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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. You can either ship it by boat from China (30 days) or by plane (FedEx).

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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. FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates. Macy’s, Inc. Ace Hardware Powers Its Omnichannel Initiative with eBay Enterprise In-Store Pickup. Macy’s, Inc.

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

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After all, supply chain management is about getting things moving, and that applies not only to roads, airports, and ships, but to how we think about getting things to people. Resilience is the easy way out – it involves carrying a lot of inventory and redundancies in the supply chain that are wasteful.