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Supply Chain Planning Solutions are Not Just for the Big Boys

Logistics Viewpoints

Myers Industries (NYSE: MYE) is headquartered in Akron, Ohio in the United States. They also are also one of the largest distributor in the US of tools, equipment and supplies for the tire and wheel service industry. Another contract manufacturer produces much smaller volumes for a different business unit in Fremont, CA.

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Shipping Perfume 101: How to Pack & Ship Perfume

ShipBob

And, with the growth of ecommerce, customers are buying unique luxury or everyday perfumes online at more affordable prices than ever before — while also still expecting fast shipping. . The different types of perfumes that shipped regularly include . But no matter what type of perfume you sell, shipping perfume is a risky endeavor.

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Build Resilient Supply Chains That Weather Disruptions 

Logility

Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. This then led to … A shipping container shortage: Containers piled up across the world once they were emptied. Ports became overwhelmed: Orders outstripped available containers, which caused the cost of a shipping container to skyrocket.

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National Logistics Day 2023

Enterra Insights

By 1956, the first container ship sailed from the port of New Jersey to Texas. Frederick , Chief Marketing Officer at Logistics Plus, noted, “Logistics accounts for nearly 8% of everything we make and sell in the United States. That includes packaging, warehousing, shipping, and more.

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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

Port backlogs, cargo limitations on container ships, and a lack of available equipment and port facility staffing.? Such congestion naturally leads to bottlenecks in planning drayage and eventual increases in the total cost of shipping, not to mention an added strain on trucking as the bottlenecks grow.? As highlighted by?

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A New Decade: Give Science A Chance

Supply Chain Shaman

Only four percent of companies compared to their peer groups improved balance sheet performance of growth, operating margin, and inventory turns. When compared to pre-recession years, we ended the decade with twenty more days of inventory. Days of Inventory Comparison. Now, let’s take consumer products. What can we learn?

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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

Inventory Management in a High Inflation Environment ; Clint Reiser. My stated logic was that inflation pressures would deter companies from engaging in higher cost efforts such as commissioning new warehouse locations to minimize disruption risks. Earlier this month my colleagues and I published our 2022 Supply Chain Predications.