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How Tariffs Disrupt Supply Chains: A Closer Look at Strategy, Inventory, and Resilience

RFgen

From the new tariffs impact on supply chains to newer policy shifts between the U.S., Tariffs are reshaping sourcing strategies, forcing tech upgrades, and making inventory planning a lot more complicated. We advocate for continuous innovation as a key tool in future-proofing supply chains. How Do Tariffs Affect Supply Chains?

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Going Global? When to Switch from Cross-Border Shipping to Local Fulfillment

Stord

It allows brands to start selling internationally without the upfront investment of holding inventory abroad. In contrast, local fulfillment involves storing and shipping inventory from within the target country or region. However, as international order volumes increase, cross-border fulfillment often proves difficult to sustain.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

Dick’s joins a list of retailers that have recently noted the impacts of inflation on customer purchases, with a shift from discretionary to non-discretionary items being a common theme. This builds upon a prior agreement for 20 regional DCs, some of which have already begun implementing Symbotic’s technology.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 28 – February 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. GW through 133 new projects in 11 countries. The company’s purchases continue to add new wind and solar projects on the grids that power operations, including Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers, Amazon fulfillment centers, and physical stores around the world.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. Manhattan Associates Empowers Warehouse Managers With New E-Commerce Capabilities. McLeod Software Unveils New Business Process Automation Solutions for Logistics Companies. Swisslog acquires Power Automation Systems (PAS).

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

Also, traditional logistics focuses its attention on activities such as procurement , distribution, maintenance, and inventory management. Founded in 1963, NCPDM represents the outbound side of logistics and the National Association for Purchasing Management (NAPM) represents the inbound side. Inventory optimization Tool.

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

On that date, he notes, “A crane lifted 58 aluminum truck bodies onto the deck of an aging tanker ship moored in Newark, New Jersey. ” As a result, Goh notes, “Despite higher purchase and annual maintenance costs, foldable units would still be a more cost-beneficial option.”