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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

This is leading to an inventory pile-up of processors and memory chips used in PCs. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories. The companies building their inventories are looking to ensure they have items on hand at the right moment. Walgreens takes its delivery service round the clock.

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A Global Shift for Manufacturers: Industries with Increased Demand

USC Consulting Group

This is especially vital in the foodservice industry, where workers have to constantly manage risks with shifting inventories. Data can be highly valuable for hackers and the current 4 million-person shortage in the field of cybersecurity, according to the University of North Dakota , makes for a dangerous landscape for supply chains.

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The Politics of Global Oil

Supply Chain View from the Field

In addition, the railroads which have been run at peak capacity due to the plethora of oil being shipped by rail will see a downturn. Jason Schenker from Prestige Economics, spoke at our SCRC meeting, and pointed out that OPEC members really don’t see smaller drillers in North Dakota as a threat.

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