shipping costs and energy prices is putting increasing pressure on supply chains throughout the Asia Pacific region. Inventory and Capacity Buffers. Whether in the form of underutilised production facilities or inventory in excess of safety stock requirements.

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Essential Skills for Supply Chain Leaders in Asia during Pandemic

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Changing Landscape of Supply Chain Executives Traditionally, supply chain executives excelled in managing functions like transportation, warehousing, inventory, and production planning but supply chain process extends beyond the firm, involving global relationships with suppliers and customers.