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SCRC Meeting – Tom Linton’s “Supply Chain Eight” and Golden Winged Warblers : Questions Every New CSCO Should Ask Their CEO

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In addition, I advocated that organizations need to begin to think through their strategy, given the likelihood that tariffs and global trade uncertainty is likely to become a permanent issue. When it is not in motion, it is classified as inventory. In this book, he emphasizes the importance of material being in motion.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 15-19, 2014)

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Outlines New Developments in Omnichannel Strategy and Technology. Kuehne + Nagel inaugurates North America’s regional Integrated Logistics Control Centre in Raleigh, NC, USA. It’s clear from this week’s long list of news that the pace of change and innovation in supply chain management continues to accelerate. Macy’s, Inc. Macy’s, Inc.

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We Need Supply Chain Immunity, not Resiliency: A Position Paper

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For example, companies like Amazon are constructing massive distribution centers outside of major hubs like Atlanta, Raleigh, and Chicago, and are building them with direct access to on-ramps that go onto interstate highways built in the 1950s.