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2021 Supply Chain Challenges: The Top 5 Lessons Learned + Tips from 11 Industry Experts

ToolsGroup

Pre pandemic we were importing the majority of our inventory from East Asia, in particular China and Japan. These businesses often collect tires of high quality as spare inventory and do not have the infrastructure in place to sell them. Lesson #1: Global supply chain challenges have businesses turning to local suppliers.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

The offering was unveiled this week at Amazon Accelerate, a conference that drew about 2,000 online merchants to Seattle. The latest capability for merchants shows that the e-commerce giant is trying to control more inventory deeper in the supply chain before it’s sold.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Seattle-based company said on its website that the added fees, which take effect April 28, are “subject to change” and will apply to both apparel and non-apparel items. Amazon’s third-party marketplace, where independent merchants list millions of their products, is a huge part of its business.

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Transloading 101: Logistics Guide to Understanding This Essential Shipping Process

ShipBob

A shipment of glass bottles from San Francisco reaches a cross-docking facility in Seattle. Ensuring product safety and security It’s very important to ensure the safety and security of products during the transloading process. A shipment arrives at a port and is transported to a nearby location via trucks.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 17-21, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Postmates Secures $300M In Venture Funding Led By Tiger Global Management And Announces Record-Breaking Year Of Growth. GateHouse Logistics and Elemica Partner to Accelerate Secure Data Sharing in Global Chemical and Process Industries. China Fires Back at Trump With New Tariffs on $60 Billion (Bloomberg).

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From Value Creation to Digital Transformation with ERP

OptiProERP

It manages core business processes, manufacturing processes, inventory levels, and daily finances and accounting. Robust security with state-of-the-art encryption, back-ups and redundancies. Seattle-based Synesso, Inc. so you can act on new opportunities with speed and confidence. Faster time to value with rapid implementation.

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COVID-19 and the Supply Chain’s New Normal: How Mobile Barcoding Can Help

RFgen

Boeing resumed work earlier this week at its Seattle-area plants after a lengthy shutdown. Built on supply chain best practices, mobile barcoding combines handheld scanning devices and strategic mobile apps to extend ERP data to point-of-work, enabling workers to record inventory movements in real time. But no longer.