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Four Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Inventory Planning and Sustainability

ToolsGroup

I think it’s time we started spreading the good news: when you harness demand and inventory planning to slash unnecessary expenses and improve service to customers, you also reduce waste and support sustainability. Having the right inventory in the right location brings a variety of waste-reduction benefits.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. The nationwide vacancy rate for industrial real estate was 3.2 percent the same quarter a year ago, according to commercial real-estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield.

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Blockchain in Supply Chain: 2 Ethereum-Based Projects That Demonstrate How Blockchain Can Improve Supply Chains

GlobalTranz

A manufacturer in China doesn’t read the specs on an order. On top of all that, billions if not trillions of dollars worth of potential working capital are tied up in illiquid assets such as 90-day invoice payouts or even the real estate value of, say, a warehouse or factory building. Supply chains are messy.

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June 2023 US Logistics Managers Index Drops to a Revised Low

Supply Chain Matters

According to the June report summary , the primary driver of the latest decline was the inventory metric, which reportedly contracted 6.5 This week, global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield released its Q2-2023 industrial real estate report which was headlined with industrial vacancy rates increasing by 60 basis points to 4.1

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How Building Product Manufacturers Can Bounce Back in 2021

USC Consulting Group

For instance, while a number of economists anticipated real estate would likely be hard-hit, the combination of solid economic fundamentals as well as record-low interest rates have kept the industry humming. Engaged buyers and highly limited inventory have kept builders hard at work nationwide. is anticipated to be 6.5%

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September and Q3 Global PMI Levels Remain in Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

With the closing of the third quarter, the numbers once again signal added contraction in global manufacturing output as product demand levels weaken. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The reported September PMI reported value 49.1 value reported for August.

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October Global PMI Reporting-Continued Production Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

In our prior highlights and perceptions of September and Q3-2023 published indices , we observed that the numbers once again signaled added contraction in global manufacturing output and product demand levels. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. down from the 49.2