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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

I have often written about legal issues and battles in California, as the state has been in the news for its warehouse and trucking emission rules, independent contractor rules for gig workers, and union disagreements at ports. Well, this week, I saw a new story about a bill in California that is turning heads. 18 to $3,860.

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Ship Smarter: How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Global Operations

ThroughPut

This is why supply chain managers are always stressing over demand forecasts — something that tops the list of most critical inventory management practices. Once cargo has shipped, there are no “backsies.” And considering that our international tariff laws have been more dynamic in the past three years, shipping U.S. Ali Hasan R.

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Your Supply Chain to Increase Efficiency and Sustainability

ThroughPut

Not to mention that time-sensitive goods such as chemicals and food can spoil as they sit in warehouses. Plus, sharing sales and inventory data and shipment information erases stoppages and uncertainty, which equals a more efficient supply chain. Some of the biggest supply chain bottlenecks occur as goods are heading out the door.

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Your Supply Chain to Increase Efficiency and Sustainability

ThroughPut

Not to mention that time-sensitive goods such as chemicals and food can spoil as they sit in warehouses. Plus, sharing sales and inventory data and shipment information erases stoppages and uncertainty, which equals a more efficient supply chain. Some of the biggest supply chain bottlenecks occur as goods are heading out the door.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

The 2015 Annual Third Party Logistics Study also reveals that both sides regard themselves as being successful, and shippers are seeing positive results again this year: an average logistics cost reduction of 9%, an average inventory cost reduction of 5% and an average fixed logistics cost reduction of 15%. United States. Uzbekistan.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

Such a system enables those companies to fulfil orders flexibly by dispatching the goods from various inventory points (e.g. directly from their suppliers, from their own warehouse or even from a retail store). United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands. Uzbekistan. Virgin Islands, British. Virgin Islands, U.S. Western Sahara.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe. Inventory stock turns in Days. Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe. Inventory management. Warehousing. Inventory levels. So that unfortunately means that many of your supply chain KPIs may not be stock-standard ones. Download Now.

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